The Navigators Group Inc. has appointed Kevin P. Neumann as its Southwest regional vice president. Neumann will be located in Navigators’ Houston office and will lead the company’s direct insurance operations throughout the region. Neumann has 22 years of industry …
Attorneys for the state are set to defend Texas’ business tax. Claims that it violates the Texas Constitution are part of a case that began Oct. 24 in the Texas Supreme Court. A Boerne insurance adjustment firm, Allcat Claims Service …
Michigan-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America now says it will honor the workers’ compensation claims for a man injured during the tornado outbreak in Joplin, Mo., earlier this year. Mark Lindquist, a social worker, nearly gave his life trying …
According to the most recent bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, issued at 11:00 EDT, Hurricane Rina was located about 300 miles, 480 km, east southeast of Chetumal Mexico, and about 305 miles, 490 km, southeast of Tulum …
Employers in Florida will be paying more for workers’ compensation coverage next year following the state insurance chief’s approval of an 8.9 percent statewide average rate hike. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said that he will approve the 8.9 percent …
“Pirates of the Caribbean” they aren’t. They are for the most part desperate men from a failed state that have discovered that one of the world’s oldest professions offers wealth and power, if you’re willing to take the risks. In …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc said it achieved overall 4 percent growth in revenues with 2 percent organic growth in commissions and fees for the third quarter compared to the same period last year, despite troubles with its …
Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-headquartered insurance broker, hired Derek Lakin as senior vice president in New York City. In his new role, Lakin will help expand the firm’s financial services insurance and risk management practices. Lakin will be responsible …
A federal jury has awarded a Florida man $1 million in punitive damages against his former Charleston lawyer. The Post and Courier reported that a jury in Columbia ruled against attorney Robert Lowe Jr. in the legal malpractice case. The …
The number of Floridians who have had their driver’s licenses revoked because they are deemed physically or mentally unfit has more than doubled in the last decade. State figures show the main reasons many lose driving privileges are related to …
