The proposal has received some ridicule, but a new poll shows New Jersey voters support the idea of requiring pets to be in crates or safety restraints when they ride in cars. The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found 45 …
Workers’ compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has hired Timothy Osmond as claims manager in Dallas. Osmond will be responsible for management of a staff of 36 claims professionals in Texas Mutual’s Dallas regional office. In the role, he …
Kansas’ insurance regulator is asking Gov. Sam Brownback to spell out the requirements for health coverage to be sold in a new online marketplace mandated by the federal health care overhaul, but Brownback still plans to make no decisions until …
The latest management report from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shows there were 291 citywide traffic fatalities for the fiscal year that ended June 30. It’s up 23.3 percent from the year before when there were 236 traffic fatalities. …
Tejas American General Agency (TAGA,) a Texas-based specialist in surplus lines and wholesale insurance services, announced the launch of a new program development division, TAGA Program Managers LLC. TAGA Program Managers will operate under the guidance of J. Ron Ortega, …
Federal transportation investigators have released a preliminary report about two near midair collisions at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that raises questions about air-traffic control at one of the world’s busiest airports. The report released by the National Transportation Safety Board …
American Family Insurance, based in Madison, Wis., is acquiring Nashville, Tenn.-based PGC Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, including non-standard auto insurers Permanent General and The General. The agreement was announced by American Family and Capital Z Partners, majority owner of …
A woman who worked at West Valley Animal Shelter in Utah has claimed she was wrongfully fired after news broke about a cat surviving two euthanasia attempts. Karen Bird filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court saying her employers …
A peanut processing plant in Portales, N.M. has been shut down since Saturday after an outbreak of salmonella was linked to peanut butter made at the facility. The Sunland Inc., plant is being scrubbed top to bottom and tests are …
Barney & Barney LLC named Scott Foster to its San Francisco, Calif. office. Foster will work with a team of Barney & Barney professionals in the San Francisco Bay area, offering commercial property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, workers compensation, …
