The mayor of Joplin, Mo., mayor says he appreciates efforts in Washington to get the economy in order, but he’s worried about how that will affect his city as it tries to rebuild from a devastating May tornado. The Senate …
The president of a Des Moines, Iowa, firm that provides companies with temporary employees has pleaded guilty to a scheme to reduce the cost of his workers compensation insurance. Under a plea agreement reached with prosecutors, DES Staffing President Dinesh …
Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that Graham Farebrother has joined Willis as executive vice president and sales team leader for Willis Global Energy’s Houston team. He will report to Mark Oakley, head of the Houston office. Farebrother has …
A new flood map for Lafayette Parish could be completed by next year, the first update since 1996 for a document that affects insurance rates and the required elevation of new construction in flood zones. The Federal Emergency Management Agency …
In tossing out a negligence lawsuit, a judge last Friday cited the “strange, improbable” events that destroyed a 47-story World Trade Center building a decade ago on Sept. 11, several hours after the 110-story twin towers fell. The claims by …
Insurance broker Marsh has appointed Liz Flynn to the role of president and CEO of its U.S. consumer business, effective Oct. 1. In her new role, Flynn will oversee all Marsh U.S. consumer operations consisting of four main business groups: …
James LaLonde has been promoted to manager of insurance solutions at Burns & Wilcox. LaLonde previously served as an insurance solutions analyst II in the insurance solutions group of the IT department. He is the lead on several key projects, …
Iroquois of Tennessee has named Greg Henson as a new regional manager. Henson previously worked as an inside sales manager for BOC Gases, and a territory manager for Ecolab. He has also been an agent at two insurance agencies. The …
Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway said it will launch a share buyback program, an extremely rare move from Buffett that comes after months of investor complaints that the stock was undervalued. Berkshire said it would buy back Class A and …
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board, releasing a video depicting a deadly chemical leak at a DuPont plant in Belle, West Virginia last year, said the final investigation report should remind every manufacturer to make safety a priority. The report formalizes …
