September 27, 2006
Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of …
September 27, 2006
York Insurance Services Group Inc., a Parsippany, N.J.-based insurance services provider, has acquired Eventide Risk Management LLC, a provider of workers’ compensation and medical cost containment services in California, and its subsidiaries. Eventide is the parent company of Southern California …
September 27, 2006
Mercator Risk Services, a wholesale insurance broker with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, has appointed David Novak as senior vice president of the West Coast Property Practice, to be based in San Francisco. “With the expansion of our …
September 27, 2006
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced it has determined that any interest or discount provided for in the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act shall be at the rate of 8.53 percent during the fourth quarter of 2006. …
September 27, 2006
Arkansas law enforcement officials are warning hunters to keep an eye on their all-terrain vehicles when they get out in the woods this fall. Although thieves nab four-wheelers all year, deer season is an especially big time for the thefts, …
September 27, 2006
An Arkansas jury took only 21 minutes on Sept. 25 to rule in favor of a company that was sued for selling a chicken feed that plaintiffs alleged contributed to a Prairie Grove boy’s leukemia seven years ago. Ten of …
September 27, 2006
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon filed a lawsuit against his opponent in Saturday’s election, demanding an end to television commercials that claim Donelon trades insurance licenses for campaign contributions. Donelon’s attorney filed the lawsuit Sept. 25. The commercials are airing …
September 27, 2006
Swiss Re and London American Risk Specialists Inc. launched a program for small to medium-sized private and public utilities. The program, which includes classes of business for utilities such as gas, electrical, water and sewer facilities, is now active in …
September 27, 2006
Hawkeye-Security Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added Blue Valley Insurance Agency located in Overland Park, Kan., and Garry & Associates Insurance Agency located in North Kansas City, Mo. to its growing family of appointed independent agents. Blue …
September 27, 2006
After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said. Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna Julecki, 26, both of …