Managing general agency and surplus lines insurance broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Tyler Goecker to branch manager in its Kansas City, Mo., office. He will plan the day to day operations of the Kansas City office, coordinate the staff, and …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that an Atlanta suburb improperly relied on fines and fees to finance its budget. U.S. District Judge Richard Story last week dismissed a case brought against the city of Doraville by four …
Three companies operating a now-closed Harley-Davidson dealership in Glenview, Ill., have agreed to pay a former employee $193,750 and furnish other relief under a consent decree to settle a federal sex harassment and retaliatory firing lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment …
AF Group, based in Lansing, Mich., has made several executive appointments and promotions within its Workers’ Compensation division. Michelle McLane, named senior vice president of Business Development. With a strong background in underwriting, broker relations and territory management, McLane has …
Lockton Pacific has added Dan Urias as a vice president and producer to grow its commercial insurance presence in the Orange County and Inland Empire regions of Southern California. Urias is part of the Lockton’s Pacific region, which encompasses eight …
Insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rebounded from COVID-19 challenges in the second half of 2020. The trend should continue well into 2021 as companies unload non-core assets and purse cost-effective advancements in technology, PwC said in a new report. The …
Cybersecurity firm Transmosis and insurance agency Cysurance have launched a bundled cybersecurity and insurance product that requires no insurance brokers, research, or yearly contracts and is sold on a monthly subscription basis. The new cyber liability insurance product works with …
Memphis-based global fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products leader International Paper has relocated its captive insurance company from Vermont to Tennessee, according to a statement from The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Captive Insurance Section. International Paper has …
The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country began being administered to healthcare …
Red tide is back in the waters off of Florida’s southwest coast, making birds sick and killing fish, according to a state environmental agency update on Wednesday. While satellite imagery isn’t picking up the toxic algal blooms, the Florida Fish …
