Facing pressure from large dairies and feedlots desperate for workers, Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman is seeking a federal waiver that would allow companies to hire illegal immigrants. Rodman has met several times with officials at the U.S. Department of …
The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck and his employer. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court …
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. announced a number of executive level appointments: Barbara Cristea, assistant vice president of financial planning and analysis; Amy Henning, vice president of internal audit; Laura Pierman, assistant vice president of claims operational and …
Ohio insurance regulators opened 233 insurance fraud cases last year, handled 1,678 agent misconduct cases, took administrative action against 240 individuals and entities and referred 72 individuals for prosecution, the state insurance department reports. Among the top statewide fraud and …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $450,058 workers’ compensation dividend to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) construction safety group. The dividend was based largely on the safety group’s overall loss ratio. Members of the NFIB construction safety group …
Communications have been modernized, utility outage response has improved and emergency response officials in north-central Oklahoma are better prepared for natural disasters 10 years after one of the worst ice storms in state history crippled the region. A storm system …
An unusual small claims lawsuit by a Honda hybrid owner took another complicated turn last week with additional arguments that prompted a commissioner to delay a ruling for more consideration. Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan said he was aware of …
A Tennessee state university has apologized to an insurance company after representing that the insurer improperly denied a $20,000 prize claim to fund a promotional contest held during a basketball game. East Tennessee State University Athletic Director David Mullins issued …
A.M. Best has downgraded the financial ratings of Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co., citing the insurer’s poor underwriting results due in part to rising costs associated with Florida’s troubled no-fault automobile insurance market. A.M Best downgraded Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co.’s financial …
Since the United States couldn’t stop Repsol from drilling for oil off Cuba’s coast, it should make the Spanish oil giant pay dearly for damages from any spill that threatens neighboring Florida, a congressional Republican said on Monday. “We need …
