Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has announced the promotions of three members of its management team. Glenn Audiffred is now assistant vice president of Information Technology Services, Pat Canning is assistant vice president of Investments, and Natalie Howell is assistant …
The Excess and Surplus Lines segment of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has appointed Michael Fleischer as E&S segment chief underwriting officer. Fleischer will work closely with E&S segment businesses Colony, Argo Pro and Argo Specialty to help maximize profitability …
As expected, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California has submitted a pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner recommending among other things a 29.6 percent increase in pure premium rates or “claims cost benchmark” effective Jan. …
All Risks, Ltd. has introduced an exclusive insurance program designed to meet the evolving challenges of the hospice and home health industry with Rockhill Insurance Company. The Home Health Program specifically targets medical home care of the elderly, home health …
The insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro today announced it has completed a merger with Frost Specialty, LLC, a third generation insurance agency specializing in serving the music industry and located on historic Music Row in Nashville. Financial terms …
California’s Sixth District Court of Appeal has affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision in Milpitas Unified School District v. WCAB and Joyce Guzman, allowing physicians to apply any part of the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of …
A decision by a federal court in Philadelphia has reopened some of the racketeering and antitrust lawsuits that were dismissed three years ago against insurers and brokers who allegedly participated in a bid-rigging scheme with mega-broker Marsh. The lawsuit is …
Preliminary results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries show a decline in workplace fatalities in 2009 compared with 2008. Last year, 4,340 workers died from work-related injuries, down from a final count of 5,214 …
Those seeking a settlement from the BP $20 billion compensation fund may have to waive their rights to sue all major defendants involved with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, not just BP, the New York Times reported on Friday. …
Managing general underwriter K&K Insurance has hired James Algeo as a sales representative covering the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Algeo joins Indiana-based K&K — part of Aon Corp. — to aid in expanding the firm’s relationships with agencies in the …
