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People Moves: Garrison Heads Navigators Wholesale; Trochey Joins Ascot; AXA Environmental Adds; Alllianz Names Houlihan
The Hartford Names Garrison Head Of Navigators Wholesale The Hartford has named Michael Garrison as head of Wholesale for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and underwriting for the business, as well as …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 6:00 PM |
Tornadoes Cause Damage Along Missouri Illinois State Line
A large storm system spawned tornadoes along the Missouri Illinois state line late Sunday, Oct. 24, causing structural damage to residences and knocking out power. The National Weather Service reported an EF-0 tornado struck Farmington, Missouri, about 75 miles southwest …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 4:55 PM |
Florida DFS Mum After it Drops Public Adjuster Investigation
Florida property insurers may remember the strange case of Contender Claims Consultants and its associate, now-suspended Miami attorney Scot Strems. Back in 2019, it was the height of concerns about abuses of the state’s assignment-of-benefits law. Stories abounded about some …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 4:45 PM |
People Moves: Tysers’ Allen to Oneglobal Bermuda; MS Amlin Promotes Wallington for Specialty Re; Kessler Named Chair of Insurance Europe’s Reinsurance Advisory Board
Allen appointed as Head of Financial Lines for Oneglobal Bermuda Oneglobal Broking, the London-based specialist broker, announced that Christina Allen will join Oneglobal Bermuda as head of Financial Lines. Allen will report to group CEO, Mike Reynolds, and will officially …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 4:40 PM |
Class Action Claims Kellogg Scrimps on Strawberries in Pop Tarts
Giant food manufacturer Kellogg is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that it is misleading the public with its Frosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts because it is not using a sufficient amount of actual strawberries in the toaster pastries’ filling. The pastry …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 3:13 PM |
Massachusetts Train Conductor Who Lost Part of Finger Sues Rail Operator
A conductor on a Massachusetts commuter rail train is suing the company that runs the system, alleging that a malfunctioning door amputated part of his right ring finger. Allen Chin, of Quincy, is suing Keolis Commuter Services LLC for $220,000, …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 3:06 PM |
Ensurise Acquires Virginia’s Gerczak Insurance Agency
Effective October 15, 2021, independent insurance agency Ensurise LLC announced its acquisition of the property/casualty insurance brokerage business of Gerczak Insurance Agency Inc. Founded in 2007 by Gary R. Gerczak, Richmond, Virginia-based Gerczak Insurance Agency is a boutique insurance brokerage …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 2:43 PM |
Grocer Sues Oregon Beef Producer for $2.7M Over Outbreak
Lawyers representing New Seasons Market have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against an Oregon beef producer accusing the company of negligence for delivering beef tainted with E. coli in 2019, court records show. Several people were sickened by the bacteria, …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 2:35 PM |
NTSB Issues 1st Report on Fatal Midair Arizona Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report on a fatal midair collision involving a helicopter and a small plane outside a suburban Phoenix airport earlier this month. The flight instructor and student pilot aboard the Robinson R22 helicopter …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 2:33 PM |
Maryland Army Veteran Charged with Fraud After Falsely Claiming Disability
A U.S. Army veteran in Maryland is facing federal charges for falsely claiming to be a paraplegic to obtain more than $1 million in government disability benefits. A federal criminal complaint charged William Rich of Windsor Mill, Maryland, for allegedly …
POSTED OCTOBER 25, 2021 2:01 PM |
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