Insurance

Upland Capital Group announced it is expanding into a new market with the introduction of a Product Recall product to its portfolio. The new product focuses on product defect coverage for component parts and consumer goods as well as food …

(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to hire 300 people in the Orlando area over the next two years, part of the largest US bank’s expansion in the South. The firm will renovate its 250,000-square-foot (23,226-square-meter) campus in central …

This edition of International People Moves details resignations and appointments at two insurers — Everest Group and Tokio Marine Kiln — and the managing general agent Coalition. A summary of these new hires follows here. Karmilowicz to Resign as Chair …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Georgia gun owner who sought to challenge a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and potential jail time for people who leave firearms inside unlocked cars. The …

Brecht & Associates announced the promotion of Jennifer Brecht to president and COO. Brecht has held various leadership positions, most recently as vice president of finance and marketing. Brecht was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Texas …

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI’s) Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance announced it has has issued a $730,000 penalty to Your Lake Aquatic Plant Management, LLC, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, for commercial diving standard violations after a worker drowned …

A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to …

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced an expansion of its expertise in specialized areas with the addition of three new professionals in the Midwest. Rick Frechmann, Joleen Mayfield, and Bradley Snitzer bring decades of experience in employee benefits consulting and …

Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest before 7 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where …

A technology issue at Alaska Airlines resulted in the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and problems into the afternoon for people trying to book flights on its website, the airline said. The Seattle-based company said in …