20 Kansas Counties Declared Disaster Areas after Wildfires March 16, 2017 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a final disaster declaration covering 20 counties following last week’s wildfires that burned more...
Some Kansas Lawmakers Want State, not Feds, to Regulate Workplace Safety March 16, 2017 By Allison Kite Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by...
It Could Be Trump or the Weather, But More People Think Climate Change Is Real March 16, 2017 By Don Jergler You can blame it on the weather, or you can blame it on Trump. A record number of Americans are...
Statewide Ban on Texting While Driving Passed by Texas House March 16, 2017 By Sanya Mansoor, The Texas Tribune The Texas House on March 15 passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Members voted 113-32 to tentatively approve...
W.R. Berkley, Tokio Marine Lead Weather Analytics $17 Million Series B Funding March 16, 2017 Weather Analytics, a provider of weather and predictive risk software for the insurance industry, reported that global insurers Tokio Marine...
Hot Springs, Arkansas, Settles $300K Discrimination Lawsuit March 16, 2017 The city of Hot Springs, Ark., has settled a $300,000 federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee of the...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Proposes $1B Employer Rebate March 16, 2017 Ohio’s fund for injured workers wants to return more than $1 billion of its investment earnings to the state’s 200,000...
Michigan Raising Auto Insurance Fee for Catastrophic Injuries to $170 March 16, 2017 The annual auto insurance fee Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $170,...
Cooksey Joins Alliant Insurance Services in Minnesota March 16, 2017 Kenneth Cooksey has joined Newport Beach, Calif.-based Alliant Insurance Services Inc. as first vice president in the company’s Alliant Americas...