A wave of break-ins and robberies of Georgia pharmacies is being fueled by a drug epidemic, authorities said. In June, a thief with a sledgehammer broke into a Snellville pharmacy and stole thousands of dollars worth of pain pills and …
When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the same address in suburban Union …
The Grinnell Mutual board of directors has selected Jeff Menary to succeed Larry Jansen as president and chief executive officer of Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. located in Grinnell, Iowa. Menary will replace Jansen upon Jansen’s retirement in December 2017. Since …
Helping drivers avoid congestion would increase productivity and improve safety, according to a team of Iowa State University and industry researchers, who believe a solution is using big data technology. The challenge is finding an effective way to share data …
Results from a monthly survey of business supply managers suggest that manufacturing is boosting economic conditions in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a report issued on March 1. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index report said the overall economic …
The owner of a Rockford, Illinois-based managing general agency that last year had its license revoked or non-renewed by at least three separate state insurance departments has been indicted by a federal grand jury for mail and insurance fraud. The …
Thousands of livestock are estimated to have been killed in the wildfire that spanned two counties along Kansas’ southern border in early March, but the actual numbers likely will not be totaled for some time. One person died in the …
Farris Evans Insurance Agency (FEIA) of Memphis, Tenn., has restructured the ownership of the privately held firm and promoted Vice President Chadwick Willoughby, now a major equity holder of the company, to president. The move became effective Jan. 20., when …
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who was elected this past November, has appointed BB&T Insurance Agency Manager Allan L. McVey to serve as West Virginia’s Insurance Commissioner, effective April 1. McVey has been active in the industry since 1969 when …
A bill revising Kentucky’s medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect before cases go to court was passed earlier this month by state lawmakers. The legislation, long a priority of many …
