After a 63 percent growth spurt over the past two years, Milwaukee, Wis.-based HNI, a non-traditional risk management firm, announced it is launching a sales and advisory development program to recruit and rapidly onboard four to six new producers. The …
Associated Risk Managers of Illinois (ARM of Illinois) and The Iroquois Group of Allegany, N.Y., have announced a joint marketing agreement that allows ARM members in Illinois access to Iroquois’ carriers, benefits and services. The Iroquois effort in Illinois will …
Ohio employers will have an opportunity to select a new managed care organization (MCO) to manage health-care services for workers injured on the job beginning April 28. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) offers an open enrollment period every …
Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to reinstate an injured Nebraska worker and pay $85,000 in damages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the railroad improperly terminated the North Platte employee after he reported an …
The Big “I” executive committee presented Mike Wojcik, senior vice president of The Horton Group and chairman of the Big “I” Healthcare Task Force, with the Sidney O. Smith Award, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA’s) highest …
The Social Security numbers of nearly 30,000 people who enrolled at Iowa State University over a 17-year period were exposed in a data breach, school officials announced. Five information technology servers on the Ames campus were hacked, and those servers …
Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that Cleveland resident John Deskins was sentenced to two years of probation in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for theft in an insurance fraud case. Evidence gathered by the …
Appleton, Wis.-based SECURA Insurance has promoted Tim Heyroth to the newly created position of vice president–sales. Heyroth, who has been with SECURA for more than 17 years, will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies for property and casualty …
Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance announced the expansion of its management team. Inge Lindeque joins M3 as director of sales – employee benefits, and Brian Meyer is the new director of risk management – employee benefits. Additionally, Tim Cleary and Nezih Hasanoglu …
An Ohio woman was ordered to repay more than $32,000 in connection with working while collecting workplace injury benefits. Laura Brown pleaded guilty April 9 in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to workers’ compensation fraud, a fifth-degree felony. “Ms. …
