Three ground zero workers who accompanied filmmaker Michael Moore on a trip to Cuba for medical treatment featured in his new movie “Sicko” charged they were targeted by the U.S. government because of their participation. “It’s ridiculous after what we …
The American Medical Association last week introduced a new medical journal billed as the first of its kind devoted to the science of disaster planning and response. The peer-reviewed quarterly journal is titled Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. Its …
Thurston Little, a Corinth, Miss., businessman sentenced for his role in an insurance scam run by Martin Frankel, apparently will be allowed to serve the remainder of his federal sentence at home. Little, 74, was sentenced in June 2005 to …
The Central Oklahoma Chapter of CPCU announced the election of new officers for the 2007 – 2008 Chapter year. Leading the group will be: President Denise Engle, claim analyst, Midlands Management; Vice President Robert Sisco, commercial lines manager, Mercury Insurance …
A federal judge has sided with the state of Oklahoma on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. After two days of hearings in federal …
Roadside inspections found slightly fewer mechanical problems with tractor-trailers in Missouri last year, but the state still logs a higher percentage of flaws than Kansas or Oklahoma. Federal statistics show that just under 30 percent of 76,045 inspections at Missouri …
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 …
Untrue and unfair “This policy statement implies that agents who are contracted with carriers cannot act on behalf of their clients. That is untrue and unfair. … The independent agent’s ability to build a profitable book of good clients gives …
3 Million A new survey by Trusted Choice and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America found that nearly three million households have lost their homeowners coverage since 2003, and most homeowners have done nothing to structurally reinforce their …
Liz Crites, of Hobart, Okla., knew the floor, carpet and karaoke system ruined by floodwaters weren’t covered by her insurance policy, but she managed to find a ray of sunshine in the rain. Crites’ insurance agent, Justin Krieger, was among …
