Crop Insurance, High Crop Prices Leading to Eco-Catastrophe: Environmental Group July 31, 2013 By Alan Bjerga Sustained high prices for corn, soybeans and wheat combined with record U.S. crop-insurance payouts are encouraging farmers to plow fragile...
Texas Has not Surveyed Injuries from Plant Blast July 31, 2013 More than three months after a Texas fertilizer plant exploded, killing 15 people and hurting hundreds, the state still has...
Companies Bringing Safety Technology to Grain Storage July 31, 2013 By Perry Beeman The one sure-fire way to avoid dying in a grain bin is to stay out. That’s where Scott Haugan and...
Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Noble as Sales Executive July 31, 2013 Derek Noble has joined Texas-based independent insurance brokerage, Roach Howard Smith & Barton, as a sales executive in its employee...
Downgraded Flossie Leaving Hawaii July 30, 2013 The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai and moving away from the islands at...
Burnham Benefits Names Thomas Vice President in California July 30, 2013 Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services named Bill Thomas as its newest vice president. Thomas will focus on business development...
Insurers, Customers Were Kept Safe from 2008 Financial Crisis: GAO Report July 30, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson At a time when efforts are underway to require additional supervision of some large insurers, a new government report concludes...
Cops Beef Up Patrols for Boaters’ Party on N.Y. Lake July 30, 2013 Authorities held vehicle checkpoints on land and marine patrols checking for inebriated boaters at an annual party held in a...
Hartford’s Q2 Loss Widens to $190M; P/C Earnings Show Improvement July 30, 2013 The Hartford Financial Services Group reported a net loss of $190 million for the 2013 second quarter. The quarterly loss...
Sandy Aid Tilted Toward Neediest N.J. Homeowners July 30, 2013 Federal rules require that at least half of the Superstorm Sandy aid coming to New Jersey goes to residents at...