Yearly Archives: <span>2017</span>

South Carolina Law Enforcement Center Damaged by Fire

Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged a law enforcement center in South Carolina. Walhalla Fire Department Chief Brandon Burton told local media a fire started at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Oconee Law Enforcement Center. Burton says the …

Seeman Holtz Continues Florida Expansion With Acquisitions of 3 Agencies

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty, Inc. has acquired three different agencies in Florida as part of its geographic expansion and continued growth throughout the United States. The three Florida agencies most recently acquired include: Mark Ellis Insurance, headquartered in Tamarac, …

Third ‘No’ Appears to Kill Latest Senate GOP Bid to Repeal Obamacare

Senator Susan Collins punctured any remaining GOP hopes of repealing Obamacare anytime soon, dealing a fatal blow by rejecting a last-gasp Republican health care bill. The Maine Republican became the third GOP senator to oppose the measure, issuing a blistering …

As Puerto Rico Struggles to Recover from Maria, Burst Dam Brings More Suffering

In San Juan, it was as if Hurricane Maria left everyone to fend for themselves. Two days after Maria hit, electricity and mobile phone service was nonexistent in the capital and across most of Puerto Rico, which was already buckling …

RIC Names Reese as Business Development Manager in Southern California

RIC Insurance General Agency has named Jason Reese a business development manager. Reese will work with retail insurance brokers and agents in San Diego and Orange County. Reese was a business development manager at Method Insurance Services Inc., specializing in …

MJ Insurance Adds Glissmeyer in Arizona

MJ Insurance has named Melissa Glissmeyer a risk management consultant in the Phoenix, Ariz. office. Glissmeyer will be part of the commercial insurance and risk management department and be responsible for driving sales and service. Glissmeyer previously was a fire …

MarketScout in Dallas Creates $25M Insurtech Venture Fund

Dallas-based insurance exchange and MGA MarketScout announced it has launched MarketScout InsurTech (MIT), which will make investments in tech-enabled insurance distribution. The initial funding of $25 million will come exclusively from MarketScout Corp., parent of MIT, according to the firm. …

Deloitte Targeted by Hackers Accessing Data From Internal Email Platform

Following record results that flagged the growth of its cyber security business, Deloitte LLP has revealed that it has been successfully targeted by a cyber attack that let hackers access data from an internal email platform. The auditing and consulting …

Mechura Joins Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates’ Employee Benefits Team

Texas-based independent insurance agency Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates Inc. has hired Julie Mechura as an employee benefits risk advisor in Houston. She will focus on sustaining and developing client relationships, while functioning as the client’s risk advisor. Mechura has …

NFL Football-Maker Wilson Fined $65K for Safety Violations at Ohio Factory

An Ohio factory that makes footballs for the National Football League has been fined by federal regulators over workplace safety violations. Wilson Sporting Goods is facing more than $65,000 in fines after two inspections at its factory in Ada, which …