Insurance
One Call Names Mendez CEO, Alliant Adds VP Cassidy in Florida
One Call, a provider of ancillary care services for the workers’ compensation market, based in Jacksonville, named Nicholas Mendez as chief executive officer, starting Feb. 10. Mendez succeeds Jay Krueger, who will continue working with One Call through the end …
Read More King Risk Adds to SW Florida Presence with Bruce Hendry Agency
King Risk Partners, a major U.S. brokerage and insurance agency based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Bruce Hendry Insurance in Immokalee, Florida, southeast of Fort Myers. It is the latest expansion move for King Risk into southwest Florida, the firm …
Read More Moody’s Says LA Fire May Pose Risk to Southern California Edison
The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Thursday. …
Read More Insurance Council of Provides Expert Tips for Winter Weather
With freezing temperatures projected to hit Texas in the coming days, the Insurance Council of Texas is offering instruction on how residents can prepare for and handle winter weather, ensuring their homes and vehicles are ready. Key issues affecting Texans …
Read More People Moves: Bigglestone Named Acting Commissioner in Vermont; Protecdiv Welcomes Skowronski; DellaTorre Joins Alliant
Bigglestone Appointed Acting Commissioner of Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Vermont Governor Phil Scott named Sandy Bigglestone as acting commissioner of the state’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR). Bigglestone most recently served as deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division. …
Read More Holmes Murphy Expands In Des Moines With Second Location
Holmes Murphy announced its expansion into a second location in the Des Moines metro area. The company officially signed a lease for space in the Arcadia building located at 7000 Vista Drive in West Des Moines. The Arcadia building is …
Read More Minnesota Staffing Firm to Pay $300K for Discriminatory Hiring Practices
TKO Construction Services, a Minnesota-based staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy industrial and energy construction companies, will pay $300,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment …
Read More Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records
A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions will sweep …
Read More Michigan Little Caesars Franchisee to Pay $26K in Child Labor Violations
A Farmington Hills, Michigan Little Caesars restaurant employed minors in violation of federal child labor regulations by assigning them to operating dangerous equipment such as dough mixers and ovens and allowing three 15-year-olds to work past 7 p.m. on school …
Read More White House Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity With Last-Minute Order
President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to issue an executive order aimed at strengthening the federal government’s cybersecurity and offering it more tools to punish digital attackers. The order in the final days of the Biden administration is meant …
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