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Ohio: Temporary Disability Compensation Can Include Concurrent Wages

The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that wages from a second job may be used to calculate an injured worker’s average and full weekly wages in determining temporary total disability compensation for an injury he sustained on the first …

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WFL, an insurance and risk services agency headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., has added three new executives – Terry Reams, Mark Latini and Beth Grellner – to its top management team. As chief operating officer, Reams leads efforts to expand …

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David H. Long has been named president of Liberty Mutual Group. Long, who has been with Liberty Mutual for 25 years, is currently executive vice president, Liberty Mutual Group, and president of Liberty International. Long will continue to lead Liberty …

The Hoffman Group Acquires Belgrave Insurance Agency

Belgrave Insurance Agency and The Hoffman Group announce the merger of two long- standing independent insurance agencies, for all lines of business. This union, which will be completed in June 2010, will help better serve existing customers and new clients. …

Neace Lukens Launches New Life Sciences Specialty Insurance Service

Neace Lukens, a national full-service private insurance broker, has expanded its insurance product lines to include a new specialty insurance service for companies in the life sciences industry. This new division will provide comprehensive insurance services for companies that manufacture, …

Latta Insurance Becomes Keystone’s 17th Kentucky Agency

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 today with Keystone President David Boedker. Latta Insurance has served western …

May 7- 8 Northern Ohio Storms Losses Top $31M

A series of storms on May 7 and 8 centered across the top half of the state caused at least $31.4 million in damages, according to preliminary insured loss estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII). Thunderstorms produced hail, …

Dillabaugh Joins Hylant Group as Sr. VP, Employee Benefits Sales Leader

Ohio-based Hylant Group hired industry veteran Scott Dillabaugh as senior vice president and employee benefits sales leader for its Cleveland, Ohio, office. In this role, he will be part of the employee benefits practice, a member of the local management …

Best Affirms Liberty Mutual, Subs ‘A’ Ratings; Outlook Negative

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies and Peerless Insurance Company Pool and their members, as well as UK-based Liberty Mutual Insurance …

Larson Named President, COO of Great American P/C Group

Donald D. Larson has been named president and chief operating officer of the Great American Property and Casualty Group and Great American Insurance Co. Larson is the 16th president in Great American’s history. He assumes the title from Carl H. …