Operations News

Despite Court Ruling, Ohio Slow in Determing Benefits for Injured Workers

Ohio says it didn’t begin recalculating benefits that could be due to almost 2,000 poor workers hurt on the job until this week despite a seven-month-old court ruling requiring such a recalculation. The inaction by Ohio’s insurance fund for injured …

People and Places

Countrywide Insurance Group named Steve Cardinal president and chief operating officer of Countrywide Insurance Services. As a member of Countrywide Insurance Group’s executive team, Cardinal will oversee all aspects of Countrywide Insurance Services. He also will spearhead efforts to hire …

10 N.Y. business protest ‘scaffold law’ as session nears end

Coalition urges Gov. Spitzer, lawmakers to end strict liability now 10 Maine insurer caught up in nationwide scam Scammers have latched onto an insurer’s name and logo – without permission 10 Storms of 2007 From Andrea to Wendy – the …

Arrowhead Wholesale adds Admitted BOP Market in Calif.

Arrowhead Wholesale Insurance Services LLC has added a carrier insuring small business owners in California. The program is offered through an “A-” V rated, admitted carrier. Target classes include office, retail, lessor’s risk, wholesale/distributors and restaurants. Minimum premium starts at …

Study: Calif. workers’ comp reforms are working

Yet risk managers say keeping workers safe and costs down still major concerns California employers and insurers have started to see — and should continue to see — significant results from workers’ compensation reforms enacted in 2005, according to the …

People

Gregg Effner has joined The Main Street America Group as assistant vice president of distribution management. Effner will be based at the headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and report to Doug Eden, senior vice president of field operations. In this newly …

Maximizing your value by asking the right questions

The workers’ compensation value checklist Price, all too often, is the single factor in an agent’s choice of workers’ compensation insurance coverage for his or her clients. An effective way to differentiate your agency from your competitors is to shop …

Editor’s Note: 5 steps to safety

With experts predicting an active hurricane season this year, it is more important than ever for homeowners to guard against property damage from storms and take the proper precautions to reduce that damage. That’s according to the Insurance Information Institute …

5 steps to safety

With experts predicting an active hurricane season this year, it is more important than ever for homeowners to guard against property damage from storms and take the proper precautions to reduce that damage. That’s according to the Insurance Information Institute …

People Kansas-based Brooke Franchise Corp., a subsidiary of Brooke Corp., elected Kyle L. Garst as its chairman and chief executive officer, and Dane S. Devlin as its president and chief operating officer. Garst was most recently national sales manager and …