Chartis has appointed Tim Carter as chief underwriting officer for the company’s global commercial insurance unit. He will be responsible for underwriting leadership, strategy and governance for the financial lines, specialty, property, casualty and global risks solutions businesses within global …
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a “greenwashing” lawsuit on Wednesday against three companies alleged to have made false and misleading claims by marketing plastic water bottles as “100 percent biodegradable and recyclable.” It is illegal under California law to …
Rick Ninneman has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.’s Colorado office as regional director. Prior to Poms, Ninneman was executive vice president of M3 Insurance Solutions Inc., where he was responsible for developing and managing sales, marketing and operations. …
The health care fraud trial of a northwestern Indiana nose surgeon captured in Italy after more than five years on the run is now set for South Bend. The Times of Munster reports U.S. District Judge Philip Simon issued a …
Kevin Hoskinson has joined Lockton as its technology practice leader focused on property and casualty insurance for technology companies. Hoskinson will work in Kansas City, Mo. Lockton’s San Jose, Calif. office. Hoskinson will play a lead role in expanding Lockton’s …
Rice farmers have nearly a month to file for part of a $750 million settlement to claims that they lost money because Bayer CropScience mistakenly sold genetically modified seed in the United States. The original deadline was Oct. 10, but …
Drivers in Alabama insured through State Farm will be paying slightly less for coverage beginning next month. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced it would reduce its Alabama auto insurance rates by a statewide average two percent. The new …
Louisiana’s jobs gain in September ranked third in the country, according to the federal Bureaus of Labor Statistics. Louisiana added 14,100 nonfarm jobs in September, behind only Florida (23,300) and Texas (15,400), according to seasonally adjusted totals included in BLS’s …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. has named John Meder regional managing director for its Midwest region, which includes Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri. Meder will be based in Cleveland, Ohio, and report to Kevin Kenny, East area brokerage manager …
The latest report from the national Hurricane Center in Miami at 10:00 A.M. CD warns that the Mexican government “has issued a hurricane warning for the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula from Cancun to San Felipe.” It has also …
