Insurance company Amerigroup Corp. said on Jul 22 that it has agreed in principle to settle for $234 million a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients. The settlement includes $225 million to be paid …
Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Gale Smith & Company, Inc. of Brentwood, Tennessee. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1868, Gale Smith & Co. is a retail insurance broker offering risk management, commercial property/casualty …
Paul McCulloch joined American E&S Insurance Brokers as senior vice president and broker in its Nashville, Tenn. office. McCulloch will focus on building national programs and facilities. With more than 20 years in the insurance industry, McCulloch specializes in financial …
Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells, according to a …
Mutual Assurance Administrators Inc. (MAA) of Oklahoma City has acquired Pittman & Associates Inc. (P&A) of Tennessee. Mutual Assurance Administrators Inc. is a third-party administrator specializing in management of employer sponsored benefit programs. Founded in 1975, MAA offers claims administration …
Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an auto collision every 14.6 years. …
Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and will manage and grow the company’s Inland Marine book of business. …
Toledo, Ohio-based Hylant Group, a privately held commercial insurance brokerage firm, has recently expanded into the Chicago market with its 12th office, located at 303 West Madison Ave. Thomas O’Connell, who brings more than 30 years of industry experience, has …
While a rural area to the northeast of Denver, Colo., tops the nation when it comes to metropolitan areas most prone to tornadoes, Texas leads the states in the average total number of tornadoes per year in the continental United …
The state Department of Health reports that a ninth Tennessean has been sickened by the salmonella outbreak linked to tainted tomatoes. Officials said July 16 that a resident of Anderson County became ill but has since recovered. The federal Food …
