Authorities say a suspicious package was removed from outside a Bethlehem hotel while a Celtic festival was being held in the city. The Morning Call reports that police and the fire department’s bomb squad were called at about 8 p.m. …
Keeping students safe on college campuses is the focus of an upcoming conference in Massachusetts. The state Department of Higher Education says the gathering scheduled for Wednesday at the DCU Center in Worcester is expected to attract hundreds of officials …
For the 2017 accident year, health care systems will face a complex environment of emerging risks that will have a direct impact on workers’ compensation, according to analysts at Aon Global Risk Consulting. The risk consulting business recently released its …
Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise after the adoption of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 cleared a path for the creation and expansion of such entities. Between 780 and 980 professional employer organizations operate across …
Damage from flooding in eastern North Carolina approached the level of destruction left behind by Hurricane Irene in 2011, Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday. But instead of the hurricane’s storm surge, the cause of this week’s flooding was days of …
Duke Energy Corp. has agreed to pay a $6 million fine for a big spill that coated the Dan River with liquefied coal ash in 2014, North Carolina’s environment agency said Friday. The fine holds Duke Energy accountable for violations …
Insurance brokers who sold allegedly illegal workers’ compensation products from Berkshire Hathaway affiliates involved in legal and regulatory troubles in New York and California could end up being strapped with liability issues that may not be covered by their professional …
Starr Companies has acquired Wright USA from Ironshore Insurance Services, a subsidiary of China’s Fosun Group. Wright USA is an insurance agency and third-party administrator principally providing Federal Employee Professional Liability (FEPLI) as well as disability, life, dental and other …
ICW Group Insurance Companies has begun writing workers’ compensation four additional states—Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. The San Diego-based company says the move bolsters its presence across the Midwest and South, while enabling it to better serve agents with clients …
Mortgage insurance companies are getting a long-awaited shot at expanding their business with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it’s shaping up to be less lucrative than they had hoped. Freddie Mac on Monday planned to say it will start …
