Five government, insurance and health care officials are in the running to manage New Mexico’s newly independent insurance regulatory agency. Among the candidates are state Insurance Superintendent John Franchini and Milton Sanchez, who directs the Office of Health Care Reform …
CNA has developed a new integrated insurance product to address the full range of exposures unique to accountable care organizations (ACO). An ACO is a group of healthcare providers who join together to share responsibility for providing coordinated care to …
Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill aimed at bullying in the workplace will stand. The Maine House of Representatives last week voted 87-56 to sustain the governor’s veto, short of the two-thirds majority needed to override. The bill …
Buildings in the St. Joseph, Mo., School District can withstand winds up to 90 mph. None are prepared to withstand the likes of an EF5 tornado, with winds of more than 200 mph, which devastated parts of Oklahoma City and …
A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs. The judge’s decision last week for punitive damages is in …
When it comes to raw milk, even dairy farmers who drink their own product disagree over whether they and their peers should be allowed to sell it. The issue has made headlines with the recent trial of a Sauk County …
Western North Dakota has already had three tornadoes in June, and a meteorologist warns that severe weather might be the norm this summer. Patrick Ayd of the National Weather Service tells the Forum News Service that last week’s tornado touchdowns …
Philadelphia authorities said they would empanel a grand jury to investigate possible charges in connection with the collapse of a building last week that killed six people. The June 5 accident, at 22nd and Market Streets, sent dozens of rescuers …
A devastating flood in 2008 that killed three people and caused $763 million in damage also changed the landscape of many Wisconsin counties – and while the changes were hard to stomach for some, authorities say the state learned valuable …
The Ascension Parish Council in Louisiana is considering an ordinance that would eliminate or greatly restrict unsolicited door-to-door peddling and solicitation in the parish. Council Chairman Chris Loar tells The Advocate the ordinance is designed to increase safety and also …
