Officials in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, have begun the annual work of assembling the parish’s “Cat 5” flood team. The task force is charged with identifying places in the parish that flood excessively in heavy rain. The team was created following …
A report says fewer people died in the workplace across Michigan last year compared to 2010. The Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program reported that 141 workers died on the job in 2011 — four fewer than in 2010. …
With debris cleanup now in its second week, immediate relief efforts for Kansas tornado victims have been scaled back as disaster help moves into the next stage. The Small Business Administration is taking applications for low-interest federal loans to homeowners, …
A proposal to regulate ownership of lions, monkeys and other dangerous exotic animals in Ohio cleared a state legislative panel on April 25 and was headed to the full Senate for an afternoon vote. The state Senate’s agriculture panel unanimously …
Indiana-based HCC Medical Insurance Services LLC (HCCMIS), a subsidiary of HCC Insurance Holdings Inc., has appointed Sue Kauth as vice president of Operations. Kauth will be responsible for the Claims, Client Relations, Compliance and IT departments. Before joining HCCMIS, Kauth …
Privately owned insurance brokerage Hylant Group, based in Toledo, Ohio, announced the launch of its Health & Wellness Strategies Practice. The announcement was made by Jerid Baxter, Hylant Group’s Health & Wellness Strategies practice leader. Baxter is an industry veteran …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill that for the first time would require law enforcement officials to arrest drivers involved in serious automobile accidents who don’t have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. Sponsored …
Rates for directors and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance appear to be firming, having risen only 1.5 percent in the first quarter. According to a benchmark report from insurance broker Marsh, that 1.5 percent increase compares to a 4.5 percent decline …
Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on themselves and the generosity of others to rebuild. The Eclectic visit came on the second day …
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of a Bay St. Louis restaurant cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in Hurricane …
