IMA Inc. announced that Leisha Cadwallader joined IMA as vice president of employee benefits in its Dallas office. Cadwallader is charged with growing IMA’s employee benefits presence in the Dallas market. As a former senior human resources executive, Cadwallader counsels …
Specialty Risk Associates Inc., headquartered in Shreveport, La., has added Rhonda Lobell as a commercial lines underwriter and Dolores Tutt as a personal lines underwriter. Lobell will be working at the Baton Rouge, La., office and Tutt will be based …
Burns & Wilcox of Baltimore promoted Geoffrey Crater to assistant branch manager.Crater joined Burns & Wilcox in January as director of sales, and was selected to participate in the “Kaufman Accelerated Management Progression Program,” an executive development program designed to …
The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to apply for a third round of auto theft prevention grants. The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention Grant Program provides funding for local programs that aid …
First American Insurance Underwriters, Inc., a Needham, Mass.-based wholesale life insurance, annuity, long-term care and disability income firm, announced two officer appointments.First American named Thomas Curtin an internal annuity wholesaler. He is responsible for working with insurance agents to help …
A former Los Angeles County police officer will receive $450,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed against the Glendale Police Department, alleging he suffered retaliation after raising concerns over giving helicopter rides to civilians. The Los Angeles Times reported that …
A wildfire in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest has consumed 170,252 acres, making it the largest wildfire on record in New Mexico, a fire incident spokesman told the news website msnbc.com. “It’s certainly not a record we’re happy with,” Gerry …
European Union countries could be obliged to bail out one another’s struggling banks, according to a draft EU law that marks a big step towards greater EU financial integration likely to upset some members, particularly Germany. Spain’s banking troubles and …
Facebook’s initial public offering has sparked lawsuits and investigations after a botched trading debut on the Nasdaq stock market delayed the completion of many orders and questions arose about selective disclosures of the company’s financial prospects. Facebook’s shares closed on …
A former home appraiser will receive $14.5 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit that accused subprime lender Countrywide Financial of inflating appraisals on government-insured loans, his attorneys said Tuesday. Kyle Lagow’s lawsuit sparked an investigation that culminated in a …
