August 15, 2017
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has suspended five more medical providers from participating in the state’s workers’ comp system, bringing the total number of suspended providers to 32. DWC Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto issued suspension orders against the following …
August 15, 2017
President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources said. Trump will sign his executive order this afternoon to …
August 15, 2017
Newport Beach, Calif.-based insurance and risk management services firm, Alliant Insurance Services, has opened an office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The office will provide a new strategic location for the company’s Alliant Americas middle market division and will be led …
August 15, 2017
Dermaine Clark of San Antonio has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $45,000 for a string of insurance fraud cases, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. TDI fraud investigators say Clark used the …
August 15, 2017
Alera Group, a Deerfield, Illinois-based national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed John Clark as its national employee benefits practice leader. Clark will leverage Alera Group’s resources by coordinating employee benefits services and support, as well …
August 15, 2017
As the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally drew to a close, the South Dakota Highway Patrol compiled some numbers on the public safety aspect of the gathering that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Black Hills. The patrol …
August 15, 2017
Markel Corp. has launched a new trade credit and political risk operation in Chicago. Christen Mizell will transfer to Chicago from New York to take on trade credit and political risk underwriting responsibility for the Midwestern states. Her appointment follows …
August 15, 2017
SageSure Insurance Managers announced that Leeann Manalla was awarded the 1752 Club Company Representative of the Year Award by the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana. The presentation was made during PIA Louisiana’s Annual Convention in Galveston, Texas. Based on …
August 15, 2017
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has hit an island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck 3:24 p.m. Sunday Alaska time on Adak Island near the far west end of the Aleutians. …
August 15, 2017
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller issued a letter to federal Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price detailing the urgent need for stability in the individual health insurance market as health insurers prepare to finalize rates for 2018 …