Fire investigators say a weekend blaze at a Malden apartment building that sent six people to the hospital was caused by an electrical problem. The fire forced dozens from their homes early Saturday morning and caused an estimated $6 million …
K&K Insurance Group, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., had added several new programs with Scottsdale Insurance Co. and its affiliated companies, including National Casualty Co. for admitted property and casualty business. K&K will underwrite and provide policy management and claims …
Two chocolate processing companies in Camden, New Jersey have been fined for safety violations following the death of an employee who fell into a giant vat of chocolate in July. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
West Virginia-based BrickStreet Mutual Insurance said it has been approved to begin writing workers’ compensation insurance in Illinois. The move continues an expansion drive for the company, which was approved to write workers’ compensation coverage in Kentucky last year. BrickStreet …
State Farm will drop as many as 1,650 insurance policies on homes on North Carolina’s coastal barrier islands, according to state officials. Kristin Millam, public information director for the North Carolina Department of Insurance, said State Farm executives told regulators …
SUNZ Insurance Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla. reported it has acquired Brentwood National Insurance Co. of Brentwood, Tenn., a workers’ compensation services and claims firm. SUNZ sells workers’ compensation policies to professional employer organizations (PEO) and staffing companies. It was …
The Alabama Legislature has taken the first step toward banning drivers from sending or writing a text message while operating a vehicle on a public road. The House Public Safety Committee approved a bill this week that would fine a …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the bailout of insurer American International Group was not meant to help out bank counterparties and that he had no role in the decision not to disclose payments made to banks. In his …
Old Man Winter has been showing his teeth. Freezing temperatures, combined with the heaviest snowfalls Britain and Europe have seen in 30 years, have snarled road, rail and air transportation, caused power outages and generally played havoc across northern Europe …
Copart UK Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire D Hales Limited, a UK-based vehicle salvage disposal company, headquartered in Bristol, with five auction and auto parts facilities located in Bristol (Avonmouth), Bedford, Colchester, Gainsborough and Luton. Prior to …
