A powerful cyclone that brought half the world’s seaborne-traded iron ore to a halt spared Australia’s Port Hedland shipping hub on Wednesday, making landfall about 120 km (75 miles) to the east. Cyclone Rusty, with destructive winds up to 200 …
More data is power, but then again knowledge goes only so far – especially in workers’ compensation. A report out on Tuesday shows continued workers’ comp rate decreases on average countrywide through 2011, but don’t expect that to continue, one …
The IMA Financial Group Inc. added Tara Tongco Rojas as communications manager and Jenny Topolosky as communication specialist to its Denver, Colo. office. Rojas and Topolosky join the team in executing strategic communications plans, brand management, public relations, community relations, …
Floridians would face about $7.19 billion in post-hurricane taxes to make up the funding shortfalls of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund should even a 1-in-50-year storm hit the state – a tally that could …
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. named Marc Strickland to the firm’s Portland, Ore. office as vice president and account executive of employee benefits. Strickland will be responsible for overseeing and delivering client service, while also helping to grow the Oregon benefits practice …
Your Sales iQ By David Connolly Buyer Facilitation VS Selling What’s the difference? Buyer facilitation is helping prospects discover for themselves why they should do business with us. Selling is telling them why they should do business with us. The …
The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water’s edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Just blocks from the tall-masted ships that rise above South Street Seaport, store interiors …
Motorists and passengers in rural Virginia are less likely to wear seat belts than those in other parts of the state, statewide surveys show.They also are more at risk of dying in traffic accidents, according to analysis of state data …
Trinity Underwriting Managers, Inc. (TUMI), a Georgia-based program administrator, has expanded its commercial auto capabilities. TUMI has established a relationship with an “A” rated carrier that underwrites business auto classes including, but not limited to: garbage trucks, cement mixers, dump …
A 2009 Missouri law that bans young drivers from using their cell phones to send text messages has led to few citations and remains difficult to enforce, a Columbia newspaper reports. The Columbia Missourian reports that an average of fewer …
