A federal jury has ruled against a white woman who claims she was harassed for defending black co-workers at a Whirlpool factory in La Vergne. Treva Nickens said the harassment started when she agreed to testify for black co-workers in …
For at least five years before Rebecca Morlock noticed what she calls “a green goo” seeping out of the ground below a former zinc-smelting plant in the town of Spelter, water loaded with potentially toxic heavy metals was trickling into …
The Insurance Professionals of Shreveport/Bossier (Louisiana), a chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women, International, has installed the following officers for the 2009-2010 term: Jan Edwards, senior underwriter for Pelican General Agency, was installed for a second term as …
Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of group and individual health insurance, has introduced its own proprietary medical provider network in Ohio. The company said the American Community Provider Network will save policyholders an average of 5 percent …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has lost a legal fight with the state’s legislative auditor and said that he’ll give auditors “hundreds of thousands” of documents they demanded from his agency. State District Judge Todd Hernandez has ruled that Legislative …
Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Michigan were among the lowest of 14 states, largely the result of lower utilization and lower prices paid for some services, according to a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). …
A New Hampshire judge has rejected the state’s claim on a $110 million surplus in a fund that underwrites malpractice insurance. The state counted on $65 million of the money to help balance the budget in the fiscal year that …
Daniel J. McGarvey has been named chief financial officer and vice president of finance for The MEMIC Group. The 17-year veteran of the insurance industry, replaces Robert S. McMann who has retired after more than 16 years with the Portland, …
Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., an Indiana-domiciled regional property/casualty insurance company, will become an affiliate of Main Street America. The agreement, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is subject to regulatory approval from the …
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced that Conan M. Ward has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Validus’ wholly-owned subsidiary Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. and Kean D. Driscoll has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer of Validus Re. Both men take up their …
