The Buckner Co. has been honored for the second yar in the row by the Mountain West Capital Network’s Utah 100 Event. MWCN has organized the Utah 100 event for 16 years as a way to recognize the industry-leaders and …
New Jersey-based insurance wholesaler Crump has hired Adam Kagan as chief market relations officer. Kagan will work with Crump’s wholesale and specialty programs units to assist in developing and expanding carrier relationships. He joins Crump following 17 years with Marsh, …
North Carolina employers’ costs for workers’ compensation will inch up next spring under an agreement reached between the state and insurers. The settlement ordered a 0.6 percent increase for voluntary market loss costs and 4.1 percent increase for the assigned …
Two Virginia Tech professors have been awarded an $825,000 federal research grant aimed at reducing falls on residential construction sites. The grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will focus on adapting industry safety equipment for use …
The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, which struck the Mentawai Islands off of the Indonesian island of Sumatra has left at least 272 dead, with over 400 people still reported missing. Indonesian authorities are also trying to deal with the …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon as Secretary-Treasurer for 2011 at the fall meeting on October 21, 2010. Donelon is presently serving on the Executive Committee of the NAIC and is chairman …
A former high school gymnast from Milford whose feet were severely injured when plywood boards fell on them as she set up a temporary floor for practice has settled with the school department for $625,000. Kaylee Ritchie was 14 when …
Higginbotham & Associates has appointed Walker Steward a vice president in its Austin office. Steward is a commercial property/casualty insurance agent with experience in brokerage and sales. He brings with him an established client roster. Steward was most recently an …
ACE Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New York Life’s Hong Kong and Korea life insurance operations for approximately $425 million in cash. ACE said the deal would expand its life insurance business “into two …
The Iowa Council of NAIW has elected Debbie Theil of Iowa Mutual Insurance Co., Davenport, as Iowa Council director. Other newly elected officers include: Membership Chair Robyn Railsback of AEGON, Cedar Rapids Public Relations Chair – Brenda Kluger of Independent …
