Terry S. Morse, of Westerville, Ohio, was recently hired by the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio Inc. (PIA) to serve as director of Membership Services/Sales. Morse oversees membership recruitment and promotion of PIA’s member benefits program. He will work …
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation has posted an online forum for members of the public to review and comment on a draft of proposed regulations to update the medical treatment utilization schedule (MTUS). The proposed regulations would update the methods …
Adding a wrinkle to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to furlough state workers to help shore-up the state budget deficit, a California Superior Court Judge has ordered that furlough days for certain state workers must end immediately. In February, Judge …
In a case over an Industrial Commission’s workers’ compensation award, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled recently that appointed government officials retain their jobs until their successors are sworn in. The high court overruled an appeals court, which had vacated …
A bill seeking to ban people from sending text messages while driving in Kentucky has won approval from the state Senate. The measure would prohibit drivers from writing, sending or reading text messages when their vehicle is in motion. It …
The Georgia Senate this week revived and approved a proposal that would force pickup truck drivers to wear their seat belts. The bill passed with a vote of 45-2. Bill sponsor Sen. Don Thomas, a physician and Republican from Dalton, …
The city’s former chief crane inspector admitted taking more than $10,000 in payoffs to fake inspection and crane operator licensing exam results, selling out a 26-year career bit by bit over nearly a decade. James Delayo showed no emotion Tuesday …
North Carolina’s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads. A national transportation group released a report …
Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover has named Ellen M. Rizzo as chief financial officer of its property and casualty business. In this role, she will have financial oversight of The Hanover’s personal lines, commercial lines and claims organizations. Rizzo joins The …
Maine Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman has been reappointed by the state Senate. Kofman has served as superintendent since 2008, and was nominated for reappointment by Gov. John E. Baldacci earlier this month. Prior to her appointment as superintendent, Kofman was …
