Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co., a Louisiana-based workers’ compensation insurer, has added the following individuals to its management team: Dave Lorino has been named vice president of Claims for Stonetrust. Lorino, who has 24 years of claims experience, was most recently …
An Arkansas medical malpractice lawsuit ended in mistrial in federal court in Jonesboro when the doctor being sued treated an ill juror in the courtroom in front of other jurors. The Jonesboro Sun reported that the juror became ill during …
Federal safety regulators had not conducted an inspection in nearly 20 years at a southwest Arkansas grain silo that collapsed and killed a Tyson Foods Inc. worker last week, according to documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The …
A northwest Arkansas doctor and a women’s clinic have been cleared in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A Washington County District Court Jury found Dr. Robert Hix and Parkhill Clinic for Women were cleared in the 2005 death of 26-year-old Leah …
Madison, Wis., is the most secure U.S. community among large metropolitan areas (population of 500,000 or greater) according to the seventh annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Olympia, Wash., is the most …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford announced that Cynthia Crone of Little Rock has been hired to assist the Arkansas Insurance Department in planning for the development of its Health Insurance Exchange. Crone, who holds a Master of Nursing Science degree …
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who was injured when she fell down and broke her arm during a cigarette break is entitled to workers’ compensation. The Court sided with Ronna Woods, who sought workers’ compensation from …
The Arkansas Department of Insurance is reminding insurance agents and insurers to take care when providing Certificates of Insurance to policyholders. The department said there have been recent instances in which policyholders have been provided with certificates “that contain additional …
Legislation filed by a pair of Republican lawmakers in Arkansas proposes blocking a portion of the health care overhaul that requires people to buy health insurance. Rep.-elect David Meeks and Sen. Denny Altes propose prohibiting any laws or rules that …
The standard minimum unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate paid by Texas employers in calendar year (CY) 2011 will be 0.78 percent, up from 0.72 percent in CY 2010, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) announced. The taxes replenish the Texas Unemployment …
