The Hartford is working to educate college students about opportunities in the insurance industry while helping to make the transition from college to an insurance career an easier one. This initiative comes through its recent partnership with the Connecticut Department …
Crystal & Company, a New York-headquartered strategic risk and insurance advisor, has hired Mary Cooke as director for its Employee Benefits Services unit. In her new role, Cooke works out of the firm’s national headquarters in New York City, where …
Property/casualty insurance broker, Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone), has appointed Mark Maurer as its state vice president in Michigan. Maurer recently was vice president at Arlington/Roe. While there he established an office in Grand Rapids and created and coached a team …
A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by former NHL player Derek Boogard’s parents, who blamed the league for their son’s brain damage and addiction to prescription painkillers. Boogard, a feared enforcer during six seasons …
Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based insurance brokerages Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle Inc. and Ann Arbor Business Advisors LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle is a full-service insurance broker offering employee benefits, retirement …
Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. Eighteen months ago, the Texas Tribune and ProPublica asked the federal government for some documents. At the time, we were investigating what will happen the next time a massive hurricane hits …
A Columbus man on disability benefits for a workplace injury must reimburse the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) $35,000 after investigators found him collecting and selling 46 tons of scrap metal during a time he purported to be disabled. …
As the clock ticks down toward expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the task ahead is clear. Congress must pass an on-time, multi-year reauthorization bill that simplifies the overly complicated NFIP, improves its financial stability and encourages private …
Congress is working on national self-driving vehicle legislation that could replace state-by state rules and make it easier for automakers to test and deploy the technology, senior U.S. House and Senate lawmakers told Reuters on Tuesday. The chairman of the …
Courtney Love spent almost six years in litigation, accused of libeling her former attorney in a Twitter post that was visible for less than 10 minutes. She paid a reported $780,000 in settlements as a result of two other defamation …
