The latest Tennessee effort to outlaw passengers from having open alcohol containers in vehicles failed in a House committee this week. The House State and Local Government Committee voted to send the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jon Lundberg of …
The mayor of Rutledge, Tennessee says he had no choice in the firing of the East Tennessee city’s police chief. Mayor Danny Turley said he fired Jeff Daniel after the former police chief refused to resign last week. Daniel was …
TD Insurance Inc. in South Portland, Maine, has hired Leah K. Halsey as an account executive in employee benefits. She is responsible for working with employers throughout Northern New England to design, implement and manage their various employee benefit programs, …
Insurance agents and carriers are reporting progress in their efforts to modify a proposed federal financial services regulation bill passed by the Senate Banking Committee, while risk managers have extended their support to the legislation. Lobbyists for the Independent Insurance …
In two separate decisions, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld as constitutional a 2005 state law that limits the ability of workers who are injured on the job to sue their employers for a “workplace intentional tort” in addition to …
Connecticut officials are notifying 11,000 residents who applied for state rebates after purchasing energy efficient furnaces that their personal information may have been stolen. Robert Genuario, secretary of the state’s Office of Policy and Management, says Hartford Police notified his …
The Utah Association of Independent Insurance Agents is seeking applicants for a new executive director. After 23-plus years with UAIIA, Steve Baugh will be stepping down due to health issues. Resumes for the executive director position will be accepted between …
Auto insurer Clarendon National Insurance Co. has refunded $992,000 to 1,227 automobile insurance policyholders the company overcharged when it improperly imposed a 30 percent rate hike, the New York State Insurance Department said. The Insurance Department said Clarendon also paid …
A New York housekeeper who reported that her boss’ Toyota Prius accelerated on its own and wouldn’t brake as she hurtled toward a stone wall apparently had her foot on the gas pedal the entire time, according to a police …
A new climate gallery at London’s Science Museum, sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, will step back from pushing evidence of man-made climate change to adopt a more neutral position. The £4 million ($6 million) exhibition, opening in November, will provide …
