Monthly Archives: <span>May 2018</span>

Flow Insurance Services Adds Matheny in Washington

Flow Insurance Services has named Adam Matheny a program administrator in its Spokane, Wash. location. Matheny has been in the insurance industry since 2011, having started with Safeco Insurance. In 2012, he opened an agency with American Family Insurance. He …

Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado Retooling Leadership

Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado is revamping its leadership structure. Mark Isakson, who had been senior vice president of operations, now becomes the company’s chief customer officer. He will serve as the senior executive overseeing operations, information services and agency relations. …

Texas Governor Unveils School Safety Plan, Proposed Gun Law Changes

Note: This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. Less than two weeks after 10 people were killed in a southeast Texas school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out a 40-page, 40-strategy plan for preventing future school shootings, and left …

Texas Insurance Commissioner Launches ‘Keep it Simple’ Campaign

Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan is aiming to ensure that plain language prevails at the Texas Department of Insurance website with a “keep it simple” campaign. Sullivan is a plain language champion, and his message is taking hold at the …

Kepperling Named Illinois Branch Manager for Erie Insurance

Rob Kepperling will step into the role of Illinois branch manager for Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance on June 7, the company announced. Kepperling began his career with Erie Insurance in 2004 in the Claims division. In 2011, he moved into a …

Fatal Crashes Up 60% in South Dakota

This year is shaping up to be a deadly one for drivers on South Dakota’s roadways. The Rapid City Journal reports that there have been 42 motor vehicle fatalities in the state so far in 2018, a 60 percent increase …

People, Organizations Working Together to Hurricane-Proof Houston-Area Community

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, working in collaboration with area residents, the Clear Lake City Water Authority, or CLCWA, and Exploration Green Conservancy, have been collaborating to transform an about-to-be paved golf course into a new kind of nature …

Small Group Health Insurance Grew by 15% in Minnesota in 2017

The number of people covered by small group health insurance in Minnesota grew by 15 percent last year, ending a string of annual enrollment declines stretching back to 2004. Price hikes and tight limits last year on doctor and hospital …

Alberto Brings Severe Weather, Deaths in North Carolina

North Carolina’s governor is urging his state’s residents to exercise caution as rains from a subtropical depression spread into his and other Southern states, noting the deaths of two broadcast journalists killed by a falling tree as they reported on …

Alliant Names Harper Vice President of Healthcare Group in California

Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named David Harper senior vice president within its Healthcare Group. He will be based in Orange County, Calif. and design customized insurance and risk management solutions for clients throughout the Western Region. Harper was previously …