Claims services provider Crawford & Company has appointed Maureen Westling vice president of U.S. Catastrophe Services Operations. She is based in Dallas. In the newly created role, Westling will be responsible for the strategic and tactical direction, as well as …
Federal investigators have concluded that a deadly explosion at a Minneapolis school in 2017 happened because a pipefitting crew lacked proper training and wasn’t fully authorized to move a gas meter. The National Transportation Safety Board released its report Dec. …
Personal car insurance company, Noblr, is now offering coverage to Ohio drivers, the company announced. Noblr said it rewards customers’ good driving behaviors with real-time competitive rates. Noblr is built on a reciprocal exchange model, where customers are members who …
A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy is slowing down in nine Midwest and Plains states as the U.S. trade war with China continues, according to a report released Dec. 1. The overall index for the region …
Burns & Wilcox has named Pamela Alphabet to its leadership team as regional practice group leader for the Western region, personal insurance. She is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Alphabet will partner with the company’s offices in California, Arizona and Nevada …
Insurance Office of America has launched Smart Club Program – a new program exclusively for athletic, city, country, faculty, golf, military, town, and yacht clubs. The Smart Club Program is custom designed for the needs of each club, offering a …
Worldwide Facilities, LLC, a national wholesale insurance brokerage, managing general agency and program manager, has acquired Risk Management Advisory Group (RMAG), a managing wholesale broker based in Miami Lakes, Fla., that provides specialty personal and commercial line products to retail …
Builders Insurance Group has appointed Ellen G. Smith to the role of senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. The company is headquartered in Atlanta. Smith was serving as director of Financial Planning and Analysis with Builders and in …
A second owner of a Vermont spa has pleaded guilty to setting the business on fire a year ago. Kristopher Kirby of East Montpelier, co-owner of the Sundara Day Spa in Berlin, pleaded guilty Monday to a felony count of …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dana Railcare, based in Wilmington, Del., for confined space hazards after an employee fatality in Pittston, Penn. The railcar service provider faces $551,226 in proposed penalties. An …
