Congressman John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, Calif., on Tuesday introduced the Flood Insurance for Farmers Act of 2012 to help offset the cost of flood insurance that will likely be required in many of the state’s farmlands as aging levee systems …
A doctor convicted in the overdose deaths of four patients and implicated in eight more deaths faces has been sentenced to in federal court in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Feb. 14 to four life terms in prison, the U.S. Drug Enforcement …
About 150 current and former employees of a Pittsfield, Mass., hotel as well as hotel management have reached a $1.3 million agreement in a dispute over tips the workers claim they were entitled to but never received. The Berkshire Common …
Hedge fund manager John Paulson — who currently holds a 8.4 percent stake in The Hartford — filed a letter yesterday to the board of The Hartford with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the letter, the billionaire investor made …
Louisiana State Police report nine traffic-related fatalities so far this year. Out of those seven of eight people who died in motor vehicle crashes were not wearing seat belts. A ninth fatality involved a motorcycle. In a recent checkpoint in …
In an effort to further strengthen driver safety programs, Travelers has introduced IntelliDrive Fleet Safety Solutions to help business owners use telematics technology to reduce auto risks. Travelers is offering the product through its subsidiary Northland Insurance Co. The carrier …
California utility regulators are investigating Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s pipeline safety practices after two welders claimed that some of the company’s lines contain weld defects and that repairs have not been made properly. The California Public Utilities Commission on …
San Mateo, Calif.-basedWorldwide Broker Network has expanded its membership to include associate members. WBN membership has always been limited to property/casualty and employee benefits brokers, so the admission of non-brokers as associate members is a new development for the network. …
The Prairie State Insurance Cooperative (PSIC), based in Itasca, Ill., has appointed two new board members, growing the board from seven to nine members. Dr. Julie Ann Fuchs, assistant superintendent for business at the Kaneland Community Unit School District #302, …
The Woodlands Financial Group Inc. (TWFG), a retail and managing general insurance agency headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, has opened four new branch locations in four states. Katlyn Sebera has opened a new branch in Cypress, Texas. Sebera has three …
