February 7, 2014
Greg Agnone has been named president and chief executive officer of the Chestnut Hill Insurance Group in Chepachet, R.I. Chestnut Hill Insurance Group is an insurance brokerage specializing in the area of captive insurance. Agnone brings decades of experience in …
February 7, 2014
Texas and Oklahoma led the nation in the number of tornadoes last year. Oklahoma’s 79 was well above the state’s average of 57. Texas had 81. Greg Carbin, the warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, told …
February 7, 2014
The Iowa Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 weighed into the murky issue of how to define a storm in Iowa when it ruled that a Cedar Falls mall wasn’t at fault for a woman who fell in its parking …
February 7, 2014
Police say they have recovered a violin that could be the rare Stradivarius stolen from a concertmaster following a performance last month at a Milwaukee, Wis., college. Milwaukee Police Lt. Jeffrey Norman said experts will be contacted to confirm the …
February 7, 2014
Markel Corp. has promoted Wendy Houser to president, Mid South region, of Markel’s Wholesale division. The Mid South region includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Houser joined Markel in 2008 and helped to establish Markel’s Mid South …
February 7, 2014
The Texas Rangers reached a 10-year deal on Feb. 5 to immediately change the name of their 20-year-old stadium to Globe Life Park in Arlington. Rangers Ballpark is being renamed under an agreement with Globe Life and Accident Insurance Co. …
February 7, 2014
It’s a common practice among drivers who pass through a speed trap: Flash your headlights at approaching cars as a warning to slow down. Now, a federal court judge in Missouri says penalizing drivers for the headlight flash violates their …
February 7, 2014
A judge has ordered a Texas teenager who was sentenced to 10 years’ probation in a drunken-driving crash that killed four people to go to a rehabilitation facility paid for by his parents. Judge Jean Boyd on Feb. 5 again …
February 7, 2014
Lockton Cos. announced Frank Vento has joined as vice president and leader of the investment management practice in Lockton’s Washington, D.C., office.Vento brings to Lockton more than 20 years of professional experience as a broker and underwriter. In his new …
February 7, 2014
A Northern California judge has found the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection guilty of ‘egregious and reprehensible’ conduct in its response to the 2007 Moonlight Fire and ordered the agency to pay more than $30 million in penalties …