Retail store operators may want to sit down for this one — if they can find a chair. Nearly every national chain is under legal attack in California for failing to provide “suitable seating” for cashiers and other employees who …
Zurich Financial Services Group announced that its subsidiary, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad (MAAB), a Malaysian composite insurer. Zurich is acquiring the company from …
Digital Insurance Inc., an employee benefits agency specializing in insurance for small businesses and mid-sized companies, has acquired Employee Benefits by Design in Chicago and Strategic Benefits Consultants (SBC) in Scottsdale, Ariz. The principals and team members of both firms …
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research named this year’s state winners who will represent their states and compete to become the National Outstanding CSR of the Year. The award recognizes the contributions and commitment of customer service representatives …
A health policy analyst with the New Hampshire Insurance Department who was fired after challenging her bosses over a federal health care contract is now suing them under the state’s whistleblower statute. Concord attorney Chuck Douglas told The Associated Press …
Some residents evacuated because of wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters battled strong winds and hot weather to try to keep more houses, dry forests and stretches of high desert from …
Fritz Koehler has joined BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc. as the managing director of its Houston office. BancorpSouth purchased Koehler’s book of business from his agency Fritz Koehler Insurance & Risk Management and selected him to head the Houston operations. With …
Champion Risk & Insurance Services L.P. of Carlsbad, Calif., has formed a partnership with the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) to serve as a preferred vendor for insurance products and services. Champion Risk & Insurance Services, an affiliate of …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry vetoed 23 bills on June 17, including legislation that would have outlawed sending or reading text messages while driving. Lawmakers approved the texting ban last month, but Perry called it an “overreach” and “government effort to …
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate declined in the month of May. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported that unemployment in Oklahoma fell from 5.6 percent in April to 5.3 percent last month. According to OESC statistics, there were 91,930 people unemployed in …
