Bankers Financial Corp. plans to move from its long-time downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., offices to a larger complex in the Danka building on Roosevelt Boulevard. Bankers President David Meehan said the firm will add 50 associates to customer service and …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a settlement with Wyndham Hotel Management Inc., on behalf of The St. Anthony, a Wyndham Historic Hotel Inc., and Wyndham International Inc., as the result of an investigation into price-gouging consumers during Hurricane Rita, …
AI Risk Specialists Insurance Inc. (AI Risk), a wholly owned brokerage subsidiary of American International Group Inc. (AIG), introduced LexElect, a multi-line insurance program designed specifically to address risks faced by U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and gubernatorial campaign …
Seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in Louisiana added 56,300 workers between August 2006 and August 2007, bringing the total number of jobs in the state to 1,926,000, according to the Louisiana Department of Labor. Louisiana’s unemployment rate for August 2007 was …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association’s annual convention Sept. 16-19 at Grapevine, Texas. Before joining SECURA in 1997, Bykowski …
The Federal government is suing Illinois over a new state law it says complicates federal efforts to crack down on illegal immigration. The Illinois law would prevent employers from participating in a federal program that verifies whether workers are legally …
The state’s labor department says job-related fatalities decreased 12 percent in Virginia last year after rising for three straight years. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry says there were 164 occupational fatalities in the state in 2006, down from …
Tavern on the Green, one of New York’s most popular restaurants, has violated federal law for at least eight years by sexually and racially harassing its employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged Monday. In a federal lawsuit, the …
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined an aluminum manufacturing company $155,585 for alleged health and safety violations. Signature Aluminum Inc. was fined $112,500 for failing to establish and maintain adequate energy control procedures for workers using a cutoff …
New Jersey drivers still pay more for auto insurance than residents of any other state, but the gap is shrinking. According to a study released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the average Garden State driver paid $1,184 to …
