A new state requirement for the home building industry was published this week in Minnesota. It means a sprinkler system is required for new houses larger than 4,500 square feet beginning in January. Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen says …
Wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent, Worldwide Facilities Inc., announced that Rick Burns has joined its Houston, Texas, office as senior vice president and product development officer. Worldwide’s Houston office primarily serves the energy and marine market. Burns spent …
A group testing West Coast waters for radiation from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant says no evidence of contamination has been found in Oregon. Massive amounts of contaminated water were released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan …
A private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered efforts to attack the flames from the air, but firefighters made enough progress to allow most of the 1,200 people under evacuation orders to return home …
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has set separate two-day hearings next month to consider permanent licenses for ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft. The PUC last week gave the San Francisco-based firms temporary permission to operate until their applications for permanent …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers recently hired Patrick Rohan to join its New York office as an associate vice president. Rohan will focus on building the nonprofits and municipalities niche practices for Heffernan. Rohan is a former producer and account manager with …
Some residents in the coastal city of Revere, Massachusetts, remained out of their damaged homes while others continued cleaning up Tuesday after a rare tornado that struck just north of Boston. Monday’s storm hit Revere, a coastal city of about …
IIABCal Past President Stan Loar received the association’s Ramsden-Sullivan Memorial Award last week. The award is the highest IIABCal gives, and a recipient is said to exemplify the highest caliber of service to the independent agency system, the insurance industry …
Two doctors deny claims by an Alabama man who says his penis was amputated during what was supposed to be a routine circumcision, one of their lawyers said. Defense lawyer Will Axon said allegations in a lawsuit filed this week …
Florida regulators announced they are ending a 1.3 percent assessment on property insurance premiums 18 months ahead of schedule. The monies had been used to pay off bonds issued by the state’s hurricane catastrophe fund in 2010. The Florida Hurricane …
