August 12, 2014
A new report shows there hasn’t been much ground gained in the battle to reduce the number of uninsured motorists on the road, and there’s nowhere experts can point their fingers as an explanation of the pervasive problem. From a …
August 12, 2014
Agents from the office of New York Attorney General and the FBI last week seized documents, a laptop and cell phones belonging to Frances Libous, vice chair of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and wife of New York …
August 12, 2014
The ridesharing company Uber is launching in Richmond, Virginia. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the company began offering service in the city last Thursday. The move comes after Virginia decided to allow Uber and Lyft to operate under a temporary …
August 12, 2014
K&K Insurance Group, Inc. has launched a new website offering coverage for groups organizing walk or run events. The website, www.WalkRunInsurance-kk.com, gives agents the ability to quote and purchase liability insurance online with immediate delivery of coverage documents. The Walk/Run …
August 12, 2014
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC, a specialized large account brokerage and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brown & Brown Inc., appointed Joe Roberta as managing director of the Northeast Casualty Brokerage. Roberta will lead the Northeast Casualty efforts with both the …
August 12, 2014
Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC named Paula Robertson-Miller senior vice president of its West Coast executive liability brokerage. Robertson-Miller will report Jeffrey Lattmann, the national executive liability practice leader. Robertson-Miller has more than 15 years of experience in executive liability …
August 12, 2014
The Louisiana State Police (LSP) announced it is now possible to order crash photographs online at www.lsp.org. To order, the driver’s or pedestrian’s first and last name, parish of the crash, and date of the crash must be provided. Fatality …
August 12, 2014
Liberty Mutual has added senior underwriting and technical engineering resource staff to its equipment breakdown operations, as well as opened a San Francisco office so it can be closer to its partners. The new staff includes: John Volle, senior manager …
August 12, 2014
Plastic Systems LLC in El Paso, Texas, was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 21 safety and health violations, including six repeat, for failing to develop adequate lockout/tagout procedures to control the unexpected …
August 12, 2014
The U.S. Coast Guard says it’s investigating a water taxi accident in Iowa that injured 12 people, including two children who were sent to the hospital. Passengers told KWQC-TV and the Quad-City Times that a Channel Cat water taxi crashed …