The check may not be in the mail. The Obama administration said in a report last week that 12.8 million people will benefit from health insurance rebates averaging $151 per household. But the number of families actually getting a check …
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is offering new car insurance savings to same-sex couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions in 21 new states across the country. Same-sex couples who live together in nearly all the states where …
Federal investigators want to know why a freight train streaking across the Oklahoma Panhandle failed to pull into a side track and instead charged down the main line and collided head-on with another train approaching from the opposite direction. Three …
Fort Smith, Ark.-based Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a discrimination allegation by the U.S. Labor Department, but the company denied bias in its hiring practices. The Labor Department alleged the company blocked nearly 800 …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is launching what it calls a “no-notice” campaign in West Virginia this summer in hopes of reducing construction injuries and deaths.The “Construction Incident Prevention Initiative” will focus enforcement efforts on construction sites covered …
A new team at The Hartford is offering specialized services for benefits brokers, in order to meet the changing needs of small business owners and their employees. The Hartford recently launched a small business center specifically designed to provide brokers …
InPro Insurance Group, a Troy, Mich.-based independent insurance agency, announced the acquisition of Falvay-Counihan Insurance Inc., of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Through the acquisition, InPro gains Falvay-Counihan’s book of property and casualty insurance business, as well as its team of seasoned …
Private nonprofits and small businesses in three West Virginia counties that suffered losses due to drought, heat and storms last year have until July 16 to apply for federal disaster loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration says the loans are …
Texas has had another minor earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 2.6 magnitude quake happened around 4 a.m. on June 26 in North Texas. Experts say the quake was centered about 1 mile south of Alvarado. The area is …
The AmTrust Group of insurance carriers and its sister company, Warrantech, will now be supporting the National Glass Exchange’s (NGE) Windshield Protection Plans. Through the new agreement, AmTrust will provide the underwriting of NGE’s products, and Warrantech will manage claims …
