| West Bend Mutual Insurance Modernizes Enterprise Communications Technology with Thunderhead NOW
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company in West Bend, WI, a property and casualty company offering homeowners, auto and business insurance, has selected Thunderhead NOW, Thunderhead's enterprise communications platform, in its quest to upgrade, yet easily integrate, the company's existing technology with a single document-generation solution. Serving approximately 175,000 policyholders in Central US, West Bend's deployment of Thunderhead NOW will automate document generation for the company, ensuring maximum efficiency and time-savings, while reducing cost. Thunderhead's easy integration with workflow and business process management (BPM) and enterprise content management (ECM) software, made it the product of choice to support West Bend's output of more than one million pages annually. Thunderhead's one-platform-for-all communications approach enables business users to manage personalized customer communications, improving time-to-value and customer retention.
Beleaguered Home Solutions names officers
Home Solutions of America Inc. appointed an interim chief financial officer and chairman of the board. Nasdaq has delisted Home Solutions, a provider of restoration, construction and interior services. The company is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Feb. 15, parent company Home Solutions announced Fireline Restoration Inc. founder Brian Marshall's resignation and a $14 million settlement with the Florida Insurance Guarantee Association for Fireline's work on a storm-ravaged condominium complex. That settlement is $35 million less than Marshall told investors the company would collect. Home Solutions, based in Dallas, announced Tuesday it appointed James M. Grady of Alvarez & Marshal as its interim chief financial officer and Michael J.
Probe begins in fatal Miami crane crash
Authorities are investigating what caused a section of construction crane to plummet 30 floors into a home that a contractor used for storage, killing two people in the nation's second deadly crane accident in 10 days. The accident occurred at a downtown Miami high-rise condominium Tuesday when workers tried to raise the crane section to extend the equipment's reach, said Miami fire spokesman Ignatius Carroll. It fell 30 floors and smashed through the Spanish-tiled roof of a two-story house that was the home of Cameron Diaz's character in the movie "There's Something About Mary." Five workers were hurt, one critically. Terrance Hennessy, 59, a safety inspector for an insurance company, died at the scene, according to Miami police. Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, of Tamarac, died at a hospital, police said.
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