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The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) elected new officers during its annual meeting in Boston recently. Robert Joyce, chairman and chief executive officer of Westfield Group, was elected as the association’s new chair; John Blackburn, CEO of Country …

People Lockton Companies LLC appointed Frank Scardino as president of the company’s Dallas property and casualty operation. In his new position, Scardino is responsible for setting the vision and long-term strategies for the insurance broker’s risk management and consulting business. …

Recognizing, Encouraging and Nurturing Outstanding Customer Service Reps

Today’s top CSRs possess indispensable attributes, including good communication skills, trust, integrity, and more Agencies that offer their employees the option of working remotely achieve an advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining top-notch CSRs. Considering how their jobs …

NIF Group, NOVA Casualty Offers New Program for Social Service Agencies

Manhasset, N.Y.-based NIF Group, Inc., a program administrator and specialty brokerage firm, recently announced that NOVA Casualty will offer a new market for social service agencies. NIF Group will underwrite the program on behalf of NOVA Casualty. “Given our commitment …

Minn. Officials Weigh Fairness of Compensating Victims of Fallen Bridge

State lawmakers are considering whether to offer financial help to victims of a deadly interstate bridge collapse, who face mounting medical bills and other costs. A joint House-Senate subcommittee met Friday (Nov. 9) to hear from collapse victims, lawyers, state …

Ratings Roundup: MMC (Marsh), American Safety, Stockbridge

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘BBB’/’A-2’ counterparty credit rating on Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) on CreditWatch with negative implications. S&P said it considered MMC’s third-quarter earnings to be “well below expectations, as highlighted by consolidated operating …

Man Charged in Minn. Fire Linked to Pot Buy Gone Bad

Authorities are blaming a fire that caused more than $1 million in damage to two downtown buildings earlier this week on a Virginia, Minn. man who got angry when a women took his money for marijuana but didn’t deliver the …

Lawsuit: Neb. Discriminated Against Black Workers with Insurance Choices

The state of Nebraska discriminated against its black employees because state workers who live in Lincoln and Omaha were offered inferior health insurance than their counterparts in other parts of the state, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit, to be …

Cargill Recalls 1 Million Pounds of Beef Possibly Tainted by E coli

Wayzata, Minn.-based Cargill Inc. says it is recalling more than 1 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the second time in less than a month it has voluntarily recalled beef that may have …