The Lubbock Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is hosting a brown bag educational session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, claims adjusters, case managers and employee organizations from 12 p.m. …
Speed limits would increase to 80 mph on two West Texas interstate highways under a proposal by the Texas Department of Transportation. The Texas Transportation Commission could take up the proposed change, which would apply to Interstate 10 and Interstate …
Phoenix-based MiniCo Inc. has announced the appointment of Jim Clemmensen as the company’s new claims manager. He will be responsible for the operation of the claims department and oversight of in-house claims staff. He will also serve as the primary …
Workers’ compensation specialty company Zenith Insurance announced that Gerald Ladner has joined the company as regional vice president in its Zenith Austin unit. Ladner joins Zenith from Zurich North America with extensive industry experience. He has held various positions with …
Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. has announced that Karen Lowart has been named agency marketing manager in the Central and Northern Valley region in California. Lowart joins OMI with a strong insurance background, having worked in the commercial arena with Industrial …
Specialist international marine claims firm, Global Claims Management Ltd., will be opening a San Diego office and claims portal service on June 1. The San Diego office will provide marine claims surveying and adjusting services throughout California, Mexico and the …
Environmental insurance program manager, Freberg Environmental Inc. (FEI), based in Denver, announced the availability of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) on all classes of business currently underwritten by the agency. Limits of liability are available in-house up to $1 million …
Responding to the increasing influx of business from the Southwest and Southern California, in particular, Boston-based Liberty International Underwriters, a division of Liberty Mutual Group, has opened a Los Angeles office. This is LIU’s second office in California and its …
Everest Insurance, Holdren Insurance Agency and PrideMark Insurance Agents/Brokers have combined organizations to form PrideMark-Everest Insurance Services. The three agencies now operate from PrideMark’s building located at 1820 E. First St., Suite 500, Santa Ana, Calif. The new entity is …
Glendale, Calif., car wash owners Shagen Galstanyan, 51, and his son, Vahe Tergalstanyan, 23, have been arrested for workers’ compensation insurance fraud. Both suspects were booked into the Riverside County Jail with bail set at $25,000 each, according to the …
