Monthly Archives: <span>August 2009</span>

Economy Leaves Some U.S. Employees Stuck in Undesirable Jobs

With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed. Unable to make a move when jobs are scarce and …

Marsh Heads New Atlanta Office for Bliss & Glennon Insurance Brokers

Jill Marsh has joined wholesale insurance broker Bliss and Glennon as a senior broker. She has opened an Atlanta office for the firm. Previously she was a broker at AmWins Brokerage of Georgia. Marsh brings over 20 years of company …

Farm Workers Sue New Mexico for Workers’ Compensation Coverage

Two organizations that provide services to farm workers and two injured farm workers want the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration to stop excluding farm and ranch workers from coverage. HELP-New Mexico, Sin Fronteras Organizing Project and former farm workers Joe …

Mier Promoted to Assistant VP in Colemont’s Dallas Office

Colemont Insurance Brokers has promoted Jennifer Mier to assistant vice president in the company’s Dallas office. Prior to joining Colemont in 2005 as a casualty broker, Mier was an account executive at the Wm. Rigg Company and Hobbs Group. She …

Vermont Hits Massachusetts Company with $217K Safety Fine

The state of Vermont has issued one of its largest ever workplace safety fines against a Massachusetts firm that formerly installed cable for Comcast. The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration found six alleged willful violations by Advanced Digital Communications …

NIF Offering New Coverage for Artisans and General Contractors

The NIF Group has launched a new policy line for artisans and general contractors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Manhasset, New York-based program administrator said the coverage, offered on an admitted basis through Valiant Insurance, includes …

California Sees Rise in Car Insurance Fraud Tied to Economy

California Department of Insurance commissioner Steve Poizner today announced in Los Angeles that recently compiled statistics show that financially desperate residents and scam artists may be committing more automobile insurance fraud to cash in on insurance money. The Department of …

Tennessee’s First Horizon to Acquire Sandlin Insurance Agency

First Horizon Insurance Group, Inc., a subsidiary of First Tennessee Bank, the principal subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp., reports it has agreed to acquire the insurance business of Sandlin Insurance Agency located in Germantown, Tennessee. Truman Sandlin, owner of …

Former Oklahoma Insurance Agent Arrested, Faces Felony Charges

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced former insurance agent Richard Wallen has been arrested by the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s Anti-Fraud Unit. Wallen has been charged with two felony counts. Wallen is accused of defrauding a Wynnewood couple out of more …

Louisiana Insurance Bait Car Nabs New Orleans Murder Suspect

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says two men wanted in connection with a murder in New Orleans were captured after stealing a bait vehicle provided by the Department of Insurance Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA). …