Monthly Archives: <span>September 2023</span>

Florida OIR Wants Enhanced Hurricane Ian Data by Sept. 27. Claims Have Topped 740,000

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding carriers that additional information about Hurricane Ian claims is due no later than Sept. 27. By law, the office is required to collect data after hurricanes. Simple data was required in the …

Kentucky Schools Adding More Electric Buses Thanks to EPA Grants

Blue Bird Corp., one of the largest and oldest makers of school buses, has fully embraced electric vehicles and will soon provide 13 electric buses to a Kentucky school district. Bowling Green Independent School District said the purchase of the …

Social Security Demands Billions From Workers’ Comp Recipients, Others for Overpayments

The Social Security Administration is trying to claw back billions of dollars in disability overpayments, many of them made to people who received workers’ compensation payouts for injuries, an analysis has found. KFF Health News, part of the Kaiser Family …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Michigan Cannabis Sales

Michigan cannabis sales are a great story. Sales there reached another record in July, hitting $277 million for the month, and look to head well over $3 billion for the year. What’s going on there? The state is still fairly …

People Moves: CSAA in California Names Pugh EVP and CIO; Kerfoot Joins Alliantin Hawaii

CSAA Insurance Group Promotes Pugh to EVP and CIO CSAA Insurance Group, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., promoted Todd Pugh to executive vice president and chief information officer, overseeing all aspects of the company’s information technology division. He has served …

People Moves: Wong Joins Tax Team at Ryan; Alliant Hires Stauss in Northeast

Jenny Wong has joined Ryan Transactional Risk (RTR) as vice president, North American tax insurance. RTR is headquartered in London, England. Wong, based in New York, N.Y., has 19 years of experience as a tax practitioner, including roles as an …

Gallagher Buys Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the global insurance brokerage, has agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based Eastern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Eastern Bank, Gallagher announced. The move is subject to regulatory approval. The purchase transaction should close in the fourth quarter …

Carshare Restart: Hochul Signs Bill Allowing Out-of-State RRGs to Cover Nonprofits

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that should make it easier for nonprofit groups to find auto insurance coverage through risk retention groups. Assembly Bill 5718 and its companion Senate bill allows out-of-state risk retention groups, starting in …

Ohio Trucking Company Faces Lawsuit for Harassing and Terminating Gay Mechanics, EEOC Alleges

An Ohio trucking company violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …

People Moves: Alliant Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group

Alliant Insurance Services Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group Brian Montgomery has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group in Houston, Texas. Montgomery joins Alliant, based in Irvine, Calif., with over a decade of …