A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver who struck a limo van carrying comic Tracy Morgan last year had been awake for 28 hours and worked almost 14 hours at the time of the accident, U.S. investigators found. The National Transportation Safety …
Independent insurance broker Higginbotham, based in Fort Worth, and Commercial Global Insurance (CGI) are merging their operations in Friendswood, Texas. CGI is an independent broker in Deer Park, Texas. CGI will merge its five-person group into Higginbotham’s office in nearby …
Clayton, Mo.-based independent insurance agency POWERS Insurance and Benefits has promoted Chris Sullivan to risk management advisor. Sullivan specializes in commercial risk management consulting. He also handles new account development and continues to take care of his clientele’s personal insurance …
A trucking company based in Louisiana has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for exposing workers to various safety and health hazards. Proposed penalties total $156,800. Transporter Maintenance and Inspection LLC, a subsidiary of L & B Holdings LLC …
A vendor reported more than $1 million worth of jewelry and gems stolen during a weekend antique show in Peoria, Ill., according to police. The theft was reported Aug. 9 after the reopening of the Mid America Antique Show and …
The rain has stopped falling and the triple-digit heat of an Oklahoma summer has finally arrived, but state emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure damaged by severe storms and …
A wildfire in Arizona that has grown to more than 6,000 acres and forces hundreds to evacuate is now 40 percent contained, fire officials say. The Willow fire in Mohave Valley is being battled by more than 300 firefighting personnel. …
A wildfire in rural Riverside County, Calif. has surged to about 500 acres, forcing evacuations and leaving one person burned and three firefighters with minor injuries. The blaze off State Route 74 near Anza started as a motor home fire …
A wildfire that erupted near a destructive blaze in Northern California’s rural, rocky hills expanded farther. The blaze had burned 9 square miles by Monday afternoon, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. It broke out several miles …
Insurer X.L. America Inc. has agreed to acquire Allied International Holdings Inc., the Florida-based holding company of Allied Specialty Insurance Inc. and T.H.E. Insurance Co., a leading insurer of the outdoor entertainment industry in the U.S. Allied is a leading …
