The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and …
South Dakota officials say the number of traffic fatalities in the state were up in 2012, but below the average for the last 10 years. State Department of Transportation figures show there were 134 people killed on the roads last …
PCG Agencies Inc., a personal property/casualty insurance and risk management firm headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., has been named Travelers’ Midwest Personal Insurance Agency of the Year. PCG Agencies was chosen for this award out of a field of more …
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC) has declared a 2012 dividend of $48.7 million, the company’s largest dividend ever. It will be paid to qualifying policyholders in March and April, bringing LWCC’s cumulative total dividend paid to policyholders over the past …
Texas’ major auto insurers support proposed legislation to prohibit texting while driving as the next logical step to prevent accidents and deaths on Texas’ increasingly crowded roadways. Beaman Floyd, executive director of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions (TCAIS), …
Ronald Hall has been appointed regional vice president for Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Arkansas/Oklahoma territory in the Southwest region of the company’s business insurance operations. Hall will be based in Oklahoma City and is responsible for the profitable growth and diversification …
Toledo, Ohio-based insurance brokerage, Hylant, has promoted Robert Crisan to the Hylant corporate employee benefits team as senior vice president, health care reform and strategic growth. In his expanded corporate role, Crisan will be an expert resource and provide thought …
A blizzard this week in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains will moisten soil for major crops, but the snow storm made it difficult to feed cattle and reach some cow herds, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. Andy Karst of World …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the authority of the federal government’s top securities regulator to seek civil penalties over conduct that occurred more than five years before investigators took action. The nine-member court held on a unanimous vote …
The family of a man shot to death by Kauai police a year ago in Hawaii has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the department, Kauai County and the officer involved in the shooting. The suit was filed by the …
