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RIC Insurance Names Campbell Senior E&S Broker in California

RIC Insurance General Agency has named Travis Campbell as a senior broker to expand its excess and surplus division. Campbell will be working primarily with retail insurance agents in the California counties of Orange, San Diego and Imperial. Campbell previously …

SIU Expands Active Shooter Insurance Program to Include New Classes, Risks

Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has expanded its insurance product active shooter program for educational institutions to include most businesses and facilities accessible to the public, such as: Healthcare facilities Religious houses of worship Entertainment venues and events Retail (including …

Nearly 1.9M Michigan Workers’ Info Possibly Compromised

Social Security numbers and other personal information of up to 1.87 million Michigan workers may have been compromised, the state said on Feb. 3. The problem stemmed from a software update to Michigan’s troubled unemployment computer system, state officials said. …

Marsh & Mclennan Agency Acquires Texas Benefits Firm

Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired iaCONSULTING, a Lubbock, Texas-based employee benefits consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, iaCONSULTING offers a wide range of employee health and benefits-related services to midsize employers …

Study: 5 of Worst U.S. Truck-Congested Areas Are in Ohio

Five of the country’s 100 worst congested areas for trucks are in the state of Ohio, and three of those areas are in Cincinnati, according to a study. The American Transportation Research Institute has ranked Interstate 71 at I-75 junction …

Louisiana Universities to Receive $2.7M after Demise of HMO

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced a favorable court order on the dissolution of health maintenance organization AmCare Health Plans of Louisiana Inc. (AmCare) that paves the way for more than $2.7 million to be paid to six Louisiana higher …

Lawyers: Iowa Hospital Sued Over Pain Medication Thefts

Attorneys for nine patients have filed a lawsuit against Iowa Methodist Medical Center, blaming the hospital for a pharmacy tech’s theft of potent painkillers from hundreds of vials. The lawsuit accuses the hospital of being negligent in its supervision of …

Texas Offers Grace Period for Workers’ Comp Reporting

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is offering a temporary grace period to those employers who have not met workers’ compensation reporting requirements in the past — allowing them to report between Feb. 1 and April 30 without any …

School Flood Damage in Baton Rouge Tops $60M

Officials estimate that it will cost more than $62 million and years of work to repair flooded schools in Baton Rouge. The Advocate reports that of the 10 schools that were forced to temporarily relocate because of the August flood, …

Red River Flooding Concerns on the Rise in Midwest

After several dry springs, communities are keeping a wary eye on the Red River in case it’s due for another flood. The region has been soaked with double the usual amount of winter rain, sleet and snow this winter, prompting …

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