Former Deputy Attorney General Named to Head SWIF

Former Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General Brian Nixon has been appointed to head the State Workers' Insurance Fund (SWIF).State Labor & Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway announced the appointment Monday and said Nixon also served as assistant solicitor and business administrator for the city of Scranton, Pa. Before opening his own legal practice, Nixon served as an assistant district attorney in Lackawanna County, Pa., and practiced with the law firm of Mattes and Mattes.SWIF is Pennsylvania's state-run insurer of last resort for workers' compensation.Source: Department of L...