May 19, 2011
The Army has informed members of Missouri’s congressional delegation that while restoration of the land behind the Birds Point Levee is a high priority, the process of getting an accurate damage assessment won’t begin until July at the earliest. The …
May 19, 2011
Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. has put its president and CEO, former Gov. Roger Wilson, on administrative leave. Board Chairman Jim Owen will head the firm on an interim basis, the company reported. Headquartered in Columbia, Mo., MEM is the …
May 19, 2011
Owners of apartment buildings and other multi-unit residences in Chicago are getting an incentive to go smoke-free. The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project has announced grants of up to $10,000 to create smoke-free policies in these buildings. The idea is to …
May 19, 2011
Any business owner knows that a great employee is worth a lot. That holds true for independent insurance agencies when it comes to great producers and the employees that support them. Agencies need good producers, says Al Diamond, president of …
May 19, 2011
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has completed its acquisition of Trafalgar Marine Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Cary Breese, president of Trafalgar, said, “I am very pleased to be leaving Trafalgar and its employees in …
May 19, 2011
New York’s Senate wants everyone convicted of boating while intoxicated to earn a safety certificate before they could operate a boat again. The bill approved Monday by the Senate would require completion of a safe-boating class to secure the certificate. …
May 19, 2011
The father of a Montville, Connecticut high school sophomore who killed himself has filed a notice that he intends to sue the town and the school district for negligence, alleging his son was driven to suicide by bullying. Lawyers for …
May 19, 2011
A federal judge has sentenced a former North Providence town councilman to just less than six years in prison after he and two other former councilmen pleaded guilty to taking part in a bribery scheme. John Zambarano and the other …
May 19, 2011
A mistake in the software set-up on a breath analysis machine and whistleblowers’ complaints about unethical lab work threaten dozens of drunken-driving prosecutions in Vermont. At issue are breath tests performed by a DataMaster DMT machine at a Vermont State …
May 19, 2011
It has often been said that every attorney has a little larceny in his heart. In similar fashion, it could be said that every insurance agent has a little puffery in his heart regarding his book of business, background and …