While it’s still unclear if Hurricane Irene will make landfall or stay offshore the East coast this weekend, a storm its size can create significant storm surge and will likely result in significant personal and commercial property claims, a major …
York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group has formed Glatfelter Program Managers, a new strategic business unit dedicated to its program business. Arthur Seifert, most recently with Southwest Insurance Partners Inc. and its Beacon Hill Insurance Agency, is joining Glatfelter to be …
Lee Stacey has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Britton-Gallagher & Associates Inc., one of Ohio’s largest privately owned insurance brokers. He assumes many of the current duties of Bruce H. Ball, who becomes Britton-Gallagher’s chairman and will …
Actor Kyle Chandler has taped public service announcements for Texas volunteer fire departments needing money after an intense year of wildfires. Chandler, who plays a West Texas football coach in the television series “Friday Night Lights,” recently taped the spots …
The Illinois Department of Insurance has been awarded a $5.1 million federal grant to develop and maintain a health insurance exchange where consumers can shop for coverage. The nation’s new health care law requires the exchanges to be running in …
The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a case many workers’ compensation insurers and businesses were hoping would be reversed. Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it was not going to review the decision of the Fifth District …
Texas Medical Liability Trust announced a rate reduction for TMLT policyholders and an 18.5 percent dividend for renewing policyholders, effective Jan.1, 2012. The average rate decrease will be 6.9 percent, but will vary by specialty and the geographic location of …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that Bar H Concrete Inc. of Sulphur Springs pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Travis County district court ordered Bar H Concrete to pay $300,000 in restitution to Texas Mutual. Texas Mutual provided …
Paul Davis National, the large loss specialists for Paul Davis Restoration, has named Lloyd Swiggum as president of the company. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Swiggum will be responsible for overseeing the commercial and industrial property damage restoration organization and …
The Joplin School Board has begun paying the massive bills caused by destruction from the May 22 tornado. The school board approved payment of nearly $30 million for the month of July and about half of August. The district’s typical …
