Daytona Beach, Fla.-based insurance brokerage firm Brown & Brown will pay $100,000 and furnish significant relief to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to statements issued last month by both EEOC …
National wholesale insurance brokerage and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities has announced that Shavarra Davis will be joining its Atlanta office as a broker specializing in the healthcare industry. Davis brings more than a decade of experience in the healthcare …
Risk Theory, LLC, underwriter of a dealer open lot program for independent agents, has expanded its offerings to include garage package coverage for franchised auto, heavy truck, and motorcycle dealers. The Garage Program, led by industry veteran Bob Tschippert, is …
Arrest warrants were issued this week for 26 suspects in connection with an automobile insurance fraud ring centered in the Columbus, Georgia area, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. According to the statement, the fraud ring allegedly …
Several Florida cities set rainfall records as heavy rain continued to fall in Florida, bringing the potential for flooding and even forcing officials to close a large outlet mall north of Miami on Wednesday. News outlets reported that 10 or …
You’d think climate change activists now living under a new reality created by a U.S. president making good on his promise to withdraw the nation from the Paris accord on global warming would feel at least a bit vexed or …
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may disrupt the $334 billion global shipping industry. …
Topa Insurance Co. has named Olive Chang assistant vice president of reinsurance and programs. Chang will be located in the Calabasas, Calif. office. She will manage reinsurance and programs operation, quality control of treaty and facultative reinsurance placement strategy, process …
Worldwide Facilities has opened a new location in Utah and has named Kyle Domire to lead the office. Domire has experience in construction, excess transportation, manufacturing and energy. He most recently was with Burns & Wilcox as a senior broker. …
Lafayette, Calif.-based Stone Creek Insurance Agency has named Kimberly Van Horn as marketing manager. Van Horn has nine years of experience in commercial insurance. Van Horn’s past positions include marketing manager at Pacific Diversified Insurance Services Inc. and New Business …
