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Ransomware Prompts Multistate Hospital Chain to Divert Some ER Patients
Insurance Journal | November 30, 2023
Ransomware Prompts Multistate Hospital Chain to Divert Some ER Patients
A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals, while putting certain elective procedures on pause, the company announced. In …
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case
Insurance Journal | November 30, 2023
State Supreme Court Upholds Attorney Fees in Tennessee Workers’ Comp Case
In what could be seen as a rare win for the claimants’ bar in Tennessee, the state Supreme Court upheld a $50,500 award of attorney fees, an amount that is almost double the workers’ compensation benefits paid to the injured …
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations
Insurance Journal | November 29, 2023
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations
After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company’s employees working about 30 feet above ground on a Menasha apartment complex roof without adequate …
People Moves: Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team; Costero Brokers Taps Marsh’s Olley as Cyber Divisional Director
Insurance Journal | November 29, 2023
People Moves: Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team; Costero Brokers Taps Marsh’s Olley as Cyber Divisional Director
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Costero Brokers. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team Markel, the insurance operation of Markel Group Inc., has named …
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes Passes Away at 82
Insurance Journal | November 29, 2023
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes Passes Away at 82
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes passed away this month at the age of 82. Grimes was appointed as Oklahoma’s Eighth Insurance Commissioner in 1975. He served in the role for 16 years. Grimes was born in the Capitol Hill …
Texas CEO and His 2 Children Were Among 4 Killed in Highway Crash Before Thanksgiving
Insurance Journal | November 29, 2023
Texas CEO and His 2 Children Were Among 4 Killed in Highway Crash Before Thanksgiving
ROUND MOUNTAIN, Texas (AP) – The CEO of a construction company and his two young children were among four people killed the day before Thanksgiving in a three- vehicle crash that was still being investigated Monday. Zach Muckleroy, 44, head …
People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP; Central Insurance Makes Changes to Leadership Team
Insurance Journal | November 20, 2023
People Moves: Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP; Central Insurance Makes Changes to Leadership Team
Unison Risk Advisors Names Maisano SVP of Corporate Development Unison Risk Advisors, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, hired Andrew Maisano as senior vice president of corporate development. Unison Risk Advisors is the holding company for Oswald Companies of Cleveland, Ohio, Baltimore, …
People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Hires Woods as VP
Insurance Journal | November 20, 2023
People Moves: Alliant Insurance Services Hires Woods as VP
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., named Richard Woods vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Woods is based in Dallas, Texas. Before joining Alliant, Woods was a risk management consultant at Lockton. He previously served as vice president …
People Moves: Hagerty to Head US Retail Property at Everest Insurance; AIG Hires Navagamuwa as Chief Information Officer
Insurance Journal | November 20, 2023
People Moves: Hagerty to Head US Retail Property at Everest Insurance; AIG Hires Navagamuwa as Chief Information Officer
Roshan Navagamuwa joins American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in December as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective January 1, 2024. AIG is headquartered in New York, N.Y. Navagamuwa joins AIG from CVS Health, where he was executive vice …
Federal Authorities Investigate Underwater Oil Pipeline Leak off Louisiana Coast
Insurance Journal | November 20, 2023
Federal Authorities Investigate Underwater Oil Pipeline Leak off Louisiana Coast
VENICE, La. (AP) – Federal authorities said Saturday that they`re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of Louisiana. The National Transportation Safety Board said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it had sent a …