June 21, 2013
Changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system is the focus of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference this week. The three-day conference began on Wednesday at the Nashville Airport Marriot. The conference includes specific sessions on getting ahead of the …
June 21, 2013
The Missouri Department of Insurance reported that its Market Conduct Section has been contacted by multiple insurance company representatives indicating that they have received a request for information purporting to be from the Market Conduct Section. The requests, however, have …
June 21, 2013
Aspen Reinsurance, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, appointed Tom Luning as head of U.S. regional business development.He will be based at Aspen Re America’s office in Connecticut and report to Mike Sowa, managing director of North America, …
June 21, 2013
A 16-state study shows that in half of the study states hospital outpatient payments for shoulder surgeries in workers’ compensation were at least $2,000 higher than those in group health. The study from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute is the …
June 21, 2013
Scott Names has been hired as vice president — chief information officer (CIO) at Merrill, Wisc.-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Former CIO Chris Graham has been named vice president — chief technology officer. He has served as CIO at the …
June 21, 2013
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., of Farmington Hills, Mich., has named its top-performing employees. The following employees were honored at the company’s Champions Through Excellence event for their outstanding contributions during the 2012 performance year: Eric Austin, Loss Control Consultant of …
June 21, 2013
The York County sheriff’s office in South Carolina has reached a settlement with the family of a pedestrian struck and killed by a deputy’s patrol car. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the sheriff’s office is paying $90,000 to settle …
June 21, 2013
The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious conclave, authorities announced. Angel de la Torre of Houston and an …
June 21, 2013
More than 56,000 tons of debris have been removed from the 19 neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., that were affected by the deadly tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb last month, city officials said. The cost of the work …
June 21, 2013
A recently enacted bill in North Carolina will permit, for the first time, the creation of captive insurers based in the Tar Heel State. The North Carolina Captive Insurance Act (HB 473) was signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory …