February 1, 2010
Trade ministers expressed gloom on Saturday, January 30, about the prospects of concluding stalled global trade liberalization talks this year, with many blaming the United States for foot-dragging. Ministers from about 20 major economies held informal talks on the sidelines …
February 1, 2010
Maine fire officials say they’ll probably never know the cause of a fire that killed 72,000 chickens in a barn in Belfast. The fire early Thursday morning destroyed a three-story, 500-foot poultry barn in the midcoast town. Owner Merle Grass …
February 1, 2010
Federal officials say that about 6,500 more properties in Broome Count, New York than originally believed are vulnerable to floods like one that devastated parts of the region in 2006. Updated flood maps released Thursday by the Federal Emergency Management …
February 1, 2010
Attorneys have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Baltimore-area hospital that recently informed more than 350 patients that they may have received unnecessary heart stents. St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson recently sent letters to the patients informing them they …
February 1, 2010
Torus has appointed Carl Groth as Group Chief Risk Officer with immediate effect. He is based in New Jersey and reports to Chief Executive Clive Tobin. “Groth will drive the development of a comprehensive and integrated enterprise risk management program …
February 1, 2010
Thousands of State Farm Florida property insurance customers will be seeing notices in their mailboxes this week saying their policies will not be renewed, a company spokesman said. The first wave of notices will be mailed Monday to a selected …
February 1, 2010
Three recent chemical leaks at a West Virginia DuPont plant, one of which killed a worker, don’t appear to be related, a federal investigator said. U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigator Johnnie Banks promised a thorough investigation into the leaks, which …
February 1, 2010
South Carolina’s public safety and transportation departments have banned their employees from texting while driving state vehicles. Transportation Secretary Buck Limehouse and Public Safety Director Mark Keel say the policy will improve highway safety. Budget and Control Board spokesman Mike …
February 1, 2010
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced staff changes on the communications staff for the Office of Insurance Regulation. Jack McDermott has been appointed director of communications. McDermott has been the acting communications director since July 2009. He will be responsible …
February 1, 2010
Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) has disbanded its Pacific Northwest Chapter and joined forces with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington (Big “I” Washington). According to IBA West, “in light of continuing fiscal and …