Allstate Regional Counsel Robert Zeman has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors of the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). Zeman was elected a the board’s December meeting; his term begins Jan. 1, 2016. Zeman has …
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty was presented with the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) “Insurance Man of the Year” Award on Dec. 4. According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), the award was presented to …
Allstate Regional Counsel Robert Zeman has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors of the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT). Zeman was elected a the board’s December meeting; his term begins Jan. 1, 2016. Zeman has …
Federal investigators say they believe Central Kentucky tobacco farmers, crop insurance agents, tobacco warehouse owners and others conspired to defraud thousands and possibly millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program that insures crops. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports …
An exotic car salvage yard owner in Lufkin, Texas, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to insurance fraud. The Houston Chronicle reports that in November 2009, Andy House drove his sports …
Eleven contract workers were injured Tuesday in a boiler accident at chemical manufacturer Axiall Corp.’s Natrium plant in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle, the company said. The company said in a statement that the accident occurred around 7 a.m. Tuesday in …
An exotic car salvage yard owner in Lufkin, Texas, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison after pleading guilty to insurance fraud. The Houston Chronicle reports that in November 2009, Andy House drove his sports …
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed a Glasgow businessman and former judge-executive to be secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet. Bevin said David A. Dickerson of Glasgow is “a proven business leader and a trusted friend.” Dickerson was Barren County …
A female firefighter was subjected to equipment tampering, clothing destruction and gender-related slurs at a central Ohio fire department, according to a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging a pattern of sexual harassment. Amie Morningstar of the Circleville Fire Department was also …
J.M. Wilson has hired Ashley Montgomery as assistant underwriter in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Montgomery assists the property/casualty and transportation underwriting departments with setting up and binding policies for issuance, corresponding with company underwriters, and serving independent insurance agents in …