An eastern Iowa man whose wife died in a fire he said was caused by a Ford pickup truck has settled a lawsuit with the auto manufacturer. Earl Mohlis, 78, said Monday he still cries over the loss of his …
GEICO Insurance plans to add 100 workers to its Coralville, Iowa office, the company announced this week. The new jobs will be entry-level sales and service jobs, said Dina Pon, manager of GEICO insurance in Coralville. The company already employs …
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver sent a letter to President Bush, requesting a presidential disaster declaration for 46 Iowa counties. Damage assessment for potential eligible expenses from winter storms that battered parts of Iowa in the past week totaled $34.7 million, …
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection hours before it was scheduled to go to trial in the first of more than 140 lawsuits accusing priests of sexual abuse. The filing automatically halted court …
An Iowa man has filed a discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, claiming he was harassed at work because he is gay. David Quick, 43, filed the lawsuit in Polk County District Court, against Emco Enterprises Inc. He said when …
A Rhode Island judge has ordered three former lead paint manufacturers to clean up contamination in Rhode Island and said he would appoint a special master to advise him on exactly what the companies should be required to do. Lawyers …
Actuaries, those number-crunching whizzes who help determine insurance premiums based on the odds of bad things happening, are in high demand these days, because new mathematical models are needed to respond to natural disaster trends and the growing complexity of …
Monoline Energy Accounts Nuts & Bolts: MarketScout launched a new exclusive monoline energy workers’ compensation program that accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including operations “over the hole” and USL&H exposures. Dollars: Statutory and $1 million employers’ …
Trucking Auto Physical Damage Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a new program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss …
