Honesty the Best Policy with Food-Related Recalls June 1, 2015 By Denise Johnson While peanut butter and cantaloupe made news in recent years, ice cream is the latest item to be pulled off...
Slow Growth in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims: WCRI June 1, 2015 Workers’ compensation claims costs in Texas have grown relatively slowly over a five-year period, according to a recent Workers Compensation...
People – South Central June 1, 2015 Texas-based Higginbotham hired Sean Bell as an associate of commercial property/casualty insurance for its practice in Austin. Bell has experience...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Mulling Coastal Rate Hike June 1, 2015 More than 65,000 homeowners in coastal parishes covered by the Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort could see their rates...
What States Are Doing to Battle Bird Flu Threat May 31, 2015 By P.J. Huffstutter Indiana is training 300 prisoners to kill infected chickens and banning bird shows at county fairs. Mississippi is considering road...
Google Drone Prototype Crashes May 31, 2015 By Alan Levin A prototype of the massive solar-powered drone Google Inc. plans to build as a platform for delivering Internet service from...
FEMA: Nearly 1,000 Sandy Claimants Signed Up for Claims Review So Far May 29, 2015 By Young Ha The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last week sent out its first round of letters to the National Flood Insurance...
The Rock Won’t Save You From Earthquakes; Retrofitting Might May 29, 2015 By Ian Adams It has been a big week for earthquake news in California. Hollywood gave us “San Andreas,” a thrill a minute...
Oklahoma Governor Seeks to Expedite Repair of Roads, Bridges May 29, 2015 With widespread damage to roads and bridges as a result of recent flooding, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking expedited...
Man Pleads Guilty to Chicago Air-Traffic Facility Fire May 29, 2015 By Michael Tarm A suburban Chicago contractor pleaded guilty to setting a fire at a radar facility in Aurora that forced the cancellation...