Workplace injuries don’t just come from lifting heavy things or falling off ladders. People with desk jobs can develop debilitating hand and wrist problems that make it difficult to work, and poorly designed software could be to blame. However, researchers …
The state of Ohio on May 30 sued five major drug manufacturers, accusing them of misrepresenting the risks of prescription opioid painkillers that have fueled a sky-rocketing drug addiction epidemic. The suit, filed by Attorney General Mike DeWine, comes as …
Willis Programs has partnered with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) on coverage for its DairyProtector and FeedLotGuard programs. Allianz, a property casualty insurance carrier in the agribusiness industry, will offer an A.M. Best ‘A+’ rated carrier backing to the …
The Central Insurance Companies was recently honored with the Best Practices Award of Excellence from the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”). This is the tenth consecutive year the company has received this award. …
Federal Chief U.S. District Judge James Peterson has approved the sale of ISC insurance agency assets to Wisconsin-based AVID Risk Solutions Inc. and Family Insurance Center, AVID Risk Solutions announced. ISC insurance agency was in receivership due to a multi-million …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Zuber Insurance Agency Inc. in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Zuber Insurance was founded in 1934 by J.L. Zuber. Expanded under the leadership of his son Joseph and grandson …
A fire official has estimated that a fire at Lincoln, Neb., food plant has caused nearly $100,000 in damage. Officials say no one was injured in the fire, which started around 1 p.m. Saturday at the Smithfield Foods plant. Battalion …
Austin, Texas-based agency partnership, Combined Agents of America (CAA), has added Nikki Toon as production director. Toon has more than a decade of experience working in the insurance industry from a carrier, agency and group perspective. As production director, Toon …
Lalo Ojeda has lived with hurricanes all his life. The Houston Chronicle reports he was 14 when Hurricane Carla inundated Galveston Island in 1961. He evacuated as Hurricane Rita barreled toward the coast in 2005, then rode out the devastating …
President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a …
