Preston Sutter has joined Atlanta insurance agency Tanner, Ballew and Maloof Inc. as an account executive. He will be involved with developing and servicing new risk management and insurance clients for the firm. Sutter previously worked for Shallow Water Expeditions …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “a-” of GHS Property and Casualty Insurance Co. (GHS), located in Oklahoma City. Best said he rating downgrades …
Federal officials have cited a Sunnyvale, Texas-based tile manufacturer for safety violations and proposed $318,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited American Marazzi Tile Inc. with 25 safety and health violations for …
A South Dakota deputy sheriff who pleaded guilty in an insurance fraud case has resigned. The Press & Dakotan newspaper reports that Douglas County Deputy Rob Hotchkiss stepped down on Jan. 14, and county commissioners have accepted the resignation. Hotchkiss …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported Marvin Solano of Houston has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Travis County district court ordered Solano to pay $140,038 to Texas Mutual, pay a fine of $1,000, serve 10 years of deferred …
A coalition of business and environmental groups is calling on President Obama to use his upcoming State of the Union address to urge Congress to reform the nation’s debt-ridden flood insurance program. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a …
Steven Klein has joined Normandy Harbor Insurance Co. as a director of loss control. Klein has 15-years of experience in the industry with Patriot Risk Management, AmTrust North America of Florida and other companies. The Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based Normandy Harbor …
Key Risk, a workers’ comp insurer and a member company of W. R. Berkley Corp., said it is expanding operations to Pennsylvania and is opening a new office in Harrisburg. Key Risk focuses solely on providing workers’ comp insurance and …
Authorities in New Jersey announced last week that a Union City woman and her Jersey City brother were indicted for their alleged roles in a scheme to submit false auto insurance claims. According to Acting Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Ronald Chillemi, …
The House of Representative’s Stop Online Piracy Act and the Senate’s Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act have generated fierce opposition within the technology community. Here are some facts about the bills: What …
