Consulting firm PwC US announced that Alice V. Edwards has joined the firm as managing director for the Forensic Services practice in the Atlanta office. Edwards previously worked with forensic accounting services firm Dempsey Partners, which is now part of …
Patriot National Insurance Group Inc., a workers’ compensation insurer based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., promoted Anat Veader to vice president of enterprise data architecture. Her previous title was data architect. In her new role, Veader will continue to develop and …
John Latham is stepping down as president of Markel Wholesale effective Dec. 31, 2013 and will be succeeded by Bryan Sanders, who currently serves as executive vice president of Markel’s Wholesale division. Sanders joined Markel with the acquisition of Alterra …
A $1 million malpractice civil lawsuit against a prominent Culpeper doctor has resulted in a hung jury. Jurors told the Culpeper County Circuit Court judge on Oct. 3 that they were at a standstill after 11 hours of deliberation over …
New York State officials say 40,000 New Yorkers have signed up for health insurance in the first week of operation for the new state-run marketplace that includes low-cost plans. The NY State of Health says its website has quadrupled capacity …
Allstate Insurance Company announced this week it is planning to appoint more than 130 new insurance agents in Massachusetts by the end of next year. The expansion is in response to what the company described as an increasing demand in …
How much will an Illinois fast food cook pay for insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law? How about a preschool teacher? Or a freelance writer? Price information has been difficult to come by because of technical glitches on …
The fertilizer facility in Texas that exploded earlier this year, killing 15 people, was cited yesterday by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 24 violations of worker safety protections and issued a proposed fine of $118,300. In April, a …
The partial government shutdown is delaying the federal investigation of the fertilizer plant explosion in West and efforts to improve chemical safety, Sen. Barbara Boxer of California said. Deadlines set by President Barack Obama for Cabinet members and agency heads …
A former Tulsa, Okla., insurance agent with a prior conviction of embezzlement has now been charged with 11 counts of obtaining money by false pretense and one count of violation of the Oklahoma Producer License Act. Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) …
