October 3, 2011
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has extended its discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Arkansas and New Mexico through EMPLOYERS. Based on the latest expansion, EMPLOYERS offers NFIB members …
October 3, 2011
A Rosenberg, Texas-based roofing contractor has agreed to reimburse all homeowners who improperly paid the company’s “liquidated damages” contracts, the Texas Attorney General’s Office reports. In June, the AG’s office charged Holden Roofing Inc. (HRI) with subjecting homeowners to unlawful …
October 3, 2011
Texas-based The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG) has opened six new branch locations in three states. Desiree Garza has opened a new branch location in San Antonio, Texas. Garza has 13 years of experience in the insurance industry and has …
October 3, 2011
Agriculture and manufacturing have spurred the South Dakota economy to moderate prosperity in the backwash of the national recession. Gains on the farm and in some factories have offset soft times in housing and the financial industry, resulting in almost …
October 3, 2011
Fewer people are dying on the job in Missouri. The Department of Labor announced that there were 107 fatal work injuries in 2010 in Missouri, down 25 percent from 2009. Sixty of the victims died after being struck by vehicles. …
October 3, 2011
Officials say nearly $350 million in federal and state disaster assistance has now been obligated to North Dakotans for this spring’s flooding. By Sept. 29, 10,178 people had registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance. More than $93 …
October 3, 2011
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from positive, downgraded the issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bb+” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B’ (Fair) of Chicago-based Unique Insurance Company. Best explained that the revised outlook …
October 3, 2011
The Supreme Court let stand Monday a ruling that a traditional Internet download of sound recording does not constitute a public performance of the recorded musical work under federal copyright law. The justices refused to review a ruling by a …
October 3, 2011
A lawsuit against Blackstone Group LP , alleging the private equity firm failed to disclose problem investments before its 2007 initial public offering, will go ahead after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the company’s appeal. The justices on Monday refused …
October 3, 2011
Commercial insurers in Florida will no longer have to seek prior approval from state regulators before changing some of the rates they charge under a new law that took effect October 1. Earlier this year, Florida lawmakers enacted a law …