Oregon Disaster Agency Issues Revealed in Audit February 24, 2014 Oregon’s emergency management agency may not be well equipped to recover from a major disaster because of a history of...
Administrative Changes Proposed for Texas Workers’ Compensation System February 24, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones Adoption of NCCI Manual Would Be Effective June 1 Texas will be privatizing many functions in its workers’ compensation system...
Mayor of West, Texas, a Trusted Choice Hometown Hero February 24, 2014 The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) named West Mayor Tommy Muska of Muska Insurance Services as its newest Trusted...
People – South Central February 24, 2014 Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC (HIA) promoted Farrah Carlton to vice president of service. Carlton will lead client services initiatives and...
Oklahoma, Texas Had Costliest Natural Disasters in 2013: Hartwig February 24, 2014 The Oklahoma tornadoes of May 2013 not only caused significant loss of life but also contributed to its designation last...
Building Contaminants Suit Now a Class Action February 24, 2014 A state district court judge granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims contaminants sickened workers when the Louisiana Department...
Arkansas Earthquakes Spawn Lawsuit February 24, 2014 Fourteen families in central Arkansas have filed a lawsuit in connection with a series of earthquakes in Faulkner County that...
Report Blames ‘Reckless’ Captain for Sinking ‘Bounty’ Off North Carolina Coast in 2012 February 24, 2014 A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking...
Damages Allowed Over Insurer’s Refusal to Defend West Virginia Man February 24, 2014 A former Wyoming County (West Virginia) Council on Aging director can recover damages for aggravation and inconvenience from an insurance...
People February 24, 2014 Laurie Infantino has been named education director of Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance. The insurance education professional will focus on...