Insurance News from August 20, 2014
National News
Early Use of MRI for Lower Back Pain Found Unnecessary, Costly
Early use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to diagnose work-related lower back pain...
International & Reinsurance News
Canada Railway Audit ‘Inadequate’ before Lac-Mégantic Disaster: Official Report
The Canadian government did not adequately audit the railroad company at the center of...
East News
A.P. Michaud Acquires Nancy Greenwood Agency in Massachusetts
A.P. Michaud Insurance Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency in Methuen,...
West News
Some Yosemite Blaze Evacuees Allowed to Go Home
Firefighters gained ground Tuesday on a blaze in the foothills near Yosemite National...
Southeast News
Freedom Industries’ Insurance Settlement Plan Favors Nonprofits
Freedom Industries Inc., whose leaking chemical tank made much of West Virginia's water...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Crash Staging Scheme
A 32-year-old Port Arthur, Texas, woman has pleaded guilty in a case involving staged...
Midwest News
Johnston Joins J.M. Wilson as Assistant Underwriter in Michigan
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M., Wilson has added Samantha...