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How States Rank Injury Prevention
Jun 4 2012 // When it comes to preventing injury, California and New York states rank the highest. On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries, 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received...
How States Rank in Injury Prevention
May 24 2012 // On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries , 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received the highest score of nine out of a possible 10, while two states scored the lowest,...
For Law Firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, the Time May Have Come for Last Rites
May 17 2012 // For Dewey & LeBoeuf, the time may have come for last rites. It has laid off hundreds of employees, been hit with lawsuits for not paying its bills and continued to shed partners, including on Wednesday the last member...
Tsunami May Have Sent Floats To Washington
May 16 2012 // More than two dozen floats – many with Asian writing and logos – found May 5 on Dungeness Spit during the first beach cleanup of the season. The floats are apparently part of the debris from the March 2011 Japanese...
Aon Hewitt Appoints Federal Client Manager in Washington, D.C.
May 14 2012 // Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting business of Aon plc, appointed Robert Buggs as federal client manager, supporting federal practice work in human capital and employee engagement. Robert Buggs Buggs brings...
Flood Insurance Hearing Held in Washington
May 9 2012 // Senators Jon Tester, D-Mont., and David Vitter, R-La., held a hearing today examining the need for long-term reauthorization and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program. The flood program program is set to expire at...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
May 7 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Oil, Economy Fuel Insurance Hiring in Texas
May 7 2012 // Job Outlook Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent...
Earthquake Hazard in Washington to Be Studied
May 7 2012 // The federal government is going to take another look at the potential earthquake hazard at Hanford in Washington. The seismic assessment will update the Department of Energy’s last comprehensive analysis in 1996. The...
Detroit Schools to Pay $425K To Student’s Family
May 3 2012 // A federal judge in Michigan has ordered the cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools to pay $425,000 to the family of a special education student who had a seizure and died after being forced to walk unassisted by a school...
Aon Risk Solutions Appoints Senior VP in Washington, D.C., Office
Apr 30 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, recently hired industry veteran Kathy Jacobson as senior vice president for the Washington, D.C., office. Jacobson will provide errors and omissions...
1,000 Independent Agents Lobbying Lawmakers in Washington
Apr 26 2012 // More than 1,000 independent agents from around the country will be visiting Capitol Hill offices in Washington, D.C., today to lobby members of the House, Senate and their staffs. Called “The Big ‘I’ Day...
Deputy Sues Over Washington Police Dog Bite
Apr 26 2012 // A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy in Washington is suing the Lynnwood Police Department over a dog bite. Deputy Marcus Dill says Lynnwood police failed to properly train the K-9 officer and his dog, Sandor. Sandor...
Poll: Northwest Residents Rely on Vigilance to Protect Identities
Apr 20 2012 // Most Northwest residents are concerned about the threat of identity theft, but a majority rely on their own vigilance to protect themselves from fraudulent activity against their personal information, a new poll...
South Central Insurance Employment: Oil, Economy Fuel Texas Hiring
Apr 19 2012 // Across the nation, employment levels in insurance agencies and brokerages declined at a faster rate than the overall U.S. employment level since the recession began in 2007. The good news: Some independent agencies across...
Earthquake Hazard in Washington To Be Studied
Apr 18 2012 // The federal government is going to take another look at the potential earthquake hazard at Hanford in Washington. The seismic assessment will update the Department of Energy’s last comprehensive analysis in 1996. The...
West Insurance Employment: California Job Market to Stay Soft
Apr 17 2012 // The phrase “Go west young man,” may not apply so well to the insurance industry in the nation’s most populous state. An examination of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Economic Development Department data...
Business Moves
Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...
Washington Mutual Sues Its D&O Insurers
Apr 16 2012 // Washington Mutual Inc. recently filed a lawsuit against a dozen insurance companies that had provided directors’ and officers’ coverage. The troubled bank holding company that just completed its Chapter 11...
Business Moves – West
Apr 16 2012 // The Hanover The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. is launching a second region in the Western U.S. A newly created Pacific region will be led by David Kuhn, who has joined Hanover as regional president. This new territory...
