July 5, 2010
EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) added Tina Brink as a senior account executive in its Folsom, Calif., office, and Lori Perry as a senior account executive in its San Francisco office. Brink brings more than 18 years of experience in …
July 2, 2010
Wichita, Kan.-based the IMA Financial Group Inc., a diversified financial services company specializing in insurance, asset and risk management, has hired Emily Aronis as an account manager in its IMA of Kansas health risk management practice, Life IQ. Prior to …
July 2, 2010
Cline Wood Agency Inc., with headquarters in the Kansas City, Mo. area, has added Jack Gagliardi to its Transportation team as vice president and director of the Independent Contractor Division. In his new position at Cline Wood, Gagliardi is responsible …
July 1, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health …
June 23, 2010
The widow of a World Wrestling Entertainment performer who died in a 1999 stunt says she’s suing the Connecticut-based company and its leaders, including Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon. Martha Hart said McMahon, who stepped down as WWE chief …
June 22, 2010
Kansas businesses gained 11,300 jobs in May, a 0.8 percent increase, building on gains made in April. Nebraska also saw job gains in May 2010 and a decrease of 0.1 percent in its unemployment rate, bringing the rate to 4.9 …
June 21, 2010
One of the most destructive weather months in Oklahoma history could end up having the state’s highest insurance loss payout in recent memory, industry experts have said. It will be months before all the claims are in from three major …
June 18, 2010
Mark E. Jones, chairman, president and CEO of TWG Insurance, an independent agency headquartered in Colleyville, Texas, has announced the following promotions: Gary Delavan has been promoted to director and has become a limited partner of the firm. Michael Colby, …
June 17, 2010
The National Alliance recently presented 24 scholarships to National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW) members at its 69th Annual Convention held in Arlington, Va. The CIC, CRM, CISR, and CSRM scholarships were awarded at a special recognition ceremony at the …
June 15, 2010
Voters in Kansas’ Aug. 3 Republican primary will probably decide the insurance commissioner’s race. No Democratic, Libertarian or Reform Party candidates filed for the office before the June 10 deadline. Incumbent Republican Sandy Praeger, of Lawrence, is seeking her third …