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Random Drug & Alcohol Testing Rate Changes

Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is Fully Operational and Mandatory Use is Now in Effect In 2019, EPIC’s Vice President of Transportation & Logistics Risk Control Michael Nischan warned that it was likely the random drug testing rate would revert back to 50 percent from the 25 percent rate put in place four years earlier. Unfortunately, that is precisely what happened. Based on the results of the 2018 FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Testing Survey, the positive rate for controlled substances random testing increased to one percent. As a result, the FMCSA was required to increase the controlled substances minimum annual percentage …

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EPIC Adds Lisa Huscher as a Sales Executive

… brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Lisa Huscher has joined the firm as a sales executive through its LEAP sales development program.   Huscher will be based in Southern California and report to Bill Ferree, Principal and Pleasant Hill Team Lead. In her new position, Huscher is responsible for risk management consulting and the design, placement, and management of property and casualty insurance programs. She will primarily focus on the healthcare industry as part of Edgewood Healthcare Advisors, a division of EPIC. Huscher brings over 20 years of experience in risk management and business consulting. She is very adept …

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EPIC Adds Matthew Presutti as Managing Principal

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Matthew Presutti has joined their EPIC New York operations as managing principal on the employee benefits team. Presutti will be based in New York City as part of Frenkel Benefits, an EPIC Company and report to Adam Okun, co-president and Larry Kirshner, co-president, EPIC New York. In his new position, he will be responsible for strategic oversight, new business development, and the design, placement and management of employee benefits insurance programs and solutions. Presutti brings nearly 30 years of …

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Now Offering Insurance to Cosmetic & Personal Care Products Containing CBDs

Expansion of Underwriting Guidelines Enhances Exclusive MGA Program Cosmetic Insurance Services (CIS), a national multi-line Specialty Program Administrator and the nation’s leading insurance provider to the Cosmetics and Personal Care industry, announced their ability to now offer insurance to those companies whose cosmetic and beauty products include CBDs (Cannabidiol) within their formulations. “We are excited about this enhancement to our current underwriting guidelines. With the ability to provide insurance on this specific product class, we continue to offer cutting-edge insurance products and solutions tailored to fit the many diverse exposures that the ever-growing cosmetic industry is …

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EPIC Adds Raylene Chiarizzio in Los Angeles

… of the firm’s Southwest Risk Management Practice. Chiarizzio will be based in Los Angeles, California and report to KJ Wagner, President of EPIC’s Southwest Region. In her new position, Chiarizzio is responsible for complex program design and the placement and management of property and casualty insurance programs, providing risk management strategies and solutions for mid-market and large clients. Chiarizzio joins EPIC from Willis Towers Watson. “We are thrilled to continue the growth of our Risk Management operations in the Southwest Region,” said EPIC’s KJ Wagner. “Raylene’s extensive risk management experience brings a wealth of knowledge …

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EPIC Adds Aaron Zetterower in Dallas

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Aaron Zetterower has joined the firm as Principal of the firm’s Southwest Risk Management Practice. Zetterower will be based in Dallas, Texas and report to KJ Wagner, President of EPIC’s Southwest Region. In his new position, Zetterower is responsible for new business development and the design, placement and management of property and casualty insurance programs, providing risk management strategies and solutions for mid-market and large clients. Zetterower joins EPIC from AssuredPartners, where he served as Vice President. Prior …

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EPIC Adds Aaron Schwen in Dallas

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Aaron Schwen has joined the firm as Client Advocate of the firm’s Southwest Risk Management Practice. Schwen will be based in Dallas, Texas and report to KJ Wagner, President of EPIC’s Southwest Region. In his new position, Schwen is responsible for new business development and the design, placement and management of property and casualty insurance programs, providing risk management strategies and solutions for mid-market and large clients. Schwen joins EPIC from AssuredPartners, where he served as the Charter …

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EPIC Adds David Thoke in Los Angeles

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that David Thoke has joined the firm as Managing Principal of the firm’s Southwest Risk Management Practice. Thoke will be based in Los Angeles, California and report to KJ Wagner, President of EPIC’s Southwest Region. In his new position, Thoke is responsible for new business development and the design, placement and management of property and casualty insurance programs, providing risk management strategies and solutions for mid-market and large clients. Thoke joins EPIC from Willis Towers Watson, where he spent …

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