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CDC: Mounting Illness Reports Linked to Selenium Supplement

Health officials are investigating more than 180 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium. Last month, federal officials warned consumers about harmful doses of selenium – a mineral considered healthful in …

Study: Workers’ Comp Costs Per Claim in North Carolina Rising Rapidly

Workers’ compensation costs per claim in North Carolina grew 6-14 percent annually throughout the study period, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The Cambridge, Mass.-based WCRI study of 14 states found that double-digit growth in medical costs per claim …

Redman: From Insurance Salesman to Atlanta’s Starting Quarterback

Think playing quarterback is tough? Try selling insurance. “I thought the NFL was a cutthroat business,” Chris Redman joked Wednesday, coming off the field after a two-hour practice with the Atlanta Falcons. “Let me tell you, the insurance business is …

Texas Workers’ Comp Division Assesses $63K in Penalties

Disciplinary actions taken by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts in February and March 2008 totaled $63,800 for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Commissioner’s orders are subject to appeal to state district …

Massachusetts Gets $13M from $676M Unum Settlement

The Massachusetts Division of Insurance, one of three lead state regulators in a multi-state examination of the Unum Group’s handling of disability claims, said the country’s leading writer of disability insurance has completed a mandated claims reassessment process and returned …

Tennessee Officials Investigating Arson Case at Memphis Nightclub

Authorities say a fire was intentionally set overnight at a Memphis, Tenn. nightclub. Tennessee Highway Patrol officers noticed smoke coming from Club Envy around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Firefighters put out the fire, but not before the club suffered $200,000 in …

Welch Named Chief Financial Officer at Grange Insurance

Grange Mutual Casualty Co. announced today that Randy Montelone will retire at year end after 29 years of service with the company. Tom Welch, current president of Grange Life Insurance Co., a Grange subsidiary, will be assuming the role of …

Tennessee Fire Marshal Reminds Outdoor Chefs of Grilling Dangers

Tennessee State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner, Leslie Newman, reminds Tennesseans that being safe while cooking outdoors is just as important as practicing fire safety while cooking indoors. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), gas and charcoal grills …

Update: Tennessee Residents Try to Recover after Oil Well Explosion

Tennessee resident, Irene Daugherty, is home but still shaken after an oil well explosion just 60 yards from her front door melted the siding on her manufactured home and transformed the landscape into charred stumps and pools of oily water. …