The Arizona Department of Transportation says a stretch of State Route 260 east of Payson is closed between Star Valley and Heber due to snow-packed and icy conditions. Elsewhere, Interstate 17 is open between the Sedona turnoff at the State …
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday announced the creation of the eCrime Unit, staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators, and charged with identifying and prosecuting identity theft crimes, cyber crimes and other crimes involving the use of …
Minnesota is in the process of liquidating an Austin, Minn.-based insurance and trust company that regulators say has a long history of financial problems, administrative incompetence, coercive and dishonest business practices, and record of fraudulent activity The Minnesota Department of …
Beecher Carlson has expanded its national healthcare team by hiring Eileen Conlon as a managing director. Conlon has more than 20 years of experience and most recently served as managing director of Willis after it acquired HRH of Florida, in …
The New York-headquartered Starr Companies appointed industry veteran Ed Navarro as head of its international insurance operations. In his new role, Navarro will drive Starr’s expansion for all areas outside of the United States. He will continue to serve as …
Some small businesses in Florida will see an automatic 5 percent discount on their workers’ compensation policies through a new program offered by Employers Holdings, Inc. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a program by Employers, which will …
A texting pickup truck driver who caused a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year has federal accident investigators taking a hard look at the use of distracting devices behind the wheel. The National Transportation Safety Board says a 19-year-old …
Justice Department lawyers argued at trial on Dec. 12 that there is little evidence a shipping channel dug decades ago by the Army Corps of Engineers contributed significantly to the castastrophic flooding after Hurricane Katrina that swamped St. Bernard Parish …
IMA Inc. has added Matt Brand as a business development executive for IMA Benefits in Dallas. Brand has extensive insurance industry experience having worked on both the brokerage and carrier sides of the industry. Brand is focused on business development …
Indiana-based Old National Insurance (ONI) has finalized a deal to acquire the employee benefits book of business from Gettings Reed Financial, headquartered in Lafayette, Ind. The acquisition includes group medical, group dental, group disability and group, according to the company’s …
