The National Weather Service has confirmed that five tornadoes ripped through parts of Maryland on Friday. Multiple news outlets report that the tornadoes were confirmed in Carroll, Cecil, Montgomery and Frederick counties. WBAL-TV reports that the Carroll County tornado had …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC for crushing and other hazards following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019. OSHA cited the Northwood, N.H., stone …
Carleen Patterson has joined Alliant Insurance Services in Dallas as first vice president, practice leader within the company’s Public Entity Group. Patterson is regarded for her property/casualty expertise for large governmental and higher education clients. Additionally, she has experience working …
Fairview Park, Ohio-based The McGowan Companies has entered into a joint venture with Allied Specialty Insurance Inc., a subsidiary of AXA’s property/casualty and specialty risk division, AXA XL, forming McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance (McGowan Allied). The new entity is focused …
Integrity Insurance, a property & casualty carrier headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has promoted Lisa Messerschmidt to commercial lines underwriting manager. Messerschmidt will be responsible for leading a group of commercial lines underwriters and commercial field underwriters to ensure sustained growth, …
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Worldwide Facilities has named Garett Kaneko executive vice president in national client management and sales. Kaneko’s responsibilities will include development of the firm’s relationships with customers. He was most recently strategic lead of insurance partnerships for Newfront …
Lockton Pacific Series has added Vinny Catalano to grow its employee benefits presence in the Sacramento, Calif., region. Catalano is part of the Lockton’s Pacific region, which encompasses eight offices throughout the Western U.S., including Portland, Sonoma, San Francisco, Sacramento, …
A young woman from Idaho who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a 2018 van crash while traveling to a Christian conference in Portland, Ore. with her youth group is suing the church and the youth pastor who was driving …
North Carolina-based Towne Insurance has expanded into South Carolina with the completion of its acquisition of Nationwide Agency, The Angel Insurance Agency. Led by David E. Angel, The Angel Insurance Agency has offices located in Rock Hill, Lancaster, and Spartanburg, …
Hot tub water that sprayed into the air likely caused an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that killed four people in North Carolina last year, state health officials said last month. The state Department of Health and Human released its final …
