Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for More Than $1 Billion December 26, 2012 By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to spend $1.1 billion to settle sweeping U.S. class-action litigation over claims that millions of...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Ahrold Fay Rosenberg of Iowa December 26, 2012 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Ahrold Fay Rosenberg in Des Moines, Iowa. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Former Illinois Policeman Accused of Worker’s Comp Fraud December 26, 2012 A former police officer in a southwestern Illinois village is accused of collecting nearly $190,000 in fraudulent benefits. A Madison...
Workplace Deaths Rise In North Dakota Oil Patch December 26, 2012 North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is offering safety training to companies in the state’s booming oil patch, an effort to...
Kansas Ranked At Bottom For Health, Disaster Prep December 26, 2012 A national survey ranks Kansas at the bottom among states in being prepared for public health emergencies, terrorism incidents and...
Tornadoes Strike in Texas December 26, 2012 By Janet McConnaughey Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast was filled with severe thunderstorms that brought drenching rains, high winds and damaging tornadoes...
N.J. Commissioner Reminds Public Adjusters to Keep Fees Reasonable December 26, 2012 The N.J. Banking and Insurance Department’s Acting Commissioner Ken Kobylowski issued a bulletin last week to all public adjusters reminding...
Montana Lawmakers Want Pipeline Study Finished December 26, 2012 By Matthew Brown Two U.S. senators from Montana are urging federal safety regulators to wrap up a yearlong study into whether oil spills...
Montana Company Accused of Workplace Safety Hazards December 26, 2012 Federal safety regulators have proposed $75,600 in penalties for a Montana manufacturing company over alleged workplace hazards. The Occupational Safety...
Feds Pledge $1 Million To Utah For Flood Damage December 26, 2012 The federal government is offering more than $1 million to help cover damage caused by flooding earlier this year in...