7 01, 2021

New California Trade Group Targets Illegal Workers’ Comp in Staffing Industry

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The California Staffing Agency Reform Association has been established by staffing industry leaders to “clean up” the worker’s compensation marketplace for staffing. Cal-SARA, a new nonprofit, trade association, has been formed to deal with a market that is “inundated with …

7 01, 2021

Kemper Corp. in Chicago Adds Azziz as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Ismat Aziz has joined insurer Kemper Corp. as chief human resources officer (CHRO) and chief administrative officer, based in Chicago. Aziz will report to Kemper President and CEO Joseph P. Lacher, Jr. She will be responsible for Kemper’s compensation and …

7 01, 2021

Bailey Appointed General Counsel at Oklahoma Insurance Department

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Kim Bailey has been named general counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), effective Jan. 19, 2021. Bailey currently serves as general counsel and chief operating officer at the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). She previously served as general …

7 01, 2021

Former Allstate Counsel Picked to Lead Illinois Insurance Department

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Dana Popish Severinghaus, formerly Legislative and Regulatory Counsel at Allstate Insurance Co., has been named director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Popish Severinghaus has extensive legal, policy, government relations and insurance industry-related experience. At Allstate she advised the company …

7 01, 2021

NJM Insurance Group Brings Personal Lines Business to Ohio

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Trenton, N.J.-based NJM Insurance Group is making its personal lines insurance products available to Ohio residents for the first time in the company’s 107-year history. NJM, one of the largest and most tenured auto and homeowners insurers in New Jersey, …

7 01, 2021

Feds: Firm Dumped Liquid Landfill Waste into Flint’s System; Owner Charged

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A Flint business owner is accused of illegally discharging nearly 48 million gallons of waste from landfills into the city’s wastewater system from 2007-15. The waste included a chemical from a family of chemicals known to be hazardous to human …

7 01, 2021

Advocates Hope Texas Will Ease Medical Marijuana Restrictions

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Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the state’s strict rules, red tape and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to …

7 01, 2021

Study Shows Impact of Property Protections on Texas Windstorm Insurer Rates

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A report prepared by Willis Towers Watson showing the potential impact of increased coastal building standards on premium rates for Texas’ property insurer of last resort for coastal counties is now available for public review. The report finds that if …

7 01, 2021

LUBA Workers’ Comp Acquires Florida-Based FHM Insurance Services

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The board of directors of LUBA Workers’ Comp, a regional casualty insurance company insuring businesses across the Gulf South, has approved the acquisition of Florida based FHM Insurance Services. FHM Insurance Co., founded in 1954, provides workers’ compensation coverage through …

7 01, 2021

Tennessee-Based Sedgwick Names Fisher Chief Data Officer

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Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions headquartered in Tennessee, has appointed Adam R. Fisher to a new company role as chief data officer. Fisher will lead Sedgwick’s efforts to utilize claims data to optimize …