The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation has set a rate of 4.11 percent for any interest or discount provided for in the state’s workers’ compensation statute. The rate is effective for the fourth quarter of 2016. This …
Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co. is trying to “escape responsibility” for not considering that a pipeline that ruptured in Arkansas was susceptible to seam failure despite a history of such problems, according to a federal agency. Exxon Mobil is challenging a …
A supplier of cookie dough that Blue Bell Creameries blamed for a possible listeria contamination of some of its ice cream said that its product tested negative for the pathogen before it was sent to the Texas-based company. Blue Bell …
CNA has appointed Maria Cole assistant vice president, branch production leader for the St. Louis branch. Cole will lead CNA’s St. Louis team in cultivating deeper relationships with producers, accelerating CNA’s market presence, and shaping a portfolio of mutual profitable …
Security giant Guardsmark has agreed to pay $115,000 and to provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. EEOC sued Guardsmark for retaliating against a security guard …
When Dennis Roberts’ car insurance started getting a bit too expensive, he did what a lot of consumers do and shopped around. Then he picked a new company and switched both his home and auto coverage, never expecting what it …
Business interruption, property damage and general liability are the top three risks faced by businesses, non-governmental organizations and governmental agencies operating outside the U.S., according to the Summer/Fall edition of “Clements Worldwide Risk Index.” In fact, business interruption and property …
Tokio Marine Management Inc. (TMM), a commercial property/casualty insurer for large- and middle-market companies and a U.S. subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings in Japan, is rebranding as Tokio Marine America (TMA). The company says its new brand represents the “company’s …
The wildfire season this summer in Yellowstone, Wyo. is being called the worst in decades. A larger percentage of Yellowstone National Park burned this summer than in any year since 1988. The wildfire season of 2003 was also one of …
Attorneys for Yarnell residents who lost their homes in the deadly 2013 Arizona wildfire are asking the Court of Appeals to allow their clients to sue the state. KJZZ-FM reported that previously homeowners sued the state Forestry Division, but a …
