June 18, 2007
Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. (www.tyson.com) on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. No …
June 18, 2007
Today’s demands on independent agents are plentiful: competition, risk management, compensation disclosure, quality markets and carrier’s demands for premium quotas, to name a few. Such demands could be one reason some agencies today have increased their use of market access …
June 12, 2007
Someone has been submitting fictional reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service, causing unnecessary alerts and frightening people. The areas affected have included Milwaukee, La Crosse, Chicago, and Lincoln, Ill., said Tom Schwein, chief of the National Weather …
June 12, 2007
The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit announced the recent arrests of seven individuals, including one insurance agent, on insurance fraud and theft warrants. The arrests continue as the Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit focuses its …
June 11, 2007
A meat supplier expanded a voluntary recall of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E.coli. United Food Group LLC said in a statement it expanded the recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef to include an additional …
June 11, 2007
Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on June 8 recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. No illnesses …
June 8, 2007
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, an insurance and risk management intermediary, recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Charlton Manley, Inc. (Charlton Manley), a Kansas-based retail property and casualty insurance …
June 7, 2007
Kan.-based Brooke Franchise Corp., a subsidiary of Brooke Corp., recently announced the election of Kyle L. Garst as its chairman and chief executive officer, and Dane S. Devlin as its president and chief operating officer. Kyle Garst, 37, was most …
June 6, 2007
Virginia-based insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Charlton Manley, Inc. , a Kansas-based retail property and casualty insurance agency and brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm. Terms of the …