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Tribble Named VP at Church Mutual’s CM Regent Insurance
Jul 13 2018 // John Tribble has been named vice president and chief administration officer for CM Regent Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Tribble will be responsible for the Loss Control...
Russ Named Assistant VP at Wisconsin’s Church Mutual Insurance
Jun 21 2018 // Guy Russ has been named assistant vice president of risk control for Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wisconsin. He reports to Kevin Root, executive vice president – operations. Russ joined Church...
In Settlement, St. Paul Archdiocese to Pay $210M to Sex Abuse Victims
Jun 1 2018 // The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has agreed to a $210 million settlement with 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse as part of its plan for bankruptcy reorganization, making it the second-largest U.S. payout in the...
2 Killed, 11 Injured in Church Van Wreck in North Carolina
May 23 2018 // At least two people have died and 11 others were hurt in a wreck involving a church van in North Carolina. The wreck was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday near Rolesville, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of...
A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to Wisconsin’s CM Select Insurance
May 23 2018 // A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) of “a” to Wisconsin-based CM Select Insurance Co. (CM Select), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
150-Year-Old South Carolina Church Heavily Damaged in Fire
Apr 25 2018 // A church near the South Carolina coast that is more than 150 years old has been heavily damaged in a fire. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the St. Andrews Church in Mount Pleasant. The fire department and...
Michigan Priest Accused of $5M Embezzlement Sued by Diocese Insurer
Apr 3 2018 // A Michigan priest accused of embezzling more than $5 million now faces a civil lawsuit filed by the insurance company for the Catholic Diocese of Lansing. Rev. Jonathan Wehrle is charged with six counts of embezzling...
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Apr 2 2018 // Independent insurance broker ONI Risk Partners (ONI) has hired Mike Loveless as a commercial risk adviser in ONI’s Fort Wayne, Indiana, office. Loveless most recently worked for JPMorgan Chase as a branch manager. He...
General Star Launches Allied Health, Churches & Schools Programs
Mar 20 2018 // General Star Management Company has launched Allied Health and Churches & Schools Programs to be offered through Promont Insurance Advisors, the program administrator. Together, they will provide eligible risks with...
Selnes Named AVP, Broker Distribution at at Church Mutual
Mar 12 2018 // Janet Selnes has been named assistant vice president – broker distribution for Merrill, Wisconsin-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Selnes joined Church Mutual in 2003 as a regional representative and was promoted to...
Abuse Cases Against California Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregations Settled
Mar 8 2018 // Two men who say they were sexually abused by a leader at Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations in San Diego, Calif. in the 1990s have settled their lawsuits against the church’s governing body. The San Diego...
Authorities Catch Arsonist Setting Fire to Florida Churches
Mar 2 2018 // Authorities say a man who’s responsible for starting fires at several Florida churches has been arrested. A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release says 33-year-old Brody Allen Seiger was arrested on two...
Church Mutual Subsidiary OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas
Feb 27 2018 // CM Select Insurance Co. of Merrill, Wisconsin, has been approved to do business in Arkansas, the state insurance department reported. CM Select is a subsidiary of Church Mutual Insurance Co. (CMIC), which specializes in...
Attorneys Say Montana Diocese Has More Assets for Abuse Settlements
Jan 31 2018 // Attorneys representing victims of sex abuse by priests and other employees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings in Montana argue parish money being held by the diocese should be available to pay a...
Fred C. Church Adds Vermeal in Outdoor and Adventure Practice
Jan 25 2018 // Fred C. Church has added Mark Vermeal to its outdoor-focused risk advisory and insurance practice. Vermeal will open an office in Golden, Colo. will become the senior risk management and safety advisor for the newly...
KKR-Backed Optiv Plans to Offer Cyber Security Services in Europe
Jan 24 2018 // Optiv Security, an acquisitive Denver-based company backed by private equity firm KKR, is expanding into Europe where it will offer its cyber security management and consultancy services, executives said on Tuesday. Optiv...
FEMA Declares Church Centers Now Eligible for U.S. Disaster Aid
Jan 5 2018 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or religious nature. The...
Lawsuit Seeks $70M from Montana Diocese for Abuse Victims
Dec 27 2017 // Representatives of sex abuse victims and their survivors are suing a bankrupt Roman Catholic diocese in Montana in an effort to ensure more than $70 million in assets are available for those abused by church officials. The...
The Charity Issue: Photos of Giving
Dec 18 2017 // The Keane Insurance Group John Keane, president of The Keane Insurance Group, founded the Keane Charitable Group in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti. Since then, The Keane Group has raised more than $1 million to build...
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Dec 18 2017 // Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA, has appointed Al Miralles as chief risk officer (CRO), effective Jan. 1, 2018. Miralles joined CNA in 2011 as senior vice president and treasurer and has been leading the Long-Term...
