Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of leadership problems and an incomplete plan to handle emergencies, according to an audit issued by the Secretary of State’s office. …
Adoption of NCCI Manual Would Be Effective June 1 Texas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system if a proposal to adopt the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Basic Manual, with Texas exceptions, and the national …
The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named West Mayor Tommy Muska of Muska Insurance Services as its newest Trusted Choice Hometown Hero. Hometown Hero recognizes Trusted Choice insurance agents who go above and beyond to help their communities. People …
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and service management across all HIA offices. She previously held several positions at HIA, most recently serving as the director of …
The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last year as the costliest state for natural disaster related insurance payouts, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “Oklahoma’s policyholders …
A state district court judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims contaminants sickened workers when the Louisiana Department of Revenue was housed for more than 20 years at a former Sears building in Baton Rouge. Lewis Unglesby, attorney …
Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that prompted the state in 2011 to ban the use of four natural-gas drilling disposal wells in a large area mostly …
A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking of a tall ship off the North Carolina coast in October, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a …
A former Wyoming County (West Virginia) Council on Aging director can recover damages for aggravation and inconvenience from an insurance company that refused to represent him when the state sued him, a federal appeals court ruled. The unpublished opinion by …
Laurie Infantino has been named education director of Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on the quality of the instructors and the education content offered by Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance. Infantino is currently president …
