The Oklahoma Supreme Court has reversed the decision of an Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission administrative law judge (ALJ) and ruled that a workers’ comp claim for a slip and fall on an icy sidewalk next to an employer’s parking lot …
Ohio-based insurance and financial services organization, Nationwide, named Chris Graham head of investment strategies and chief investment officer. Graham previously was a senior investment professional for Nationwide Investments. Graham will report to Mike Spangler, president of Nationwide Funds. Prior to …
North Dakota regulators have adopted new rules aimed at reducing spills by the oil industry. The state Industrial Commission approved rules that included bonding and increased inspections on pipelines. Another new rule requires berms to be built around a well …
The California Earthquake Authority has had some great shopping luck this year. According to a report from Insurance Insider, the state-backed residual market pool was able to buy a total of $4.51 billion in traditional reinsurance coverage during the January …
Out of the 11.6 million jobs created in the post-recession economy, 11.5 million went to workers with at least some college education, according to newly research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Of these jobs, 8.4 …
National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent, Worldwide Facilities LLC, has added Matthew Begnaud in Houston office as senior vice president and broker. Begnaud has more than 10 years of industry experience. Before joining Worldwide Facilities, Begnaud served as …
Wreckage from a train collision continued to smolder on June 29 in the Texas Panhandle as workers prepared to remove the charred, twisted box cars from the tracks and renew their search for three missing crew members. Three BNSF Railway …
Authorities say commercial lawn equipment, farm implements and construction equipment are being targeted by thieves in Michigan. State police Detective Sgt. Todd Petersen tells the Kalamazoo Gazette that dealerships, with large lots and sometime lax security, are frequent targets of …
The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out a $7.5 million judgment to a former St. Louis police officer who claimed her supervisor sexually harassed her, and that her complaints about the harassment resulted in retaliation. The ruling sent the case …
National insurance broker and consultant, NFP Corp., has acquired First West Brokerage Services Inc. (First West), based in Orem, Utah. Founded in 1987, First West is a full service benefits insurance broker and consultant specializing in group health plans with …
