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People Moves: Bundy to Lead Burns & Wilcox San Diego Office
Insurance Journal | September 20, 2023
People Moves: Bundy to Lead Burns & Wilcox San Diego Office
Kendall Bundy has joined Burns & Wilcox and will lead its San Diego, Calif. office. Bundy most recently served as a vice president at RT Specialty and also worked as project manager at Fieldwork Network. Burns & Wilcox is headquartered …
Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024
Insurance Journal | September 20, 2023
Washington Proposes 4.9% Increase in Workers’ Comp Rates for 2024
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year. If adopted, the increase would have employers and workers jointly paying …
Class Action Claims Mobile Home Park Managers Conspired to Fix and Inflate Lot Rental Prices
Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023
Class Action Claims Mobile Home Park Managers Conspired to Fix and Inflate Lot Rental Prices
CHICAGO (AP) – A lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses nine mobile home community management companies and a mobile home market data provider of conspiring to fix and inflate lot rental prices at more than 150 locations across the U.S. The …
Kansas Insurance Department Returns Funds to Group-Funded Pools After Eliminating Assessment Fees
Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023
Kansas Insurance Department Returns Funds to Group-Funded Pools After Eliminating Assessment Fees
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced the Kansas Insurance Department (KID) has returned dollars to group-funded pools following the enactment of legislation that does away with two assessment fees. The Department introduced and successfully lobbied for the passage of legislation …
Litigation Funding Firms Seek to Intervene in Disciplinary Proceedings Against McClenny Moseley & Associates
Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023
Litigation Funding Firms Seek to Intervene in Disciplinary Proceedings Against McClenny Moseley & Associates
Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the law firm has no right to any attorney fees for 201 hurricane-damage claims. The Equal …
Severe Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Little Rock, Arkansas
Insurance Journal | September 8, 2023
Severe Storm Leaves Thousands Without Power in Little Rock, Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Thousands of Little Rock residents were without power Wednesday after a severe storm uprooted trees and damaged homes in neighborhoods rebuilding from a tornado that hit the state last spring. There were no immediate reports …
People Moves: Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP; LUBA Workers’ Comp Hires McCrary
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
People Moves: Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP; LUBA Workers’ Comp Hires McCrary
Caro Joins Alliant Insurance Services as VP John Caro has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president in its Alliant Americas division. Caro is based in Lafayette, La. Alliant is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. Caro has over 30 years of …
People Moves: Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
People Moves: Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group
Kleinhenz Retires, Wells is Promoted at Celina Insurance Group Mike Kleinhenz is retiring as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at Celina Insurance Group. Celina is headquartered in Celina, Ohio. Kleinhenz’s career at Celina began in 1987 as …
Louisiana Department of Insurance Opens Second Round of Incentive Program
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Louisiana Department of Insurance Opens Second Round of Incentive Program
The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has opened the second round of the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program, which is designed to offer grants to insurers that write new policies in the state. The application period began Sept. 1 and goes …
Brightway, The Herron Family Agency to Open in Texas
Insurance Journal | September 1, 2023
Brightway, The Herron Family Agency to Open in Texas
VeinTwain Herron, a Texas commercial real estate specialist, will open Brightway, The Herron Family Agency in Cedar Park this month. The agency offers customized Home, Flood, Auto, Boat, Condo, Renters, Personal Articles, RV, Motorcycle, Umbrella, Commercial and Life insurance. “Opening …