April 11, 2017
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Tuesday submitted a July 1 Pure Premium Rate Filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing advisory pure premium rates that average $2.02 per $100 of payroll. The move follows a vote by …
April 11, 2017
More than half of all claims from workers living in California’s Sierras involve only four industries, according to a report out today from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. The CWCI’s California Workers’ Comp Regional Score Card examines the claims experience …
April 11, 2017
Sanford Health Plan, which serves South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa, is suing the federal government, saying it owes nearly $9 million in payments under a program included in the Affordable Care Act. The Argus Leader reports the program, which …
April 11, 2017
U.S. Risk, LLC has formed a strategic alliance with Aspen American Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, to offer a specialty insurance product designed for the marine industry which will provide comprehensive coverage for vessel-assist towboat operators, …
April 11, 2017
Flooding in southwestern Michigan closed several roadways and swamped the home of the Kalamazoo Growlers baseball team while severe thunderstorms caused damage in the Upper Peninsula. The Kalamazoo River is one of several across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula where flood warnings …
April 11, 2017
Tim Brady, shareholder and senior vice president of Texas-based Brady, Chapman, Holland and Associates Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of RiskProNet International, an association of leading independent insurance brokers in North America. RiskProNet member firms have …
April 11, 2017
David McIlhatton knows terrorism cannot be prevented. But measures to keep people safe often deter people from visiting sites or cities. “We don’t want a strong physical (security) presence because that doesn’t do anything to engage investment,” he told The …
April 11, 2017
Margaret Temponeras, 52, of Portsmouth, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, which she did through a pain clinic and dispensary, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Southern District …
April 11, 2017
Industrial lines insurer HDI Global Insurance Co., based in Chicago, has added personnel to its Engineering Lines and Construction division. Mark Groenheide, vice president, engineering lines underwriting manager, is responsible for the strategic growth of the portfolio and will lead …
April 11, 2017
The Justice Department said it has made payments totaling more than $800 million from the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund to compensate thousands of U.S. victims of international acts of terrorism by state sponsors of terrorism. The government …