Jamie Van Riet has been promoted to the role of Director of Operations at Middleton, Wis.-based Compass Specialty Risk LLC. Van Riet previously worked as an account manager for Compass Specialty Risk and oversaw compliance for the company. She will …
Flooding caused by heavy rains around Christmas week is still causing problems in parts of Alabama. WAAY-TV reports about 20 roads remain closed because of flood damage in north Alabama, although some were expected to reopen Monday. Muddy floodwaters from …
Automakers, not technology companies, are in the driver’s seat in developing self-driving, “autonomous” cars, and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. is best positioned to lead the way, according to a new report on patents for the fast-evolving technology. As automakers enter …
Indiana highway officials are launching a pilot project to track unpermitted overweight vehicles that can damage highways and bridges. The Indiana Department of Transportation will install license plate-tracking technology along Interstate 94 in northern Indiana’s LaPorte County this year to …
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty announced today that he is resigning effective May 2, 2016 after 12 years in the post to pursue other job opportunities, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR). McCarty has served as …
Willis Towers Watson Plc, the company created this week by the merger of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Plc and consulting firm Towers Watson & Co., said Chief Financial Officer John Greene is stepping down. Greene, who was CFO of …
Farmers has introduced a new Rideshare Insurance Coverage designed to make rideshare insurance coverage options available for ride-hailing drivers in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin. According to Mariel Devesa, head of product innovation for Farmers Insurance, the …
Bicyclists can get little respect on the road — from drivers, pedestrians, even fellow cyclists. Sometimes the angry stares are deserved, but more often the friction stems from the fact that bicycles, cars, buses, trucks and pedestrians are scrabbling with …
Dollar General Corp., headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tenn., has been fined by federal safety officials over workplace safety and health hazards at its store in Sherman, Texas. Proposed penalties total $162,800. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
