Monthly Archives: <span>July 2011</span>

Insurance Co. and Colorado Farmers Settle Fraud Claim

Two Colorado potato farmers and the Great American Insurance Company have agreed to settle a case in which they are accused of making false crop insurance claims for $131,000, the U.S. attorney in Denver, John Walsh, announced this week. In …

Michigan Group Seeks Supreme Court Review of Healthcare Law

A Michigan-based legal group Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to review and overturn a decision that found President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law constitutional. In the first of several appeals likely to reach the high court, the Thomas More Law …

Boating Deaths in Louisiana Way Up From Last Year

After fatal boat wrecks a month apart, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is launching a boater-safety campaign, distributing brochures to marinas and installing signs warning boaters to drive safely. One of the Jefferson Parish accidents was among 27 Louisiana boating …

Slot Machine Gambler Sues Mississippi Casino for Arm Injury

A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back. Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse Casino …

NZ Minister Says Deal in Global Climate Talks ‘Still within Reach’

A global deal on a pact to succeed the U.N.’s main climate agreement is still within reach but will not be struck this year, with the pace of talks still far too slow, New Zealand’s top climate negotiator said on …

Second Quarter Earnings Reports: ACE Limited

Season’s First Major Storm Threatens Gulf of Mexico, Texas

The first major Gulf of Mexico storm of the year is brewing over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone as it heads northwest to the Texas coast, and posing a threat to …

All Risks’ Quick Quoting Division Adds Western Contractor Market

The Quick Quoting Division of All Risks, Ltd. will offer 15% commission with a new A. M. Best “A” rated market, which provides general liability coverage for artisan contractors and general contractors on the West Coast. This platform provides quotes …

Iowa Pays $180,000 to Working Mom Fired by State

The state has agreed to pay $180,000 to settle the claim of a state worker who was fired after her supervisor expressed skepticism that working mothers can handle high-pressure jobs. That supervisor, Roya Stanley, resigned from her job at the …

Zurich to Offer Accident Benefits for Overseas Federal Contract Workers

Zurich is now offering accident benefits to U.S. government contract workers who are employed overseas. Zurich’s new Defense Base Act (DBA) Accident Wraparound policy provides benefits for employees who are involved in accidents while off the job. Zurich also offers …