Florida officials are targeting unregistered and uninsured moving companies following complaints from consumers and others in the industry. Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson said he has taken legal action against numerous unregistered moving companies following a …
Clackamas Insurance, which has offices in Clackamas and Sandy, Ore., has purchased Premier Insurance. According to W. Mike Moll, Clackamas president, all but one of Premier’s employees, and all the independent agents, have been retained. The acquistion should help Clackamas …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has launched a new workers’ compensation purchasing group for the agriculture industry, AgriComp. Any licensed Texas agent can submit qualifying clients for consideration. AgriComp is open to qualifying seed merchants, cotton farming gins, feed manufacturers, fertilizer …
The European Union cannot make more concessions on farm trade to restart stalled world trade talks and the United States must make the first move, the EU’s new trade chief said on Monday. The ball was not in the EU’s …
Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beside a glacier in southern Iceland, the country’s civil protection agency said Sunday. The eruption occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday (19:30 EDT) beside the Eyjafjallajokull glacier, the fifth largest in Iceland. …
The Climate Change debate rolls on, but real decisions and effective actions remain elusive. Hardly a week goes by without a new report or study on the changes affecting the atmosphere, but the general public appears to be contracting “climate …
Thirty-one people covered by the Oregon’s workers’ compensation system died on the job during 2009, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced. That total brings the average number of workers who died on the job during the past …
Members of the World Trade Organization are likely to conclude next week that it will take a political miracle to agree a new trade deal this year, consigning yet another Doha round deadline to the dustbin. The U.S. and European …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Winn & Company Insurance Brokers Inc. in Hollister, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1910, Winn & Company is a retail insurance broker offering risk management, commercial property/casualty, benefits …
The top U.S. trade official expressed doubt Tuesday that negotiators could reach a deal this year in long-running world trade talks despite a goal set by President Barack Obama and other leaders. But in remarks at the National Press Club, …
