Liberty Mutual Insurance expects to have 5,000 employees working at its new campus in the Dallas suburb of Plano by the end of 2017. The nation’s third-largest insurer told employees Tuesday about the new campus, the Dallas Morning News reported. …
States in the Midwest were slammed on Wednesday by violent storms that produced high winds, hail and tornadoes. The severe weather is expected to continue today. Large and destructive hail have caused the most damage so far, according to the …
Allstate has tallied the top 25 Texas counties affected by severe weather; identifying areas with highest frequencies of wind and hail, and lightning related homeowner property damage claims from 2010 through 2014. Storms in Bell County, Texas, affected more Allstate …
AmWINS Brokerage of the Mid Atlantic hired John Carlsen as senior vice president. Carlsen specializes in public entity risks, with an emphasis on CAT/natural disaster exposures. Prior to joining AmWINS, he was executive vice president with NAPCO LLC, where he …
Two top officials of defunct refrigerated rail service Cold Train are suing BNSF Railway in Washington for $41 million for putting them out of business. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Spokane on Tuesday. Capital Press reported that …
Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania hit an all-time low last year. State transportation officials say car crashes killed 1,195 people in 2014. That’s the lowest number since recordkeeping began 87 years ago. PennDOT statistics released Wednesday show drunk-driving deaths declined 14 …
The Utah Department of Transportation is suing a company that built a stretch of Timpanogos Highway south of Salt Lake City that has been plagued by problems. The state agency filed a lawsuit last week in Utah state court against …
The oil and gas industry is pushing back on a bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing in Oregon until 2025. The bill sponsor, Democratic Rep. Ken Helm, told a House committee Tuesday the proposal puts the state ahead of the …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of California announced its new 2015 associate members. The new associate members join a list companies that make up the IIABCal membership ranks. They are: Heartland Payment Systems; Pacific Specialty Insurance Co.; Pacific Western …
Arizona is set to reduce taxes for insurance companies under a new bill Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law. The tax cut is expected to mean the loss of more than $44 million to state’s general fund over the next …
