An assistant Creek County, Oklahoma, district attorney says charges are expected soon in connection with an August wildfire that burned about 90 square miles. Mike Loeffler told the Tulsa World that he expects charges this week. He declined to identify …
Leader of a South Texas city have approved a $700,000 settlement for female police applicants who failed a physical ability test. The Corpus Christi City Council accepted terms of a federal consent decree. The Justice Department in July sued alleging …
Meemic Insurance Co., a Michigan-based insurance provider offering personal auto, homeowners, and umbrella coverages tailored exclusively to teachers and other educational employees, announced it will immediately begin offering insurance services to Wisconsin educational employees. Meemic Insurance Co. has been offering …
XL Group plc’s insurance operations announced the opening of a new office in Lyon , France and the appointments of Auberi Etienne and Clotilde Bartok to join the team serving middle market companies in France. Both Mr. Etienne and Ms. …
The Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department and St. Johnsbury Police Department are going to teach young Vermont drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. The departments have been awarded an educational grant through Vermont Governor’s Highway Safety Program and The National …
A Texas company that profited for decades by supplying mentally disabled workers to an Iowa turkey plant at wages of 41 cents per hour must pay the men $1.37 million in back wages, a federal judge has ruled. The judgment …
A Mount Ida, Ark., man who operated several insurance agencies across the state has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Steven Alan Standridge entered the pleas Sept. 18 in federal court. He was indicted in August on charges of …
A state Transportation Department worker has been convicted of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of workers compensation benefits by doing strenuous activities at his home when he was supposedly too hurt to work. Clinton Ashby III of Pembroke was found …
Brian McPherson has joined Chicago-based The Horton Group as a sales consultant responsible for generating new business and providing ongoing strategic advice for clients’ employee benefit programs. McPherson has extensive experience in a variety of industries, small and large, local …
A House subcommittee has advanced a bill that would exclude agency commissions from the formula that limits how much health insurers can spend on administrative and other non-medical costs. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee …
