Specialty Program Group, a holding company for specialty insurance underwriting facilities, has acquired the assets of Paul Hanson Partners and its affiliate, PHP International. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Napa, Calif.-based PHP is a national program administrator specializing …
Texas-based insurance, risk management and employee benefits agency, Higginbotham, has hired commercial property and casualty insurance broker Kyle J. Schielack as vice president in Houston. He brings eight years’ experience managing risk and insurance for commercial real estate and development, …
The State Highway Patrol says 14 people were killed on Ohio roads over the Memorial Day weekend. A patrol statement says the deaths reported over the four-day period from May 26 through May 29 included one motorcyclist, six motorists and …
An Ohio company has pleaded no contest to a negligent homicide charge in the death of an employee killed while treating hazardous waste. WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reports Environmental Enterprises entered the plea on May 31 to the misdemeanor charge in …
Recovery crews are continuing to search a mountain of debris for a missing worker following an explosion at a corn mill plant that killed at least two employees, injured about a dozen others and leveled parts of the sprawling facility …
Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage, Hylant, has named Jim Stengle as senior vice president, employee benefits business development manager. It is a newly created role within the agency’s Employee Benefits Practice. Based in Toledo, Stengle has more than 30 years of …
Doughnuts were delivered this week by drone to Denver’s mayor and the city’s police and fire departments in an event that provided a glimpse into what companies hope will be a quick, inexpensive way to get merchandise to customers. Denver’s …
Looking for allies in the fight against climate change, California Gov. Jerry Brown headed to China this week in a push to build foreign support for carbon-cutting efforts that have found resistance in Washington. California will work with governments around …
West Chester, Penn.-based Element Risk Management has finalized the acquisition of Rhodes Insurance Agency Inc., also located in West Chester. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Element Risk’s footprint in Chester County and Southeastern Pennsylvania. “Our goal will be to …
Lawley, an independent insurance broker headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., has launched its life science insurance practice, led by life science veterans Jose Carbajal and William DeStefano. The team will be based out of Lawley’s Florham Park, N.J., office and service …
