Workers compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., plans to launch of its own health care network for policyholders, called WorkWell, TX. Within this new network, all aspects of claims and care will be managed by Texas Mutual. The company said …
A former high school cafeteria worker in Missouri has won a $340,000 judgment in her lawsuit alleging she was discriminated against by the Independence School District. Amy Stubbs filed the lawsuit after she was fired as a cook in the …
School officials and an insurance company are still assessing the severe storm damage that one of Indiana’s historic high school gymnasiums sustained nearly a month ago. Muncie Community Schools superintendent Steve Baule says only salvage work has been done at …
Two new studies from University of Texas at Arlington researchers show harmful bacteria levels in groundwater near hydraulically fractured gas drilling sites. The studies published in the peer-reviewed journal Science of the Total Environment show antibiotic-resistant bacteria exist in private …
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has voted to re-accredit the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) for a full five years. This is the highest recommendation level from the NAIC’s Financial Regulation Standards and …
They top the list of trending food trucks…and food trucks, in general, are definitely trending. With over 4,000 food trucks on the road today and an annual growth of 8% reported by IBISWorld, the trend is expected to continue as …
The value of the products consumers encounter influences how much they’ll subsequently pay for other items, according to new neuroscience research pointing to a previously undetected factor that affects consumer behavior. The study, which appeared in the journal Proceedings of …
A North Carolina sheriff has changed his department’s policy on chases after five people were killed when a driver fleeing officers slammed into another car. The News & Record of Greensboro reports Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said that while …
Argo Insurance, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., and an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has partnered with Front Line Safety to offer services to its restaurant and grocery store policyholders. Front Line Safety is …
Nearly 894,000 people in Texas met this week’s deadline to register for federal disaster assistance to help them recover from Hurricane Harvey, with more than $1.4 billion in funding approved so far, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. But officials …
