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7 07, 2016

SFM Mutual Insurance Acquires Minnesota’s Barrier Free Access

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SFM Mutual Insurance Co., a Midwest regional workers’ compensation insurer, has acquired Barrier Free Access, a Byron, Minn.-based provider of safe patient handling products, design consultation and training to medical facilities throughout the Upper Midwest. Through selling and training on …

7 07, 2016

Hub International Buys Toronto-Based HSBI Benefits

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Hub International Ltd., the Chicago-based global insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired HSBI Benefits Inc. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, HSBI Benefits specializes in employee benefits insurance solutions. Curtis McCone, president of HSBI …

7 07, 2016

Accident Fund Insurance Names Holland as Claims VP

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Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has appointed Dean Holland to vice president of Claims. In this role, Holland is responsible for all claims and medical operations. Holland joined the company in 1987 as a claims examiner, and has worked in various …

7 07, 2016

AXA to Sell Serbian P/C and Life & Savings Units to Vienna Insurance

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AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with Vienna Insurance Group to sell both its Life & Savings and Property & Casualty operations in Serbia and exit the Serbian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Vienna Insurance Group …

7 07, 2016

Lauve, Insurors Group Board Member, Named IIAT Chair

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Insurors Group LLC, an alliance of independent insurance agents in Texas, announced that members of its board of directors were recognized by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas at the group’s convention in San Antonio, Texas. Peter Lauve, with CBS Insurance …

7 07, 2016

Neon Selects TigerEye for U/W Analytics as It Grows Treaty Reinsurance Book

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Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, announced that it has selected TigerRisk Partners’ TigerEye platform as its pricing and roll-up tool to support the company’s increasing presence in the property reinsurance marketplace. As previously announced, after completing a strategic review of …

7 07, 2016

Jail Sentences Upheld for Iowa Egg Execs in Salmonella Case

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A federal appeals court has upheld jail sentences for two egg industry executives whose Iowa-based company caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. In a long-awaited decision, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed three-month jail sentences issued last …

7 07, 2016

Massachusetts City Settles Coerced Confession Claim for $2.1M

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The city of Worcester, Massachusetts has agreed to pay $2.1 million to a mother who said police officers coerced her to confess to suffocating her 13-month-old son with a teddy bear. The Telegram & Gazette reported that the city announced …

7 07, 2016

Social Services Safety Group Gets $867K Texas Mutual Dividend

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Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded a dividend of $866,958 to the Social Services Agencies of Texas workers’ compensation safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group members’ dedication to making safety a priority in their businesses and …

7 07, 2016

Hedge Fund Insurers Struggle in Crowded Market with Poor Investment Results: S&P

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Hedge fund firms that set up reinsurance companies will struggle because too many rivals had the same idea and investment results have been disappointing, according to a report from S&P Global Ratings. Money managers entered the reinsurance business to gain …