A new report says the city of Joplin, Mo., might not end up with any debt related to the May 22, 2011, tornado. The report from the city finance director estimated that costs to the city, including damage to city …
Eight surplus lines insurance industry executives had their heads shaved bald this past Monday night in front of a cheering crowd in Las Vegas, Nev. It was not some bizarre industry hazing ritual or ancient form of punishment. Instead it …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) recently named Pete Gise as controller and David Williams as vice president of claims. As controller, Gise manages financial reporting, accounts receivable processing and remittances, accounts payable, reinsurance accounting, and budgeting and planning. Throughout …
Farrah Schubmehl has joined the property practice group in Swett & Crawford’s Chicago office to broker a broad range of specialty exposures. Schubmehl has worked as an underwriter and broker in both the retail and wholesale segments of the insurance …
Lola Dada-Olley has joined the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission as deputy counsel. Dada-Olley prior work history includes a mixture of policy, communications, and law, both in the private and public sector. She has worked for Eli Lily, the Emmy Foundation, …
Four New Yorkers are safe following their evacuation from the cruise ship that ran aground in Italy. Joan, Brian and Alana Aho of Duanesburg, N.Y., made it off the ship during last Friday’s emergency. But they told a friend, Cheryl …
Global economic challenges will make it difficult for insurers to generate growth and profits over the short and long term, however, they might improve their chances for achieving success in 2012 by focusing on new insurance products and on emerging …
Wholesale intermediary Swett & Crawford appointed David Pohle as Media, Penn.-based transportation underwriter for its transportation practice group. Pohle joins Swett & Crawford after eight years at Jimcor Agencies where he was the lead underwriter and director of the transportation …
An Amish teen has been cited for not displaying a safety triangle after a sport utility vehicle hit a buggy carrying five children. There were no injuries reported, but the crash dragged the horse-drawn buggy several feet and knocked it …
For two West Virginia lawmakers who lost fathers in coal mining accidents, preventing disasters like the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion has taken a personal turn with Monday’s introduction of a bipartisan safety proposal. House Speaker Rick Thompson was not …
