People Moves: Brecht & Associates Names Jennifer Brecht as President and COO
Brecht & Associates announced the promotion of Jennifer Brecht to president and COO. Brecht has held various leadership positions, most recently as vice president of finance and marketing. Brecht was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Texas …
Minnesota Company Fined $730K After Worker Drowns Removing Lake Weed
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI’s) Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance announced it has has issued a $730,000 penalty to Your Lake Aquatic Plant Management, LLC, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, for commercial diving standard violations after a worker drowned …
South Carolina Drunk Driver Who Hit Bride on Wedding Day Sentenced to 25 Years
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to …
People Moves: EPIC Adds Frechmann, Mayfield and Snitzer in Midwest Region
EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced an expansion of its expertise in specialized areas with the addition of three new professionals in the Midwest. Rick Frechmann, Joleen Mayfield, and Bradley Snitzer bring decades of experience in employee benefits consulting and …
Lake-Effect Snowfall Buries Great Lakes Region
Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations. Lake-effect snow fell on parts of western New York, Pennsylvania and …
UnitedHealth Executive Fatally Shot in NYC on Investor Day
Brian Thompson, a longtime UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, the New York Police Department said. Thompson, 50, was shot in the chest before 7 a.m. outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where …
Alaska Airlines Tech Issue Briefly Grounded Planes in Seattle, Disrupted Bookings on Cyber Monday
A technology issue at Alaska Airlines resulted in the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and problems into the afternoon for people trying to book flights on its website, the airline said. The Seattle-based company said in …
AM Best: US P/C Reverses Nine-Month Underwriting Loss
Growth in net earned premiums outpaced a slight increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses to result in the U.S. property/casualty industry posting a nine-month 2024 underwriting profit of $4.1 billion versus a loss of $32.1 billion last year. According …
Agents Charged in $250 Million Off-Shore Insurance Scheme
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced the indictment of officers of Inter-Insurance Agency Services Ltd. and the firm for their roles in an eight-year scheme in which they allegedly provided more than $250 million in coverage to clients while …
Pemex Vowed No More Fatalities. At Least Six Workers Have Died Since.
Mexico’s state-run oil company, facing heightened scrutiny over a string of deadly accidents at its facilities, set an ambitious goal early this year: No more fatalities. Just weeks after announcing that target, an explosion at a Petroleos Mexicanos oil platform …
