Releasing an audit of a tax-exempt workers’ compensation insurer in Missouri, State Auditor Tom Schweich called for the legislature to investigate whether its tax-exempt status should be retained. Schweich released the audit of the Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co.(MEM) but …
The Washington state Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict of nearly $13 million for a Seattle firefighter who was severely injured when he fell down an unmarked, unsecured pole hole at a fire station in the Rainier Beach neighborhood. …
A federal sex-discrimination suit has been settled between the Arizona Department of Corrections and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Arizona Republic reported the department has one month to put in place new polices and three months to launch training …
A proposal for a new half-cent sales tax for public safety will be back before the Lafayette, La., City-Parish Council after members last month put off taking action on the measure. The Advocate reports the proposal calls for an April …
A divisive driving-while-high bill is back before the Colorado Legislature as senators revisit a measure to say how much marijuana can legally be in a driver’s system. A marijuana DUI bill was defeated last year amid heated opposition from pot …
The parents of a child born with cystic fibrosis have filed a lawsuit against health care providers saying they would have terminated the pregnancy had they known of the genetic disorder. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle in a story published Sunday …
Seismologists say a light earthquake struck Alaska’s east-central region and was felt in several communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.3 magnitude quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. Sunday about 8 miles northwest of Glennallen. The earthquake was felt …
Prudential Group Insurance, a unit of Prudential Financial in Newark, N.J., appointed Joseph Hayes vice president, information systems and chief information officer. He will be responsible for group insurance technology and systems, as well as collaboration on business strategies throughout …
After the White House decreed this month that religious employers would have to pay for workers’ birth control, it was no surprise that Roman Catholic leaders would protest. That evangelical Protestants would rally to their cause was less expected and …
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced last week it has formed a new consumer unit to respond to questions about health insurance. “This new unit supplements our health insurance complaint-handling functions,” said Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine. “The unit will also allow …
