People Ohio-based Westfield Insurance appointed Diane Weidrick as executive, commercial lines services. Her responsibilities will include managing the lifecycle of Westfield’s commercial and specialty lines insurance policies, including policy issuance, renewal, endorsements and audits. Weidrick joined Westfield in 2002 as …
Colorado Supreme Court: Employer Must Pay Suspended Workers’ Comp
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that an employer must pay temporary disability benefits to an employee although the employee had been suspended. According to Sigala vs. Atencio’s Market, Eva Sigala was injured on the job, and her employer, Atencio’s …
Vermont Jury Awards Ex-Altar Boy $8.7M in Priest Abuse Case
A jury in Vermont has awarded $8.7 million in damages to a former altar boy who sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest. The man, now a …
Vermont Statute of Limitations at Issue in Priest Abuse Case
A Vermont judge said a jury in Burlington can consider awarding punitive and compensatory damages to a former altar boy suing the state’s Roman Catholic diocese over sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest. Although …
One Year after Tornado, Greensburg Still Struggling to Survive
Unlike Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, one year after a devastating tornado destroyed their town, many in Greensburg, Kan. are still not able to go home. Some 700 residents remain in the town that once had a population of …
Colorado Bill Gives Regulator Authority to Demand Insurance Compensation
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed a bill that will allow the state Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), and its Division of Insurance the legal authority to demand that insurance companies or agents compensate customers fully when they have been …
Pinnacol Distributing $55 Million to Colorado Businesses
For the fourth year in a row, Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance, a workers’ compensation insurance carrier, will issue a general dividend to its policyholders. In mid-May, eligible Colorado businesses will receive dividend checks totaling approximately $55 million. Statewide, Pinnacol is issuing …
Colorado Casualty Opens Phoenix Office
Englewood, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, announced the opening of a regional office in Phoenix. The company said the expansion is designed to improve agent and policyholder services in the southwestern portion of its six …
Cereal Link to Salmonella Strain Probed in North Dakota, Other States
At least 23 people in 14 states, including North Dakota, have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said. Officials in Minnesota are investigating whether …
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Charlotte, N.C.-based national wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group, Inc. announced that James Drinkwater has been named president of its AmWINS Brokerage division. In this role, Drinkwater will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the division, which is focused on …
