Utah officials are replacing 73 vehicles in the state’s fleet with fuel-efficient hybrids this year as part of Gov. Gary Herbert’s clean air initiative. Herbert is also asking Utah’s households, businesses and government offices to pledge to make voluntary lifestyle …
A proposal aimed at increasing workplace safety in Wyoming would pay for five consultants to conduct voluntary inspections. The consultants wouldn’t be able to cite or fine employers if they found any problems. House Bill 89 won initial backing in …
The widows of two U.S. Border Patrol agents killed in a train accident near Gila Bend have sued the railroad and the irrigation district that owns the land crossed by the tracks. The lawsuit filed in Pima County Superior Court …
Hawaii’s governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sewage spill on Kauai, where officials were dealing with tree-blocked roads, closed schools and dangerous surf. Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s declaration …
More than $1 million in coastal hazard research grant money is available to communities throughout the Pacific Islands region to help plan for, respond to and recover from coastal storms. The funding will be distributed by the National Oceanic and …
Orange County supervisors have approved a proposed $362,000 settlement for an improperly fired ex-assistant sheriff. City News Service says supervisors approved the deal with George Jaramillo on Tuesday. A California appeals court ruled in November that Jaramillo was entitled to …
Global specialty insurer Alleghany Corporation and reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings announced this week the completion of their previously announced merger. With the closing of the transaction, Transatlantic is now an independent stand-alone subsidiary of Alleghany. Alleghany CEO Weston Hicks commented on …
Great American Insurance Group promoted Stephanie Hoboth to divisional vice president of its fidelity and crime division in Windsor, Conn. Hoboth began her career with the company in 1997 as an underwriter trainee. Over the past 15 years, she has …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has hired Bill Jackson as senior manager of underwriting and marketing in Dallas. Jackson will be responsible for managing marketing and underwriting policies and procedures in Texas Mutual’s Dallas regional office. In …
A former Pittsburg, Kan., insurance agent will have to pay back more than $137,000 to victims of forgery and theft following a Kansas Insurance Department (KID)-led investigation involving non-payment of clients’ insurance premiums to companies. The insurance department reported that …
