November 30, 2016
DUAL Commercial, a subsidiary of the Hyperion Insurance Group Limited, has partnered with Aspen American Insurance Co., part of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, enabling DUAL to provide a broader management liability product offering for both private and not-for-profit entities. Aspen …
November 30, 2016
Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. has hired Stephanie Greene as a senior claim representative in the DeKalb County office in Stone Mountain, Ga., according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer of BSA. As senior claim representative, Greene is responsible …
November 30, 2016
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says two people died on state and federal highways over the Thanksgiving weekend. Monday, the agency said it worked 171 crashes, which included 67 injuries. State Troopers wrote more than 5,000 citations and arrested 67 people …
November 30, 2016
The driver in a Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus crash last week that killed six children will likely plead not guilty to related charges, according to his lawyer. Defense attorney Amanda Dunn said she anticipates 24-year-old Johnthony Walker will plead not …
November 29, 2016
A Kentucky lawmaker is the new president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators. Rep. Steve Riggs of Louisville began his yearlong tenure this month during the group’s annual meeting. He has previously been the group’s vice president, secretary, treasurer …
November 29, 2016
A new border security approach promoted by the Texas Department of Public Safety has yielded at least one result: a bumper crop of traffic tickets. Traffic stops in Starr and Hidalgo counties on the Texas-Mexico border accounted for nearly 8 …
November 29, 2016
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) is appealing a court order invalidating its approved 14.5 rate increase on Florida workers’ compensation rates that was set to take effect Dec. 1. OIR filed its Notice of Appeal on Nov. 28 …
November 29, 2016
The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT) has appointed Maegan DiLoreto as communications and training coordinator. DiLoreto previously worked as a copy editor and page designer for newspapers in both Alabama and Texas. She began as a copy editor …
November 29, 2016
Workers have spent weeks restoring a central Indiana county government’s computer system that was hacked by an unknown group demanding a ransom payment. Madison County officials decided to pay the undisclosed ransom following the Nov. 4 hacking that locked up …
November 29, 2016
Emporia State University received the highest number of votes by percentage of students enrolled to win the initial “Don’t Text #Just Drive” fall contest, according to the Kansas Insurance Department. Seven Kansas universities participated in the campaign. In all, nearly …