It Figures
98,200 More than 98,200 Minnesotans between the ages of 18 and 24 don’t have health insurance, partly because of a state law that says a child can be covered by parents’ insurance only until age 18, or until age 25 …
Allstate Awards S.D. Cities Free Gas for Safe Driving Records
For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …
Texas Approves 14 Companies to Self Insure for Workers’ Comp Claims
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that 14 companies with approximately 47,600 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the department’s self insurance program. Commissioner of …
Tenn. Drought Extends Hardships on Farmers After Easter Freeze
A double whammy in the form of a sudden freeze followed by drought conditions has hit farms in Tennessee hard, according to agricultural officials. A line of thunderstorms last week wasn’t enough to alleviate the arid conditions. Rainfall in Middle …
Tenn. Businesses Protect Coastal Operations from Storms
It took O’Charley’s regional operations director in Hattiesburg, Miss., most of a week to get in touch with the restaurant chain’s Nashville, Tenn. headquarters after Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast two summers ago. This summer, though, Dan Hunter has …
Does Reform Matter? Look at Texas
Do policy changes like deregulation and tort reform really matter? Some people wonder because the costs of over regulation or a legal system run amok are largely hidden. They are no less real than the costs of taxation, of course, …
Ark. Company Recalling 40,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Sold in 12 States
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 …
Voluntary Beef Recall Expands
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 …
Tenn.: Alexander Says Sick Nuclear Workers Need Compensation Now
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is pressing the Bush administration to fully fund a compensation program for sick nuclear weapons workers and calling for Senate hearings on why claims have been delayed. “It has come to our attention that critical components …
Tenn.: Unum Appoints New Corporate Treasurer
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Unum Group announced the promotion and appointment of Kevin McMahon as its new vice president and corporate treasurer. McMahon joined Unum last year in Strategic Planning and Corporate Development and has been actively involved in the company’s capital …
