A San Mateo County Superior Court on Monday evening issued an order appointing the California Department of Insurance’s Conservation and Liquidation Office as conservator of California Insurance Co. The court order directs the conservator to take immediate possession of the …
United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added Lawrence Potter Insurance Agency in San Diego, Calif., as a member. Larry Potter, Managing Principal, is the sole proprietor owner of the retail agency. The agency focuses on janitorial, general contractors, lessors risk, …
Program business premium rose 12.2% in 2018, reaching $40.5 billion from $36 billion in 2016, according to The 2019 State of Program Business Study published by the Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA). Program business again outpaced the total property/casualty …
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has acquired Spokane, Wash-based Buck & Affiliates. Gary Buck, president and CEO, along with the entire Buck & Affiliates team, will join Alliant and continue serving clients from its Spokane headquarters. Terms of the deal were …
Authorities say a mother and son who worked for a Georgia alcohol distributor embezzled more than $3 million from their employer over a decade. Sheriff’s investigators in Bibb County, Georgia, arrested 72-year-old Eva Rebecca Wells and her son, 44-year-old Billy …
A New Jersey city has ended its electronic scooter pilot program after a teenage boy died while riding one. Elizabeth’s City Council voted Tuesday night to end the city’s six-month Lime e-scooter program. The vote came amid public outrage following …
The City of Madison, Wisconsin, has issued a warning to water utility customers concerning letters being sent to homeowners by a company claiming to offer insurance coverage for water lines to the home. Madison Water Utility said it has received …
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has named Kelly Geary National Executive Risk & Cyber Practice leader. Geary and her team bring expertise in cyber and executive risk to EPIC and …
A Cincinnati, Ohio, woman must repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) nearly $41,000 after being convicted of workers’ compensation fraud. The BWC reported that Michelle D. Smith, 57, pleaded guilty to the fifth-degree felony in the Franklin County …
Canadian insurance broker Westland Insurance Group Ltd. has appointed Keri Fraser as its chief people officer (CPO), effective Nov. 12, 2019. Fraser joins Westland from Colliers, where she was vice president Human Resources – North America, according to her LinkedIn …