Monthly Archives: <span>June 2017</span>

North Carolina Lawmakers Hammer Out Details of $100M in Hurricane Relief

Lawmakers are figuring out how to spend $100 million earmarked in the recently approved North Carolina budget for continued cleanup and rebuilding from Hurricane Matthew. The House approved unanimously Wednesday a measure to distribute the funds for things like low-income …

SUNZ in Florida Promotes Bolinder to COO, Appoints Distefano Chief Technology Officer

SUNZ Insurance Company, a large deductible workers’ compensation carrier, has promoted Karen Bolinder from director of Financial Operations to chief operating officer. In her new position, Bolinder will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of SUNZ Insurance with direct oversight …

EPS Settlements Group Rebrands as Arcadia

EPS Settlements Group announced today the company’s refreshed brand, including its new name – Arcadia – and logo. Arcadia was born out of a desire to create long-term financial security and an improved quality of life for injured people. The …

Perry to Chair State Bar of Texas’ Insurance Law Section

Meloney Perry, founder of the Dallas-based insurance defense law firm Perry Law P.C., has been elected as the 2017-18 chair of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. The state bar’s Insurance Law Section enables attorneys to …

Appeals Spent, Iowa Egg Executives in Salmonella Case Ordered to Prison

A father and son whose Iowa-based egg production company caused a massive 2010 salmonella outbreak have exhausted their appeals and a federal judge has ordered them to begin serving prison sentences. The U.S. Supreme Court declined in May to hear …

State Sues Flint, Michigan, over Water Deal Refusal

The state of Michigan has sued Flint, alleging that the city council’s delay in approving a broadly backed recommendation to buy water long term from a Detroit-area system is endangering public health in the wake of a man-made crisis that …

One Call to Open Office in Springfield, Missouri

One Call Care Management (One Call), a provider of workers’ compensation care management services, is opening a new office in Springfield, Mo. One Call will begin operations in August 2017 in 31,512 square feet of an existing building, located at …

Texas Stamping Office: Surplus Lines Cyber Growth Keeps Up with Demand

In Texas and across the nation, the surplus lines insurance market is keeping up with the increase in demand for cyber liability protection, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). Surplus lines insurers have evolved over the …

Increase in P/C Insurers’ Losses in 2017 Will Again Be Driven by Auto: S&P

Private auto net incurred losses will increase by nearly 7 percent in 2017 to a new record of approximately $154 billion, reflecting elevated volume and costs of claims, according to a new S&P Global market outlook. According to the U.S. …

California Wildfire Destroys Ranch Home of ‘Big Bang Theory’ Star

The home of “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California. Nicole Perna, a spokeswoman for the 42-year-old actor, says his home on a ranch in the San Luis Obispo area was destroyed by …