San Deigo, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Vy Ouk a commercial lines account manager. Ouk will serve as the main contact person at the agency for her assigned customer accounts, identifying exposure to loss for these clients, educating them …
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based insurance firms Provident Insurance Group and Eaton & Associates have announced plans to merge, effective Jan. 1, 2016. The newly formed partnership will operate as Eaton-Provident Group, LLC and will serve commercial market segments primarily in construction, social …
Oklahoma wildlife officials say a discharge of partially treated wastewater from an Arkansas wastewater plant killed over 30,000 fish along a Siloam Springs tributary. The fish kill happened in September when the apparent failure at Sager Creek Foods caused the …
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled last week that a Portland taxicab company must pay unemployment insurance taxes for certain drivers because they were improperly classified as independent contractors. The case comes amid heightened attention to the employment status of for-hire …
Program helps low-income drivers get suspended licenses back Since 2009, Brenda Kennett has been watching the cost of a handful of minor traffic violations add up, reaching about $1,500 in fines and fees. On Dec. 11, she brought her balance …
Officials say a plan to install more than 800 surveillance cameras in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is on track to be completed by the end of the month. The Sun-News of Myrtle Beach reports the city is spending more than $2 …
The ridesharing company Uber says it will soon begin operating in Birmingham, Ala., after city officials approved new regulations. Multiple media outlets report that city council members voted 7-1 on Dec. 8 to approve the ordinance. The city’s mayor still …
A candidate running for North Carolina insurance commissioner was the subject of a fraud investigation by the current commissioner’s office that led to criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed. Republican Ronald Pierce filed paperwork to run. Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is …
Following completion of its acquisition of Jelf Group, first announced in September, Marsh has made a change in management. It has appointed Phil Barton to be CEO of Jelf in succession to Alex Alway, who is to become a non-executive …
Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd. announced that it has acquired London-based Entertainment Insurance Partners Limited (EIP), the parent company of Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers Ltd., Robertson Taylor International Insurance Brokers Inc., Walton & …