A new report from Connecticut state auditors said the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) improperly charged $450,000 to workers’ comp insurers and self-insured employers last fiscal year to recoup the money transferred to the state’s general fund. The report was …
MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, was tentatively categorized as a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) by a panel of regulators, which would subject it to stricter Federal Reserve supervision. “MetLife strongly disagrees,” Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian said …
HUB International Northeast, part of Hub International Limited, has hired Anthony Giordano as first vice president in New York.
XL Group has added Mikki K. Williams as regional vice president and Bruce Pichon as inland marine manager to its North America Marine business’ West Region. Based in Los Angeles, Pichon reports Williams, who will be based in XL Group’s …
The full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington will rehear a case on Obamacare tax subsidies, granting a government request in a move that may reduce chances of a new Supreme Court showdown over a central element of the Affordable …
City officials in New Castle, Delaware, say the costs for managing toxic contamination found in all three of the city’s public water wells could top $1 million. Pamela Patone, general manager of New Castle’s Municipal Services Commission tells The News …
Efforts last year to battle a hotel fire that killed four Houston firefighters were hampered by confusion over who was in charge, cluttered radio channels and other disorganization, according to a report. But Houston Fire Chief Terry Garrison said that …
A church in the small Texas city devastated by a fertilizer plant explosion is funding an emergency alert system for the town’s residents. The system will allow West officials to deliver an automated phone message to residents in the case …
A University of Arkansas study finds flooding that began in late June will lead to millions of dollars in lost crop value for Arkansas farmers. Farmers in 10 Arkansas counties are expected to lose more than $35 million in crop …
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says his office has filed charges against a Midwest City woman, accusing of her allegedly attempting to defraud the state’s workers’ compensation system. Pruitt announced that his office had charged 45-year-old Lana Carol Hebrink with …
