The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its report last week on a per capita review of vehicle thefts from the nation’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). The report, based on 2012 data, shows that California continues to be a hotbed for …
Childcare providers across Indiana are scrambling to find money to pay for broader criminal background checks of employees and educate staff about new rules to improve safety and prevent child abuse ahead of a July 1 deadline. Indiana lawmakers this …
Seven in 10 Americans who plan to celebrate the 4th of July this year will attend a barbecue, cookout or picnic, according to the National Retail Federation’s 2013 Independence Day survey. That amounts to 164 million people, a record number …
A new study shows Oklahoma ranks among the worst states in the nation for its total number of structurally deficient bridges, but Oklahoma transportation officials said that the number of such bridges on the state highway system has been dramatically …
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has vetoed his own plan to charge state workers more for health insurance if they smoke. Walker’s executive state budget would have required state workers who smoke to pay $50 more per month for health insurance. …
Iowa’s leading health insurer will wait a year before participating in the state’s new health exchange due to concerns about problems that could arise with its implementation in the early going, company’s CEO said. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield …
Plants that were the sites of two chemical explosions a day apart in south Louisiana remain closed, and it could be months before federal investigators determine the causes of the blasts that killed three workers and sent nearly 100 others …
The Moore City Council in Oklahoma has tabled a proposal that would have required storm shelters for houses, apartments, mobile homes and group residential housing. Damage costs from the massive tornado that hit Moore on May 20 are expected to …
Three new professionals have joined Lockton in Chicago, adding a range of property/casualty and employee benefits expertise to the insurance broker’s client services. Robert Wierema has joined as a producer. He brings six years of experience in the insurance industry …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has announced two new promotions: Angie Risley is now the manager of financial reporting, and Shelly Vigé is the premium audit manager. Risley has been with LWCC since 2003 when she was hired as a …
