October 4, 2011
Pat McKay recently joined Akron, Ohio-based Amer Insurance Agency as vice president. McKay previously was president of McKay Insurance Agency, which she founded in 1993. As vice president at Amer Insurance, McKay will continue to assist her current customers while …
October 4, 2011
North Dakota farmers on average are older and more prosperous than they were a decade ago, and running bigger operations, a new study shows. The North Dakota State University study is based on the more than 500 farms of various …
October 4, 2011
The deadline is approaching for rice farmers to submit claims in order to share in the settlement of a lawsuit against Bayer CropScience over genetically modified rice that was inadvertently introduced into the U.S. market. Bayer has agreed to a …
October 4, 2011
USG Insurance Services Inc. has added Drake Burger and Steve Page as producers in its Tampa, Florida office. Burger most recently held the position of underwriter with Westrope Insurance Managers of Florida. Burger has also worked as an assistant underwriter …
October 4, 2011
Circular intersections are becoming more common in Middle Tennessee as statistics show they decrease accidents and traffic congestion. Middle Tennessee State University is working on the second of three roundabouts, and Belmont University has one planned. The city of Nashville …
October 4, 2011
Piracy is costing the global shipping trade more than $9 billion a year, according to Indian ship owners, who are demanding that the U.N. set up a maritime force to halt pirates operating off the Somalian coast in the Indian …
October 4, 2011
The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse by U.S. workers, according to experts. Federal authorities last Thursday charged 37 people, all but …
October 4, 2011
A Waltham, Mass., businessman who is alleged to have stolen nearly $10,000 with his insurance fraud and another $30,000 in a separate unemployment fraud scheme is scheduled to appear in court this week. In mid-August, John Toyias, age 45, was …
October 4, 2011
A government panel reviewing Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s restructuring efforts said the troubled utility will need to raise as much as 8.6 trillion yen ($112 billion) in funds without raising charges or restarting nuclear reactors. In a report made public …
October 4, 2011
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired John Bayeux to join its New York City office as senior vice president, financial services practice leader. Bayeux brings 30 years of industry experience to Heffernan. His past responsibilities for national insurance …