Yearly Archives: <span>2017</span>

Florida’s Citizens Expects Policy Count Increase in 2018, Plans Claims System Upgrade

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, is anticipating its policyholder count will increase in 2018 for the first time since its efforts to shed policies through depopulation began several years ago. As it moves on …

Alabama Department of Insurance Names Workman as Deputy Commissioner

The Alabama Department of Insurance has announced Jerry Workman as Deputy Commissioner. Workman will succeed Deputy Commissioner and Chief Actuary Charles Angell, who is retiring in July of 2018. He will lead the department’s Rates and Forms, Consumer Services and …

Hanson Insurance Acquires Assets of Corvallis and Stineff in Oregon

Oregon-based Hanson Insurance Group of Corvallis has acquired and will be merging Corvallis Insurance Services and Stineff Insurance Services of Monmouth into the Hanson Insurance Group name. Both independent agencies serve clients in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Hanson Insurance Group is …

Answer Financial in California Names Smith Director of Business Development

Encino, Calif.-based Answer Financial has named Kevin Smith director of business development. Smith will report to Tom Capp, senior vice president of business development. Smith has more than 25 years of experience within the banking and financial services industry, with …

Jury Clears Tractor Manufacturer Kubota in Arkansas Man’s Death

A jury has rejected claims from the relatives of a man who died in a lawn-mowing accident in North Little Rock five years ago. Cedric Quinn Hill was found crushed to death under a Kubota L275 tractor in May 2012. …

Leadership Changes Coming for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance

The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that the leadership of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will change in 2018. Two long-serving employees, Chief Operating Officer Vijay Ramachandran and Chief Financial Officer Steve Cottrell are retiring. Joseph Sciortino will step into …

Former S.D. Law Enforcement Agent Awarded $1.2M in Discrimination Case

A South Dakota jury has awarded $1.2 million to a former state law enforcement agent who claimed discrimination and retaliation. The American News reports the jury sided Friday with past Division of Criminal Investigation agent Laura Zylstra Kaiser, who sued …

Shell Sued by Workers over Gulf of Mexico Platform Fire

Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they allegedly received during a Nov. 8 fire on a U.S. Gulf of Mexico production platform. The suit, …

Alera Group Acquires Illinois’ Hallberg Commercial Insurers

Deerfield, Illinois-based employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, Alera Group, has acquired Hallberg Commercial Insurers Inc. in Oakbrook, Illinois. Hallberg Commercial provides employee benefits, risk management and insurance services to clients in the Chicagoland area. Through loyalty, …

Name Change at Missouri’s Powers Insurance Reflects Risk Management Focus

What’s in a name? When St. Louis-based Powers Insurance and Benefits changed its name in August to Powers Insurance & Risk Management, it was a strategic move that had been in the works for several years, intended to reflect a …