SOBC DARAG, the joint venture formed between SOBC, the US-based run-off specialist, and DARAG, the leading legacy acquirer, has completed of its first acquisition of Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co. of Florida. The acquisition of Peachtree was completed after receipt of …
A young driver was inhaling chemical vapors, or huffing, just prior to striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a mother and critically injuring a fourth girl who had been picking up trash along a rural Wisconsin highway, police said. …
HDI Global Insurance Co., headquartered in Chicago, has expanded its Engineering Lines & Construction Division with several new hires. John Sprague has been appointed senior construction liability underwriter. He will be responsible for the continued growth and development of the …
ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Eric VonDohlen vice president of data analytics. VonDohlen will oversee the company’s data analytics operations and provide guidance on the curation, maintenance and management of new and existing data solutions. He will be based …
A longtime Texas insurance agency is now operating under its former name, Sleeper Sewell Insurance, following the purchase of the assets of ANBTX Insurance Services by agency president, Von E. Breaux, and industry veteran D. Michael Sherman, owner of DMS …
Anna Gabriela Garcia, 46, of Capistrano Beach, Calif., was arraigned and charged with 40 felony counts of grand theft after allegedly collecting premium payments from customers and diverting the funds of over $195,000 for personal use. Garcia, a former licensed …
A Michigan agent has been fined $25,000 and had his insurance license revoked after an investigation revealed he had been creating and selling fake auto insurance certificates, the state’s insurance regulators say. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services …
Bob Simpson has joined EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants in Houston as director, Communications and Engagement (C&E), to lead EPIC’s C&E practice nationally. Simpson’s responsibilities will include providing strategic and tactical direction for all employee benefits client communication engagements. Simpson …
South Dakota officials have expressed concern about defects on the railroad operated by Dakota Southern Railway Company. A South Dakota legislative committee recently discussed an August inspection report conducted by the Federal Railroad Administration, which found that 37 defects remain …
A dam at a central Arkansas lake has many safety issues that indicate a lack of maintenance and could cause the structure to collapse, according to state officials. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission engineer Stephen Smedley inspected the Lake Sandy dam …
