November 20, 2013
The Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are reaching out to communities across the state to offer help in reducing traffic fatalities. The Tennessean reported that the agencies are putting more resources in counties that have the …
November 20, 2013
President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary told lawmakers on Wednesday she believes that large systemically important insurance companies should not face the same capital rules as banks. “A one-size-fits-all approach is not going to work …
November 20, 2013
XL Group has partnered with the American Contractor’s Insurance Group (ACIG), construction industry owned insurance organization, to provide data and analytics for construction clients. The goal is to drive continuous quality improvement throughout clients organizations and help construction clients enhance …
November 20, 2013
The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes until an affordability study is completed. In arguing for the suit dismissal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers …
November 20, 2013
State statistics analyzed by a newspaper show injury crashes blamed on drowsy driving are on the rise in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports that 1,415 injury crashes last year in Ohio were attributed to drivers falling asleep, …
November 20, 2013
A compounding pharmacy in Asheville is recalling sterile products because of the possibility of contamination. Nature’s Pharmacy and Compounding Center is voluntarily recalling sterile products produced over a six-month period, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
November 20, 2013
Two Illinois-based insurers say they’ve received about 6,000 claims so far from Sunday’s tornadoes and they expect that figure to climb. State Farm officials told The (Bloomington) Pantagraph they’ve received about 3,500 claims from customers in Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. …
November 20, 2013
Kristin Taylor Geisler has joined St. Paul, Minn.-based Safenet Commercial Insurance Agency as a senior vice president. Geisler has many years of experience in different fields including financial services, insurance and risk management. Her expertise in diverse industries will provide …
November 20, 2013
A construction worker is dead after falling from a roof he was working on in Boulder, Colo. Police say the 51-year-old man was working on a building Saturday on Broadway. The Daily Camera reported on Monday that the man was …
November 20, 2013
Suncor oil refinery operators have agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit by federal and state authorities over a toxic spill that contaminated Sand Creek and the South Platte River. A consent decree filed in U.S. District Court …