Union Parish, La., sheriff’s deputies and Marion police are investigating the theft of a large amount of copper wiring from a substation owned by Claiborne Electric Co. Deputies say a large amount of copper was stolen over the weekend from …
The city of Des Moines, Iowa, will be installing surveillance cameras in 125 city vehicles to test whether the technology can hold employees accountable for their driving and reduce the number of accidents. The pilot project is scheduled to begin …
A measure passed by the Oklahoma Senate would allow residents in nursing homes to install electronic monitoring devices in their private rooms. Senate Bill 587 also prohibits nursing facilities from refusing to admit any potential resident because they want their …
Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, completed its previously announced acquisition of Dallas National Insurance Co., a Texas-based property and casualty insurer specializing in general liability and workers’ compensation. Under the terms of the transaction, Southport Lane will …
American Insurance Association (AIA) appointed Joseph DiGiovanni as its new senior vice president for state affairs.Most recently, DiGiovanni served as vice president of public affairs at Liberty Mutual Group where he was responsible for managing the company’s state government affairs …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp.( LWCC) has promoted two key executives. Paul Buffone is now senior vice president and chief claims and information officer, and John Hawie is senior vice president and chief strategy and investment officer. Buffone started with LWCC …
Insurance broker Aon plc announced an expansion of its Grand Rapids, Mich., office, with the addition of Jennifer Adkins, Christine Bill, Mike Burdo, Jamee Burel, Andrew Disselkoen, Sarah Gass, Sarah Gedeon and Lisa Kiley. Bill and Gass will serve as …
Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation’s midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to possibly delay fast-approaching spring …
OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. (has released a new network security and privacy liability policy, which includes certain data breach services from Equifax if a covered breach event occurs. Equifax, a global consumer, commercial …
A proposal to establish a state-run health insurance exchange has passed the Senate with bipartisan support. A federal health care law calls for exchanges to serve as a marketplace for the uninsured to shop for medical coverage. The legislation creates …
