Monthly Archives: <span>November 2020</span>

Death of West Virginia Miner Marks 6th US Coal Mining Fatality of 2020

A coal miner died Monday in a workplace accident in southern West Virginia, the governor’s office said. Taylor Meldin Halstead, 20, of Bob White, was killed in the accident at Panther Mining LLC’s American Eagle Mine in the Kanawha County …

South Dakota Law Officers Sue to Overturn Pot Legalization Vote

Two South Dakota law enforcement officials want the courts to overturn a citizen-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in the state. The Argus Leader reports Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and South Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Rick Miller filed a lawsuit …

Trucks Keep Striking Missouri Overpass, Again and Again

Despite the warning signs and flashing lights, trucks just can’t seem to stop hitting a Kansas City, Missouri, overpass. The Kansas City Star reports that the bridge on Independence Avenue is struck so often that it has its own satirical …

Schumacher to Lead Midwest Underwriting, Sales at Frankenmuth Insurance

Frankenmuth Insurance in Frankenmuth, Michigan, has added Rich Schumacher as regional director for the Midwest Region. Schumacher brings 28 years of experience in the industry, most recently serving as associate vice president of sales for Harleysville/Nationwide Insurance where he worked …

Crest Insurance in Arizona Adds Sunbelt’s Bouve as Commercial Broker

Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., has added Taylor Bouve as a commercial broker. Bouve has more than six years of experience in insurance. He was previously an account executive at Sunbelt Insurance Holdings LLC, and was with Zenefits …

Woodruff Sawyer in California Adds Pearson to Launch Family Office Group

Woodruff Sawyer in San Francisco, Calif., has named Judith Pearson to launch The Family Office & Trustee Liability Resource Group. Pearson educates individual and institutional trustees and other fiduciaries to identify and reduce risk as well as provide solutions to …

Best Agency to Work For: Upshaw Insurance Agency

One of the things the employees of Upshaw Insurance in Amarillo, Texas, say they like best about their agency is its caring spirit — not only in regard to the employees themselves but to the communities they serve. Founded in …

Safety Group Lists Its Top 10 ‘Worst’ Toys of This Holiday Season

Cute plastic animals with tiny accessories that pose a choking hazard, Black Panther-inspired claws with the potential to cause facial or eye injuries, and green slime that could be harmful if swallowed: These are just some of the items on …

Best Agency to Work For West: The Buckner Co.

Words like “fair,” “ethical, and “accommodating,” may not top a list of words you’d think would energize workers, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm found in comments from employees who heaped praise on The Bucker Co. in Salt Lake …

Travel Insurance Surges Along with Coronavirus This Thanksgiving

U.S. websites have seen a surge in travelers seeking expensive ironclad insurance this Thanksgiving, as Americans desperate to break the monotony of a year spent at home look to cover themselves against coronavirus-related risks. Data from insurance comparison website Squaremouth …