The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) issued final rules that it says will strengthen protections for consumers who seek assistance from federal health benefit exchange navigators. The department says the rules address insufficiencies in federal standards, as required by Senate …
A Seattle man who lost his parents and whose wife and infant son were seriously injured last March by a drunken driver asked a Senate panel on Monday to pass a measure that would make it a felony charge to …
Utah transportation officials say they counted 219 traffic deaths in Utah in 2013, and almost half of the car crash victims who died hadn’t been wearing seatbelts. The Utah Department of Transportation statistics released Tuesday show two more deaths last …
A South Dakota lawmaker plans to press “send” again and try to persuade his colleagues in the Legislature to join 41 other states and ban texting while driving. Similar measure have failed in recent legislative sessions, but Sen. Mike Vehle, …
The state tax commissioner is reminding Ohio small-business owners that they may be eligible for a recently enacted tax deduction. In an alert issued on Jan. 21, Commissioner Joe Testa urged taxpayers to visit the Ohio Department of Taxation website …
After a blast caused much of an Omaha, Neb., manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International Nutrition plant on Jan. …
Chicago-based CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Naveen Baweja vice president of analytics. Baweja will provide leadership and support to the underwriting transformation initiatives component of the CNA Enterprise Roadmap, with a focus on enhancing the company’s data and analytics capabilities. …
Two Mexican citizens who were arrested at the border used account information stolen during the Target security breach to buy tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise, according to a South Texas police chief. But a spokesman for the …
Recent winter storms have already left a path of damage and power outages across the country. When a storm strikes, it’s important to know what to do if the home is damaged or if the insured gets involved in an …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) is expanding its property capabilities to include builder’s risk insurance. The company also named Robert Tricamo to head the new specialty property area as vice president, Construction. “These new capabilities enable us to round out …
