Monthly Archives: <span>November 2024</span>

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast Gold Winner: Prestige

Finding insurance coverage for trucking firms could be considered a high-stress occupation. With the rise of nuclear lawsuit verdicts and “big-truck attorneys,” escalating premiums, and new state laws and regulations, it’s a lot to think about. But the challenges have …

Despite Storms, Moody’s Upgrades Florida Tax Bonds for Cat Fund, Citizens, FIGA

Despite four hurricanes in just over a year and significant payouts by the Florida Cat Fund, three special tax bonds have seen their ratings upgraded, the state’s insurance commissioner announced Monday. “These recent upgrades continue to show that Florida’s insurance …

Justice Department Finds Pattern of Misconduct by Trenton Police

Police in New Jersey’s capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops, the Justice Department said last Thursday, in a report documenting arrests without legal basis, officers escalating situations with aggression and unnecessary …

Listeria Outbreak Tied to Yu Shang Food Leaves California Infant Dead, 10 People Sick

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal …

Best Agency to Work For – Midwest Gold Winner: Robertson Ryan Insurance

What makes Robertson Ryan Insurance a great place to work? The freedom to do the job, do it well and still have the time and energy for the life you want to lead, according to folks who work for the …

Best Agency to Work For – East Gold Winner: Mackoul Risk Solutions

At Mackoul Risk Solutions, ‘Employees Come First’ Instead of becoming a major league umpire, Ed Mackoul chose to help his father build an insurance empire. Ed wasn’t sure how his life would turn out before joining Mackoul & Associates in …

Safety Board Cites Oversight, Safety Failures in Bus-Truck Crash That Killed 6, Injured 9

Repeated disregard of safety regulations, along with ineffective federal and state enforcement and oversight, contributed to the collision between a bus and box truck in Louisville, New York in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a board meeting …

Swedlow Stepping Down as President of California Workers’ Comp Institute

Alex Swedlow said he plans to retire from his post as president of the Oakland-based California Workers’ Compensation Institute. He is stepping down from the helm of CWCI effective August 2025. Swedlow’s retirement caps a 37-year association with the institute …

Best Agency to Work For – South Central Gold Winner: CoVerica Insurance

Earlier this year CoVerica Insurance rolled out an employee-owned stock program, giving the agency’s staff an opportunity to become part-owners of the organization. That decision to become an employee-owned company gave CoVerica members an opportunity to buy into the company’s …

Missouri Insurance Department Cautions Drivers to Look Out for Deer

The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for deer and other wild animals as temperatures drop and nights become longer. “Dawn and dusk are the most susceptible times to experience deer collisions,” …