Monthly Archives: <span>February 2019</span>

Tennessee-Based The General Adds Radio Host Bobby Bones as Brand Ambassador

The General Insurance has tapped nationally syndicated on-air radio personality Bobby Bones as the company’s newest brand ambassador. The General will partner with Bones, who is also a New York Times #1 best-selling author, philanthropist and winner of season 27’s …

South Carolina Opioid Deaths Up 47% Over 3 Years

Health officials in South Carolina say the number of deaths blamed on opioid use increased 47 percent over three years. News outlets reported the South Carolina Opioid Emergency Response Team released its first annual report on Jan. 31. That report …

Report: Safety Management Gaps Led to 2016 Mississippi Gas Plant Blast

Gaps in safety management led to a 2016 explosion that idled an Enterprise Products natural gas processing plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for six months, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a report on Wednesday. The June 27, 2016 blast …

AIG Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Lower Investment Returns

American International Group Inc. on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss as the insurer was hit with catastrophe losses and made a lower return on investments in a volatile market. Excluding realized investment gains and losses and some other items, AIG …

FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency

Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters — including a widely panned response to a storm that devastated Puerto Rico. “While this has been the opportunity of …

State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates for Michigan Customers

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced it is cutting its overall personal auto insurance rate will drop by 3.5 percent in Michigan. The total state-wide expected impact for State Farm Mutual by this rate decrease in Michigan will be …

High Insurance Rates, Escape Cited in Closure of Texas Prison Transport Firm

A private prisoner transport company has announced its closure after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped this month from one of its vans while being escorted to a jail in Texas. Texas Prisoner Transportation Services told Bell County …

Insurer, Credit Union Settle South Dakota Suit over Premium Hikes

Black Hills Federal Credit Union in South Dakota and a Wisconsin-based insurance company have agreed to pay $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming they improperly raised insurance premiums on thousands of loans. A judge is expected to consider …

Vale’s Senior Management Unaware of Dam Risk Report, Says CFO

Senior management at Brazilian miner Vale were never shown internal security documents indicating that its dam at Brumadinho was at risk of collapse, the company’s chief financial officer said on Tuesday [Feb. 12]. The CFO, Luciano Siani, was asked about …

Fire Danger High in Oklahoma, Texas Panhandles

Forestry officials say conditions in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles are ideal for sparking wildfires. Oklahoma Forestry Service officials say danger levels are high Monday in western Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Panhandle. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Texas …