Pixler and Huffs Face $19.3 Million Verdict in Cascade Collapse

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefA federal jury in Seattle has handed down a $19.3 million verdict against three former South Florida professional employer organization (PEO) executives who Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said triggered the collapse of Cascade National Insurance Co.The jury on Friday found that Danny L. Pixler, the former president and CEO of Certified Services, business associate W. Anthony Huff, and his former wife, Sheri Huff, engaged in a conspiracy to siphon millions of dollars from the ailing insurer through a fake attempt to buy it out of financi...