Tough new food safety precautions and produce-tracking systems implemented last year after a fatal E. coli outbreak were put to the test when spinach from a Salinas Valley produce company came up positive for salmonella bacteria, prompting a new recall. …
Some Colorado teens have more than the police on their trail. An insurance company has offered to set up cameras in their cars that observe drivers. Incidents of risky driving were reduced 70 percent in a national test last year …
Monterey, Calif.-based Strongwood Insurance Holdings Corp, in partnership with the California Apartment Association (CAA), has developed an insurance program for CAA’s 20,000 members The CAA Value Insurance Plan is endorsed by the CAA, with member sales and service provided by …
San Mateo-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named Teri Zanders vice president of business development and client services. Zanders will serve as the client liaison for EPIC’s employee benefits and property/casualty divisions, and has experience in workers’ compensation and integrated …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, has expanded its suite of environmental liability insurance products to cover the exposures of U.S. multinational organizations with global locations. This coverage, available for ACE USA’s environmental …
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today reported that an F-4 tornado that tore through the Northwood area last Sunday has caused approximately $27 million in damage to private and public property in the area. This figure is expected to …
Data on 313 Minnesota bridges can be found online, thanks to the work of an environmental group that compiled information from state and federal sources. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy organized the data and listed structural ratings for bridges …
Supporters of an initiative petition that proposes term limits for many statewide elected offices in Oklahoma will not seek to limit the terms of the state insurance commissioner and three corporation commissioners. James Dunn, chairman of Yes for Term Limits, …
The Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee held a public hearing this week on his bill that would create an independent office to represent the state’s consumers in insurance matters. State Rep. John Yudichak, D-Luzerne, sponsor of House Bill 1121, said it …
New York Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo and Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D. announced today the members of the Medical Malpractice Liability Task Force, charged by Governor Eliot Spitzer with identifying the causes of high medical malpractice costs and …
