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24 09, 2015

HUB Names Eggleston Managing Director in California

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Kevin Eggleston has joined HUB California as managing director responsible for the hospitality practice. Eggleston will be based in the HUB California Sacramento office. Eggleston began his career in management positions with luxury hotels in Boston, Charlotte, San Francisco and …

24 09, 2015

Health Insurer CEOs Defend Big Mergers Before Senate

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Leaders of two major health insurers planning multibillion dollar acquisitions made their case to Congress this week that bigger can mean better in their industry, but concerns are being raised in Washington about how these deals will affect consumers and …

24 09, 2015

Schermerhorn Named Vice President of Lockton in California

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Lockton Cos. has named Jeff Schermerhorn vice president in its cyber technology practice. Schermerhorn will be based in Lockton’s Los Angeles office. He will offer clients tailored programs to shelter them from the increasing threat of cyber attacks. Lockton is …

24 09, 2015

Mass. Developer Charged With Masterminding Arson for Insurance Money

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A millionaire developer and restaurant owner in Massachusetts has been charged with masterminding the arson of an under-construction home so he could collect the insurance money. Alan Kaplan, of Brookline, Massachusetts, was granted $10,000 bail and ordered to surrender his …

24 09, 2015

Scottsdale Names Nelson to Lead Contract Underwriting

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Surplus lines carrier Scottsdale Insurance Co. has named David Nelson as the leader of contract underwriting. Nelson has been with Scottsdale Insurance since 1991. His most recent position was CFO for the Scottsdale Insurance Group of Companies, Nationwide Agribusiness and …

24 09, 2015

Texas Sets Workers’ Comp Maximum Weekly Benefit at $895

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The workers’ compensation state average weekly wage for dates of injury from Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016, has been set by the Texas Department of Insurance’s Division of Workers’ Compensation at $895.08. The maximum weekly benefit rates for …

24 09, 2015

Southwest Louisiana Town Still Struggles a Decade after Hurricane Rita

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Vacant slabs, weed-choked lots and solitary stairs to nowhere permeate Cameron, a tiny town in southwest Louisiana. All that remains of the Klean-N-Kruise car wash is a rusted white sign overlooking an empty, overgrown lot. Residents travel 30 miles away …

24 09, 2015

Missouri High Court Rules against Chiefs in Age Discrimination Suit

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The Missouri Supreme Court has given fresh life to a lawsuit that claims the Kansas City Chiefs fired an older maintenance manager because of his age. In vacating a Jackson County jury’s decision that the club didn’t discriminate in Steve …

24 09, 2015

Report: Despite Monetary Awards, Job Creation Lags in Wisconsin

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Wisconsin’s troubled job-creation agency handed out more awards last year but created fewer jobs, according to its annual report. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation awarded nearly $90 million more in economic development awards last year than the previous year, according …

24 09, 2015

Pennsylvania Reminds Health Insurers to Keep Provider Directories Up to Date

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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is reminding health insurers that they must keep their provider directories up to date and that consumers should not pay higher out-of-network costs if they use a health care provider who is out-of-network but, at …