The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Custom Home Builders Market Detail: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc. …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing fines of $193,000 for 54 violations of federal safety laws at two Howard Industries locations in Laurel, Mississippi. OSHA officials cited the electrical power products manufacturer for failing to provide protective equipment …
Mississippi officials arrested four more people in Hurricane Katrina fraud cases. Auditor Stacey Pickering says James Hodge of Wiggins, 45, of Mississippi, is facing a felony charge of home repair fraud. Pickering says Hodge received $10,000 for work he never …
Adding insult to already enough injury–Iowa was hit again on June 11 with another round of deadly storms. This tornado roared through a remote camp area hitting the Little Sioux Boy Scout camp in Western Iowa. Although a siren went …
People planning summer cookouts need to be aware of a dangerous and potentially explosive threat to public safety, State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney warned today. According to information from the National Propane Gas Association, propane cylinders commonly …
Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to infrastructure will be in the hundreds of millions …
The State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed intentions with the Mississippi Insurance Department to non-renew all Mississippi homeowners policies for customers living within 1,000 feet of the Gulf of Mexico. State Farm spokesman Fraser Engerman said the action involves …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a former Hinds County risk management consultant must repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi Municipal Association between 2002 and 2003. …
R.K. Wallace Construction Inc., of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, would pay a $72,000 fine under a proposal by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. OSHA cited the company, doing business as Wallace Steel Erectors, with three repeat safety violations. The company, based …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrongly conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order in a case involving Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, a federal judge ruled. Referring to Hood as a “so-called law enforcement officer,” …
