As the trend toward utilization of leased and temporary employees has grown —an operational business model that helps employers to better manage their labor costs — there has been an increased demand for essential workers’ compensation coverage. In response to …
The U.S. Geological Survey’s 35-year-old maps of lava danger zones in this southern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island are a tableau of earthy colors and odd shapes originally meant for scientific and planning purposes. The maps have also long been …
Northeast Louisiana officials are worried that federal authorities may “de-certify” the Ouachita River levee system. That could mean that virtually all Monroe property owners would be required to buy federal flood insurance. Tensas Basin Levee District officials discussed the issue …
California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued subpoenas on Thursday to Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings as he launched an investigation of whether they broke state law with the ratings they provided mortgage-backed securities. “These agencies gave …
Washington’s Feek Justice Financial has entered into a partnership with personal and commercial lines indeodnent agency, Conover Insurance. As a result of the new partnership, Conover Insurance has established a division that will operate as Feek Justice Financial. Feek Justice …
Former billionaire Allen Stanford, accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, will be represented by a public defender for now after telling a court he had no money to pay for an attorney. “The man needs an attorney, he’s …
Family health care premiums rose an estimated three to five times faster than earnings for workers in Western states from 2000 through 2009, according to a report issued by the consumer health organization Families USA. In California, for example, family …
Motorists would be forbidden to send text messages while behind the wheel under proposals awaiting legislative action in Kentucky early next year. Two lawmakers have filed bills that would add Kentucky to a growing list of states — 18 so …
Richard Wu’s apparent kidnapping was a near-death experience laced with racial hate. Four men grabbed him and a friend, took them to the New Star Asian Cuisine in Columbus, Ohio, set the place on fire with them inside, and spray-painted …
Following President Barack Obama’s offer of compromise on an issue that has long divided Washington, congressional health care negotiators are considering proposals to foster alternatives to medical malpractice lawsuits. The possibility that malpractice changes could be part of health care …
