Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has named Michelle Droz vice president within the employee benefits group. Droz will be based in San Francisco, Calif., and design and deliver benefits solutions to clients across a range of industries. She has 25 years …
More than a year after the European Union implemented its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), U.S. insurers are examining what they can learn as they prepare for the implementation of similar data privacy laws in New York and California. “With …
Bermuda-based specialty insurance provider Sompo International Holdings Ltd. subsidiary Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) has entered into a strategic partnership with VGM Insurance & Financial Solutions (VGM) to offer its insurance products and services to golf courses and country clubs. …
A Tennessee city is accused of violating the civil rights of its police department when it abruptly disbanded the agency last month. The Tennessean reports Ridgetop police chief Bryan Morris and the department’s four former officers filed the federal lawsuit …
Unpaid workers in Oklahoma collectively are receiving nearly $1 million in back wages and penalties from the state’s labor department. The Oklahoma Department of Labor’s (ODOL) Wage and Hour Division said it has awarded Oklahoma employees $839,909.02 in unpaid wages …
Willis Towers Watson, Lockton and Markel International each have appointed new cyber chiefs. Willis Towers Watson has appointed Peter Foster as chairman of Global FINEX Cyber and Cyber Risk Solutions. Foster has been with WTW for more than 14 years …
Norman-Spencer Agency, based in Dayton, Ohio, is now offering an insurance program that provides expense coverage due to closing delays for home buyers — Insure My Closing. The new program is backed by an A++ rated carrier and is available …
Federal officials say an airline ramp and cargo handling company that operated at Detroit Metropolitan Airport will pay $120,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit. The suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Simplicity Ground …
A third bout of flooding and cleanup is taking a toll on people who operate some small businesses along Iowa Highway 2 in southwestern Iowa. They heavily rely on north-south traffic from nearby Interstate 29 and on westbound travelers being …
For about a decade, two of Texas’ top universities have pushed dueling plans to protect the Houston-Galveston region from hurricanes. A concept championed by Texas A&M University at Galveston appears to be winning out as the federal and state governments …
