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11 12, 2015

Pippin Reappointed to Oklahoma Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund Board

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Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Chairman Robert Gilliland has reappointed Louis Pippin to the commission’s Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund (SIGF) board. Pippin, of Oklahoma City, fulfilled the remainder of an unexpired term over the past year and will now serve a three-year …

11 12, 2015

Appeals Court: Arkansas Checkpoint Unconstitutional, DUI Conviction Dismissed

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Arkansas appeals court judges have reversed and dismissed a drunken-driving conviction, ruling that it resulted from an unconstitutional sobriety checkpoint. The Little Rock Democrat-Gazette reports that Jeremy Whalen was convicted in 2014 after being arrested at an Arkansas State Police …

11 12, 2015

Ohio Manufactured Fined $131K for Workers’ Injuries

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A central Ohio wire manufacturer where two workers were injured in separate accidents has been cited for 25 safety violations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA cited Columbus-based ITC Manufacturing for violating federal workplace safety and health …

11 12, 2015

Nationwide Launches New Online Quoting System for Small Business Agents

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Nationwide is launching FastPath, a quicker commercial quoting system for insurance agents serving small-business clients. Features of FastPath include: Faster quoting with an average of 80 percent fewer screens Streamlined technology that saves time Automatic acceptance of 60 percent of …

11 12, 2015

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Smith Insurance in Connecticut

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Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its subsidiary Brown & Brown of Connecticut Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Smith Insurance, an independent agency based in Niantic, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Smith Insurance …

10 12, 2015

Northeasterners Are Beginning to Wonder: Where’s Winter?

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Some Northeasterners are beginning to wonder if a white Christmas may just be a dream, and business owners who rely on snow are starting to worry if warm weather could lead to a nightmare winter. In Maine, an outdoor sports …

11 12, 2015

Florida-Based Main Street America Appoints Giordano-Ramos Head of Bonds

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The Main Street America Group has appointed Nancy Giordano-Ramos as its vice president/head of bonds. Giordano-Ramos had been the super-regional property/casualty insurance company’s interim head of bonds since earlier this fall, following the departure of former bonds vice president Brian …

10 12, 2015

Financial Strength Rating Remain Unchanged for Liberty Mutual: A.M. Best

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The financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” for members of Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies (Liberty Mutual), as well as Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited (LMIE) (United Kingdom) and Liberty Life Assurance Company of …

11 12, 2015

Schreiner Joins Markel as Senior VP

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Linda V. Screiner has joined Markel Corp. to become senior vice president for strategic management, effective January 4, 2016. She will be based out of the Richmond, Virginia, office and will report to F. Michael Crowley, president and co-chief operating …

10 12, 2015

Penn. Encourages Older Drivers to Assess Their Skills Behind the Wheel

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With the number of older Pennsylvanians steadily increasing, the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation, Aging, and Insurance remind citizens that striking the right balance between safety on roadways and the mobility of older drivers is very important. “Driving is a privilege; …