Purdue Univ.: U.S. Grain Bin Entrapments Fall to Lowest Level in Decade February 25, 2016 Grain bin entrapments and other confined space accidents on the nation’s farms fell to their lowest level in a decade...
Michigan Says Potholes Make State a Great Place to Test Robot Cars February 25, 2016 By Keith Naughton Michigan and California, vying for control of our driverless future, are each proposing crumbling World War II military sites as...
Huczek Joins Compass Specialty Risk Assistant VP, Broker February 25, 2016 Middleton, Wis.-based wholesale broker and managing general agent, Compass Specialty Risk LLC, has added Matt Huczek as assistant vice president...
Missouri Insurance Director: State Sees Strong Growth in Industry Jobs February 25, 2016 The total number of insurance producers operating in Missouri has grown nearly 25 percent since 2009, from 119,064 to 147,688...
Organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con Closer to Name Rights Settlement February 25, 2016 The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con say they’re getting closer to settling a court battle...
Alaska Flight Company Ordered to Compensate Whistleblower Pilot February 25, 2016 A federal agency has ordered an Alaska flight service company to compensate and rehire a pilot fired after reporting safety...
Aon Announces U.S. Leadership Changes; Mula Named Risk Solutions President February 25, 2016 Insurance broker Aon announced several leadership appointments in the U.S. Warren Mula assumes the newly created global role of president...
With Google Gone, What’s the Future for Online Insurance Shopping? February 25, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The demise of Google’s online insurance comparison site Google Compare is being hailed by some in the industry as a...
Supreme Court Justices Signal Flexibility in Patent Infringement Damages February 25, 2016 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled a willingness to give federal judges more discretion to boost penalties for patent...
U.S. Says Coal Mine Companies Should Cover Full Cleanup February 25, 2016 By Patrick Rucker The ailing coal industry must face the costs of cleaning up spent mines even as companies get pushed toward bankruptcy,...