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

Gulfstream of Florida Promotes Killingsworth to VP of Sales, Marketing, Agency Licensing

Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co., based in Sarasota, Fla., has promoted Mike Killingsworth to vice president of Sales, Marketing and Agency Licensing. In this leadership position, Killingsworth will spearhead business development initiatives, lead sales, marketing and agency licensing functions, …

California Workers’ Comp Division Says Temporary Total Disability Rates to Increase for 2019

The 2019 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2019, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on Tuesday. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $182.29 to $187.71 and the maximum TTD rate will …

Uber Granted 15-Month License to Keep Operating in London

Uber Technologies Inc. was given an 15-month license to operate in London by a judge after the ride-sharing service worked out most of its differences with regulators. Judge Emma Arbuthnot granted the license in a ruling Tuesday. The case stems …

Chicago Staffing Firm to Pay $30K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit

Anchor Staffing Inc., a Chicago-based staffing agency, will pay $30,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC’s lawsuit charged Anchor Staffing with violating an employee’s federal civil rights …

IIAT Honors Shepard for Political Action; Davis as Account Manager of the Year

The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored Harlingen independent insurance agent Bob Shepard with its Paige Eiland Political Action Award at IIAT’s 121st Annual Conference and Trade Show in San Antonio. The Paige Eiland Award recognizes an agent whose …

Ohio Excavating Company Fined $202K Following Fatal Trench Collapse

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited JK Excavating & Utilities Inc. after an employee suffered fatal injuries in a trench collapse in Ohio. OSHA has proposed penalties of $202,201 and placed the company in …

Texas Attorney Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Involving Hail Claims

A former Texas attorney is headed to prison on charges of insurance fraud and barratry for a scheme involving fraudulent lawsuits filed after hail storms, the state insurance department announced. A Tarrant County judge today sentenced R. Kent Livesay to …

Vehicles Damaged, Destroyed by Storms in Southwestern Oklahoma

Emergency management officials say more than a dozen recreational vehicles and campers were overturned by winds as strong storms moved across southwestern Oklahoma. Comanche County Emergency Management spokeswoman Ashleigh Hensch says 13 vehicles were overturned and several were destroyed shortly …

BNSF Looks to Resume Service in Iowa After Derailment

BNSF Railway Co. on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil train derailed near Doon, Iowa, …

Washington County Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $350K

A Washington county agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by two women who accused a male supervisor at the human services department of unwanted hugging, kissing and comments. The Daily Herald reports the total combined …