Monthly Archives: <span>July 2020</span>

Breckenridge Welcomes Sheree Davis as Senior Vice President, Program Director

Atlanta, GA, July 30, 2020 — Breckenridge Insurance Group welcomes Sheree Davis to the company as a senior vice president, program director. Davis has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience with significant operations, underwriting and management skills. She …

Order by Connecticut Gov Presumes Workers Comp Benefits for Essential Employees

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed an executive order that state union leaders predict will provide hundreds, possibly thousands, of front-line workers “presumptive eligibility” for workers compensation benefits if they contracted the coronavirus while on the job during the early …

RB Jones Marine Adds Ocean Cargo Product, Hires Great American’s Gambino

RB Jones Marine, a business unit of H.W. Kaufman Group that focuses on the commercial marine and excess energy space, has launched an Ocean Cargo Stock Throughput Product in partnership with Atain Insurance Companies. RB Jones has also added John …

Houston’s CrossCover Insurance Services Adds 3 to Leadership Team

Houston-based CrossCover Insurance Services, a managing general underwriter (MGU) of middle-market commercial properties, has expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Brett Dupre, director of Specialty and Underwriting; Sam McBirney, director of General Property; and Mason Rudloff, director of …

New Orleans Archdiocese nears Settlement with US over Katrina Aid

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans is nearing a settlement with federal authorities in a lawsuit alleging fraud involving Hurricane Katrina aid, according to court records filed on July 27. The federal court filing in New Orleans says federal …

Wisconsin Monitoring Contaminated Water Spill from Fire Extinguisher Maker

Wisconsin environmental officials said July 27 that they’re monitoring cleanup of what they’re calling an accidental release of contaminated river and groundwater at a Marinette plant that manufactures fire extinguishers and fire suppression systems. Department of Natural Resources officials said …

Claiming Plaintiff Farmer Not Ruined, Bayer Says Herbicide Verdict Should Be Tossed

Bayer AG contended in court papers that a jury verdict in favor of a Missouri peach farmer was based on a false premise because a private investigator it hired found the farmer was still in business. A jury in U.S. …

Without More Aid, Many Small Businesses Won’t Make It

OAKLAND, Calif./NEW YORK — After surviving two strokes at age 27, Olivia Colt threw herself into starting a catering business, a lifelong dream. Ten years and another stroke later, she had built Salt & Honey Catering Plus Events into a …

CoreLogic Bidders Seek Shareholders’ Support to Replace Nine Directors

The investors seeking to take over CoreLogic Inc. plan to solicit support from fellow shareholders to replace nine directors, after the company rejected their $7 billion proposal to take it private. Cannae Holdings Inc. and Senator Investor Group previously said …

The Importance of Forensic Accounting to Future Hurricane BI Claims

As a licensed general contractor and a certified public accountant in South Florida who has been advising clients in accounting- and construction-related issues for the past 15 years, I have seen hurricane seasons come and go – and I have …