EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has named Penny Miller vice president in the firm’s employee benefits consulting team. She will be based in San Francisco and report to David Wiesner, regional director of employee benefits. Miller has 25 years of …
XL Catlin’s Americas Marine business has introduced its first new marine product, an enhanced insurance policy to offer more comprehensive cargo insurance coverage on a domestic, foreign or worldwide basis. Andrew D’Alessio, XL Catlin’s Americas cargo product leader in New …
Proponents of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut urged state lawmakers to act quickly and capitalize on the “novelty factor” of possibly becoming the first New England state to allow recreational use of the drug. Tracy Helin, of Middletown, Connecticut, who is …
A.M. Best has removed from under review with developing implications and upgraded the financial strength rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating to “aa-” from “a+” of Rural Community Insurance Co. (RCIC) in Anoka, Minn. …
Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has hired F. Michael Csorba as divisional president within the property and casualty group’s Ocean Marine Division. He will succeed John Rowney, who is retiring after nearly 28 years of service with …
The Delaware Department of Insurance said several consumers have recently contacted the department’s Consumer Services Division regarding a letter they received in the mail from “Aetna, Treasury Services – Unclaimed Property.” The letter states that the consumer may be owed …
LevelFirst, a wholesale insurance broker and MGA binding facility owned by IIAT Services Co., has appointed Rhonda Fomby as vice president. Fomby will assume the responsibility of underwriting new business opportunities with the MGA Binding Authority Division. In addition, she …
The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata Corp air bag said that his family never received a recall notice about the defective vehicle safety device. The brother’s comments came as federal safety regulators called …
The economic impact of North Carolina’s captive insurance company program increased significantly in its second full year of operation, according to a study conducted by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the results …
Entergy Corp. agreed to review fire safety measures across its nuclear reactors after an investigation by federal regulators found that workers at a Louisiana plant failed to follow rules and falsified records. Contract workers at Entergy’s Waterford 3 nuclear power …
