July 16, 2010
The Ward Group has named the top 50 property/casualty insurers, based on its evaluation of more than 3,000 companies domiciled in the United States. Companies named to the list had surplus and premiums of at least $50 million for each …
July 14, 2010
Keystone Insurers Group has added two more franchisees to its expanding list of Kentucky partner agencies. Hall & Clark Insurance Agency in Prestonsburg and Ison Insurance Agency of West Liberty join KIG’s 17 Kentucky partners and more than 210 independent …
July 14, 2010
Willis, the global insurance broker, has named Frank E. McKain managing partner of its Columbus, Ohio office, effective July 14. He succeeds Kim Sparks, who as interim managing partner successfully navigated the operation through a merger and leadership change. Sparks …
July 12, 2010
The death of a woman thrown from a hay wagon during a ride at a county fair has opened a debate over whether there should be improvements to Kentucky laws on farm equipment safety. Dale Dobson, head of the Farm …
July 8, 2010
State mine safety workers are meeting face-to-face with coal miners at the job site to urge them to be vigilant about potential underground collapses, which have killed four miners in Kentucky this year. Mine Safety and Licensing Director Johnny Greene …
July 6, 2010
A former government mine safety analyst has been indicted on charges of falsifying multiple reports while working for the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. Betty Sue Whitaker of Hazard faces 58 counts of tampering with public records after …
July 5, 2010
Arthur J. Gallagher, Joseph James & Associates Illinois-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has acquired Joseph James & Associates of Dublin, Ohio. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1989, Joseph …
July 5, 2010
Keystone, Latta Latta Insurance Services Inc. of Henderson, Ky., has become Keystone Insurers Group’s seventeenth franchise partner in Kentucky.Latta Insurance Services President Williams S. Latta announced the new arrangement jointly with Keystone President David Boedker. Latta Insurance has served western …
July 5, 2010
After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be required. Craig Fugate, administrator …