GE Insurance Solutions COO Richard Smith has left the company to become chairman-elect and CEO of Equifax Inc. Smith, 45, will succeed Thomas Chapman, who will retire at the end of the year. Smith worked at General Electric Co. for …
Canada’s Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB) announced the appointment of Valerie Royle as its new president and CEO. The appointment takes effect Oct. 3. Royle has held senior positions with the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission …
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday signed into law a medical malpractice bill that will establish caps on noneconomic damages and institute other reforms to the state’s troubled med-mal system. But while insurers are pleased with the damage caps, there …
Allen E. Weintraub of Miami, Fla. has been arrested for collecting more than $100,000 for worthless hurricane insurance he sold to at least 45 consumers. The arrest was announced by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO, who warned homeowners three weeks ago …
RGL Forensic Accountants & Consultants, an independent forensic accounting firms, announced a new forensic technology practice for lawyers, insurers, companies and those who advise them. Headed by experienced forensic technologist Martin Baldock, the practice is devoted to the process of …
Atlanta-based Crawford & Company announced that Kerwin Williams, vice president of Business and Product Development, Risk Management Services, has been awarded the 2005 Partnership Award from The Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC). DMEC is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 …
After complaining to Tyson Foods Inc. about the posting of a “Whites Only” sign on one of Tyson’s restrooms at its Ashland, Alabama, facility, two black employees were subjected to adverse personnel actions by Tyson management, the U.S. Equal Employment …
GEICO’s Catastrophe Response Teams (CAT) are on standby, ready to assist if Tropical Storm Katrina touches down in the Southeastern Florida area and vehicles are damaged. GEICO is also broadcasting its 1-800-841-3000 number on local radio and TV stations so …
San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc. announced that Argonaut Insurance Company has settled its longstanding dispute with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”). The settlement requires the MTA to make a cash payment to Argonaut in the amount of …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $3,167,250 to the state of Oklahoma to purchase flood-prone homes in Bixby and construct a flood detention facility to control flooding in the downtown district. “This project …