Oregon businesses that participate in the Associated General Contractors/SAIF Workers’ Compensation program will receive a $2.5 million retrospective return on their 2014-15 plan year premium, SAIF announced on Wednesday. Six hundred and sixty-five AGC employers in construction and related industries …
Portland. Ore.-based ID Experts has named Kimberly Holmes senior vice president and counsel in cyber insurance, liability and emerging risks. Holmes will be responsible for overseeing cyber and insurance litigation developments, as well as the corresponding cyber liability and enforcement …
A staffing agency that placed a medical technician at Exeter Hospital who infected patients with hepatitis C in 2012 says it shouldn’t have to compensate the hospital for payouts made to patients who tested negative for the virus. David Kwiatkowski …
Buffalo, New York-based insurance agency Lawley has added Pat Malleolo to its employee benefits sales division in its recently relocated Purchase, N.Y. office. The hiring of Malleolo in Lawley’s Westchester County office introduces a dedicated employee benefits consultant to the …
Suren Hovhannisyan, 27, a licensed insurance agent of North Hollywood, Calif., was arrested at his residence this week on multiple felony counts of burglary, grand theft, and unauthorized use of access cards after allegedly scheming to embezzle over $100,000 from …
Total non-life catastrophe bond market issuance for the first half of 2016 rose to $2.8 billion, according to the latest ILS market update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson. After starting …
Insurance brokerage, USI Insurance Services (USI), has appointed David A. Nurre president, employee benefits for the Cincinnati, Ohio, office. As president, Nurre is responsible for the growth and overall performance of the business unit. Nurre has more than 17 years of …
Two recent crashes on the same road in Indiana’s Elkhart County highlight the dangers of distracted driving accidents involving motor vehicles and horse-drawn buggies. On May 29, a 17-year-old girl who rear-ended a buggy carrying an Amish couple and their …
Aspen Insurance announced the appointment of Nicky Alexandru as head of U.S. Crisis Management. Alexandru will develop a U.S. product contamination/recall capability, which will be a new Crisis Management line of business for Aspen in the U.S. He joins Aspen …
PartnerRe Ltd. has announced a series of appointments, following the reorganization of its business units announced on June 30, 2016. As previously announced, PartnerRe has restructured its business units in order to better align its global expertise with the needs of …