Global insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has appointed Philip Gawthorpe as Multinational Client Service Practice leader for the Midwest Zone. Gawthorpe, who has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, will be based in Marsh’s Chicago office and …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has named Scot A. Housh president and CEO of Willis’ Minnesota operations, effective immediately. Housh is based in Minneapolis and will report to Tom Ealy, national partner of Willis’ Midwest Region. Housh, who joined …
Indianapolis, Ind.-based Protective Specialty has created a new Professional Liability Division, which joins the company’s portfolio of nationwide products by offering Miscellaneous Professional Liability. A subsidiary of Protective Insurance Company, which is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, this is …
The severity of injury and level of impairment — not the workers’ legal fees — have the most effect on payout for workers’ compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public …
A Minnesota woman who became severely ill from an E. coli infection after eating a tainted hamburger has sued a division of agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. for $100 million. Stephanie Smith, 22, of Cold Spring, became ill in September 2007 …
Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Associated Agencies Inc., has hired Helene R. Berns as an account executive. Berns is licensed in all areas of insurance, offering service to those needing auto, home, commercial and other insurance. Prior to joining the Associated team, …
The Missouri Department of Insurance has announced the following changes to its division and section managers: Fred Heese was named director of the Division of Insurance Company Regulation. Heese has served as acting director of this division since May 2007. …
The Ohio Department of Insurance reports that auto insurance rates in that state have declined for the third consecutive year, according to the 2006/2007 Auto Insurance Database Report just released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). In 2007, …
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has issued a $250,000 fine against Michael Antonello, an insurance agent the department previously accused of insurance fraud. It is the largest fine levied against an individual by the department in recent memory. Antonello’s agency …
After Missouri’s youngest drivers were told to quit sending cell phone text messages, lawmakers are going after everybody else. Several lawmakers have filed bills for the 2010 legislative session that starts Jan. 6 to ban all motorists from sending text …
