Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

People Moves: California Commissioner Make Appointments to CAARP, CIGA Board and Insurance Diversity Task Force

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed members Bernardo de la Torre, Cynthia Strathmann and Doug Heller to the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP) Advisory Committee. Deepika Srivastava and Don Jones were named the newest members of the California Insurance …

Alacrity Acquires South Carolina’s Cross Country Adjusting

Insurance Claims management service Alacrity Solutions Group, has acquired Cross Country Adjusting of Pageland, South Carolina. CCA, founded in 2005, provides residential and commercial property claims adjusting through a national network of adjusters. The transaction with CCA is Alacrity’s fifteenth …

Mahoney Group Fights Inflation, Boosts Employee Happiness Other Ways Too

A happy workplace isn’t all about money, but it’s no secret that pay goes a long way to make for gratified employees. “Salary competitiveness has been the #1 priority,” reads a comment from an employee at The Mahoney Group, an …

People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP; Central Insurance Makes Changes to Leadership Team

Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP of Corporate Development Unison Risk Advisors, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, hired Andrew Maisano as senior vice president of corporate development. Unison Risk Advisors is the holding company for Oswald Companies of Cleveland, Ohio, Baltimore, …

People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Hires Woods as VP

Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named Richard Woods vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Woods is based in Dallas, Texas. Before joining Alliant, Woods was a risk management consultant at Lockton. He previously served as vice president …

People Moves: Hagerty to Head US Retail Property at Everest Insurance; AIG Hires Navagamuwa as Chief Information Officer

Roshan Navagamuwa joins American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in December as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective January 1, 2024. AIG is headquartered in New York, N.Y. Navagamuwa joins AIG from CVS Health, where he was executive vice …

Federal Authorities Investigate Underwater Oil Pipeline Leak off Louisiana Coast

VENICE, La. (AP) – Federal authorities said Saturday that they`re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of Louisiana. The National Transportation Safety Board said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it had sent a …

NTSB Begins Probe Into Chicago Commuter Train Crash That Injured 40

CHICAGO (AP) – Federal safety officials said Friday they have launched an investigation into a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people but they`re likely more than a year away from releasing any conclusions about what caused the …

Fans File Class-Action Lawsuit Against The Las Vegas Grand Prix

Formula One fans upset at being forced to leave the Las Vegas Grand Prix venue before the start of the second practice session filed a class-action lawsuit. Las Vegas-based Dimopoulos Law Firm and co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting filed the …

Investigators Found Fire And Safety Hazards on Land Under Los Angeles Before Arson Fire

State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space under an elevated Los Angeles freeway before it burned in an arson fire, documents show. The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway …