Industry Flexes Political Muscle in States to Criminalize Aggressive Pipeline Protests August 20, 2019 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy After protesters disrupted construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota by chaining themselves to construction equipment and pitching tents...
Alabama Woman Sentenced for Embezzling More Than $600K from Fire Departments August 20, 2019 A federal judge has sentenced an Opelika, Alabama, woman to prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from volunteer fire departments...
The Hilb Group Acquires Tennessee’s Mackie Financial Group August 20, 2019 The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Tennessee-based Mackie Financial Group LLC (MFG). The transaction became effective August 1, 2019....
The MEMIC Group Appoints Wilson as Senior Production Underwriter in Georgia August 20, 2019 Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group has appointed Kim Wilson to the role of senior production underwriter to support continued...
Blank Rome Hires Michael to Insurance Recovery Group in Washington D.C. August 20, 2019 Blank Rome LLP has announced that Partner Helen K. Michael has joined the firm’s Insurance Recovery group based in its...
Liberty Mutual Surety Taps Schrift to Develop Subcontractor Default Insurance Offering August 20, 2019 Liberty Mutual Surety has appointed Douglas Schrift and charged him with developing the company’s Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) offering. SDI...
Companies Continue March Towards Robots; Orders Up 7.2% in First Half of Year August 20, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson In the first half of 2019, the North American robotics market is up 7.2%. From January to June, North American...
Number of Wildfires Down in Louisiana Over 10-Year Period August 20, 2019 The number of wildfires in Louisiana has dropped significantly over the past decade, agriculture and forestry officials say. According to...
2019 Planting Season Is Ohio’s Worst Weather Weather-Wise, USDA Says August 20, 2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers show Ohio farmers have been hit with the state’s worst weather-prevented planting season on record....
West Bend Mutual Insurance Promotes Dunn, Ertmer, Jacques, Schwalen and Tighe August 20, 2019 West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. in West Bend, Wisconsin, has promoted five company executives. Heather Dunn is now senior vice...