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Woman Gets 5-10 Years for Workers’ Comp Scam of Family Dollar, Restaurant

A Delaware woman will serve 5 to 10 years in state prison for a workers’ compensation scam that spanned 2.5 years, two states, and cost a Pennsylvania employer more than $170,000, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry. Victoria Newell-Brown, …

People Moves: Alliant Hires Ross to Bay Area Brokerage Team

Alliant Insurance Services hired Frank Ross as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Ross joins Alliant with a property/casualty insurance background encompassing risk management, cyber liability, and executive liability. Before joining Alliant, he was senior vice president at USI …

Freight Train Carrying Corn Derails Near Amtrak Stop in Nevada, No Injuries Reported

Sixteen railroad freight cars carrying corn derailed early Wednesday under a key railroad overpass in the northeast Nevada city of Elko, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. The Union Pacific train derailed just …

People Moves: Braverman and Bill join Lockton Lawyers Professional Liability Practice

Lockton, headquartered in the Kansas City metropolitan area, named Eric Braverman and Eric Bill to its lawyers professional liability practice. Both are based in Chicago. Braverman joins as senior vice president, professional services practice leader. He brings 20 years of …

Insurers Offer Tips for Residents to Navigate Texas Wildfires

The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, making it the second-largest wildfire in state history. The fire is 3% contained as of Thursday morning according to officials with the Texas A&M …

RT Specialty Adds Cyber Liability to its Proprietary Digital Platform

RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty (NYSE: RYAN), a leading international specialty insurance firm, announced addition of Cyber Liability to its proprietary digital platform, RT Connector. RT Connector allows retail insurance agents to access multiple lines of …

People Moves: Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for APAC M&A Team; Specialty MGA Nirvana Hires García-Beltrán to Grow European Cyber SME Portfolio

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for M&A in Asia Pacific Fusion Specialty, a Sydney-based MGA platform …

Miami Labor Supplier Charged With Underreporting Payroll to Travelers

Florida authorities charged a Miami contractor with vastly underreporting his payroll and skipping out on $253,000 in workers’ compensation insurance premiums to Travelers Property and Casualty Co. Gustavo Antonio Munguia, 48, owner of American Iron Group Corp., was arrested Thursday, …

AXIS Capital Names Becker as Chair-Elect of Board of Directors, Succeeding Smith

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty re/insurer, announced that W. Marston (Marty) Becker will succeed Henry B. Smith as non-executive chair of its Board of Directors. Smith, who has served as chair since May of 2020, has decided to …

Embedded Business Insurance Agency Coverdash Raises $13.5 Million

Coverdash, which offers embedded commercial insurance technology with products for startups and small-to-medium businesses, announced $13.5 million in Series A funding. Coverdash’s technology package gives businesses such as payroll, payment, lending, human relations and website creators the ability to offer …