An analysis by The Des Moines Register shows more than two-thirds of Iowa legislators are paying hundreds of dollars less a month than appropriate for their health insurance, a potential violation of state law. Data analyzed by the newspaper shows …
The former director of football operations at Baylor University has filed a lawsuit arguing he was unfairly named as contributing to the school’s mishandling of student sexual assault complaints. Colin Shillinglaw’s lawsuit filed in Dallas County names the school, interim …
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has issued a consent administrative order against the city of Pine Bluff and its parolee- and prison-labor demolition program that was shut down last year. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the city will have to …
The insurance industry has an image problem. That is probably not really breaking news to anyone reading this, but it’s an important topic to discuss and one the industry can address and, believe it or not, an issue that can …
Wholesale insurance broker Gemini Risk Partners, based in Chicago, has appointed Yosha DeLong as managing director. Prior to joining Gemini Risk Partners, DeLong was most recently the London regional executive for Ironshore Europe Limited, overseeing all IronPro product lines, the …
Oklahoma has been placed under a national fire advisory as much of the state struggles with unrelenting drought and tinder-dry vegetation capable of igniting and quickly spreading out of control, state forestry officials said. The rare advisory — and the …
Fire departments in nearly every pocket of Iowa have members who were awarded nationally-recognized certifications by the state fire academy despite failing their tests, according to documents released. The Fire Service Training Bureau has sent letters to 560 departments, a …
A Utah lawmaker wants to send people to jail for harassing farm animals with drones, all-terrain vehicles and even dogs under a proposal that is unique in the U.S. but has gained an unlikely opponent. Republican Rep. Scott Chew, who …
EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has acquired Benefit Compass Insurance Services LLC, a specialist in employee benefits brokerage and consulting services in Irvine, Calif. Benefit Compass provides employee benefit solutions, human resource consulting and employee engagement strategies. The firm has …
With “smart” building becoming the gold standard in today’s commercial construction world, builders, building owners, workers and insurers are dealing with new technologies and risks. These smart technologies — from high tech gadgets aimed at increasing building efficiencies to wearable …
