June 10, 2009
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, has signed into law Senate Bill 20, which enhances discrimination protections for workers in the state. The bill requires employers with more than 15 employees who are convicted of engaging in discriminatory employment practices to pay …
June 9, 2009
Property and casualty insurance provider, Zurich, announced that its Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA) unit named David Bartnick as its North Central Property regional manager. The North Central region includes 11 states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, …
June 2, 2009
Hays Companies, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based insurance broker, recently added Ben C. Graves as associate director of research and compliance in the employee benefits division of Hays Benefits Group LLC. Graves’ responsibilities include providing technical and compliance advice for cafeteria plans, …
June 1, 2009
Undue Stress “The pending sale could create undue stress on our workers’ compensation system. We will fight every step of the way to ensure Ohio’s self-insured employers and their workforce are protected.” —Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray. Ohio has joined …
June 1, 2009
Neal S. Wolin has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In February, Wolin was named deputy assistant to the President and deputy counsel to the President for …
June 1, 2009
Salt Lake City-based The Leavitt Group named John Moreno president of Leavitt Benefits Services. Moreno will forward the benefits operations of the Leavitt Group and affiliated agencies. Moreno has more than 30 years of experience in the employee benefits industry, …
June 1, 2009
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May 22, 2009
The Minnesota Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society in mid-May elected and installed new officers for 2009-2010. The new officers are: President Michael L. Happe, SFM; President-Elect Royanna Carle, Berkley Risk Administrators Company LLC; Vice-President Patrick Kelly, of …
May 20, 2009
The 2009 Minnesota legislative session has wrapped up with lawmakers taking action on a number of insurance bills. One in particular has insurer trade groups questioning whether litigation will follow after the measure becomes law on Aug. 1. Lawmakers debated …
May 19, 2009
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of Travelers Group, its P/C members and affiliate, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (TCSA) and TCSA’s affiliate, the UK-based Travelers Casualty …