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 …
Miss. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Workers’ Comp Case
The Mississippi Supreme Court will determine whether a trucker killed during a robbery at a truck stop in Wyoming qualifies for workers compensation benefits. The court agreed June 14 to hear an appeal from the family of Phillip Shores. The …
My New Markets
Residential Construction Nuts & Bolts: Bliss & Glennon has two products for the residential construction market, offering coverage for custom home builders and spec home builders with remodeling, and residential repair and service contractors. Product 1, the custom home builders …
My New Markets
Residential Construction Nuts & Bolts: Bliss & Glennon has two products for the residential construction market, offering coverage for custom home builders and spec home builders with remodeling, and residential repair and service contractors. Product 1, the custom home builders …
Voluntary Beef Recall Expands
A meat supplier expanded a voluntary recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E.coli. United Food Group LLC said in a statement it expanded the recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef to include an additional …
E. Coli Fear Spurs Ground Beef Recall in 10 States
Supervalu Inc. announced this week that it was recalling some ground beef sold in its Albertsons and Save-A-Lot stores because it is believed to be contaminated with E. coli. Most of the products were sold under the Moran’s label at …
Burke joins Encompass Insurance
Jeffrey Burke has joined Encompass Insurance Co. as the regional sales director the company’s West Central Region, headquartered in Englewood, Colo. The region includes the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Burke …
Business Moves
Titan, Eastwood THI Holdings (Delaware) Inc., a Nationwide company, through one of its agency subsidiaries, has acquired the assets of Anaheim Hills, Calif.-based Eastwood Insurance Services Inc. for $217 million. Eastwood Insurance operates 47 multi-line agencies in California, Texas, Florida, …
My New Markets
Outbreak Extra Expense Nuts & Bolts: American Underwriting Managers is now offering a product designed to provide businesses with insurance coverage in the event that their business operations are suspended by a public health official due to a covered contagion …
News Currents
Critics: Wyoming medical review panels aren’t lowering premiums Critics of panels that review medical malpractice cases in Wyoming say the oversight has not lowered the cost of medical malpractice insurance. Voters in 2004 amended the state constitution to allow the …
