INSURANCE NEWS
WV Governor Scrambles to Halt Foreclosure of His Greenbrier Hotel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, deep in the middle of a U.S. Senate race, is also in a mad-dash legal fight to keep a historic West Virginia hotel at his luxury resort before it’s auctioned off …
Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange …
Titan Aerospace Acquires Plimsoll Specialty, Boosting Aviation Insurance Range
Atlanta-based Titan Aerospace Insurance, one of the larger aviation insurance brokers, has acquired Plimsoll Specialty Markets, a boutique aviation and aerospace brokerage house also based in Atlanta. Michael Clark, president of Plimsoll, is now president of Titan Specialty Markets, the …
Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools Taking State Money
Maine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately …
Compounding Disasters in Lake Charles Highlight Need for Disaster Preparedness
Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything. But for Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its neighbors along the Gulf Coast, it was also the year of record-setting disasters, when “once-in-a-lifetime” storms hit in such rapid …
People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Adds Heter to Midwest Team
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Brad Heter as vice president and producer within its employee benefits group serving Alliant’s Midwest region, specifically in the Ohio market. Heter has over 20 years of experience as an employee benefits …
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Aguirre to Lead New Commercial Surety Practice
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, named Alliant Specialty Senior Vice President Orlando Aguirre as the leader of its newly launched Alliant Commercial Surety. Based in Houston, Aguirre joined Alliant as senior vice president in 2021 and has experience …
Boating Accident Claims Lives of 2 Men in Illinois Lake; Girl Survives
MARSEILLES, Ill. (AP) — Two Indiana men have died and a 7-year-old girl has been found safe after the boat they were fishing from was found capsized on an eastern Illinois lake. Police responded Sunday to a 911 call at …
Ohio Nursing and Rehab Facility to Pay $150K Over Discrimination Settlement
The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Company, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Management, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, will pay $150,000 and provide other relief to settle …
Texans’ Bid to Stay Cool in Heat Lifts Power Use to New High
Texans set an unofficial record in electricity use Tuesday as soaring temperatures spurred homeowners, schools and businesses to crank up air conditioners. Power demand on the state grid rose to 85,559 megawatts at 6 p.m. local time, topping the August …
Florida Peninsula MGA Changes Name to Windward Risk Managers
Florida Peninsula Managers, the managing general agency for Florida Peninsula Insurance and Edison Insurance, has officially changed its name to Windward Risk Managers, the name of the company that has managed it for years. The change comes a month after …
Launched by Spinnaker, Mainsail Now to be Harbored by Emerald Bay Risk
One year after it was approved for the Florida market, Mainsail Insurance Co. has been sold to Emerald Bay Risk Solutions, an underwriter and fronting carrier that was launched earlier this year. The move will help expand business in the …