March 14, 2012
Police recently cited a city club for allowing violent mosh pit dancing and vowed a crackdown on what they called “dangerous behavior” and a “public safety hazard.” The Boston Herald reports that police cited the House of Blues for a …
March 14, 2012
Dave Bauer has assumed the position of director of sales for St. Paul, Minn.-based Ag States Group, the CHS insurance subsidiary providing property/casualty insurance, group benefits, safety programs and employment services to co-ops and other agribusinesses across the United States. …
March 14, 2012
Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency …
March 14, 2012
LevelFirst, a wholesale broker and managing general agency based in Dallas, Texas, announced three new staff additions. Rebecca Verastigui and Dorothy Martinez both join LevelFirst as senior underwriters/producers. Shirley Ann Waldon-Gilder joins the firm as an assistant underwriter. Verastigui brings …
March 14, 2012
Dishonest doctors and medical mills in New York better watch out! Following highly publicized crackdowns of major auto insurance fraud rings in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a statewide initiative this month to bring down fraudsters that plague New …
March 14, 2012
Former members of a congressional panel that oversaw bailouts during the financial crisis blasted the Treasury Department this week for quietly granting a tax break worth billions to insurance giant American International Group. The tax break amounts to a “stealth …
March 14, 2012
Liberty Mutual said it will continue its legal fight even after a federal judge formally approved a $450 million workers’ compensation class-action settlement between AIG and its rival companies. The class action alleged that American International Group (AIG) and its …
March 14, 2012
Mississippi’s Monticello and Lawrence County have achieved new fire insurance ratings. Officials told the Daily Leader that the city has new rating of six and the county has an eight. The ratings came from the state. Monticello Fire Department Capt. …
March 14, 2012
A Kentucky House transportation committee voted 25 to 1 Tuesday in favor of a Senate bill that would allow the Amish to forego a longstanding traffic safety measure in the name of religious freedom. Both the House and Senate have …
March 14, 2012
At a time when businesses have taken on traditional government tasks, from running schools to space launches, North Carolina’s Supreme Court is being asked to decide what tasks a municipality can perform and still remain protected from lawsuits. The court …