Australia Wildfires Continue to Rage, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuations November 14, 2019 By Rod McGuirk Scores of wildfires continued to rage across vast tracts of Australia’s drought-stricken east coast on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of residents...
Venice Floods, Australia Wildfires Blamed on Climate Change November 14, 2019 By Robert Birsel Extreme floods in Venice, fires in Australia and even an outbreak of plague in China have been attributed to climate...
Texas Oilfield Services Firms to Pay $1.2M to Settle Federal Race Discrimination Suit November 14, 2019 Two Houston-based oil field services companies have agreed to pay a total of $1,225,000 to settle a race discrimination and...
Wisconsin Insurance Agent Loses License, Must Pay Nearly $800K November 14, 2019 An insurance agent in Wisconsin has had his license revoked and ordered to pay nearly $800,000 in penalties and restitution...
With Focus on Employee Wellbeing, Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Launches ethOs November 14, 2019 Waukee, Iowa-based employee-owned and controlled insurance broker, Holmes Murphy, has launched a new company focused on employee wellbeing — ethOs....
Wirth Elected President of Illinois Independent Agents Group November 14, 2019 Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) has elected Bill Wirth, of Wirth Agency in Waterloo, as president of...
Gwartney Appointed VP, Employee Benefits at Oklahoma’s Universal Insurance November 14, 2019 Dason Gwartney has been named vice president and employee benefits practice leader at Universal Insurance Agency in Durant, Oklahoma, a...
FAA Chief Vows Improved Safety Reviews of New Aircrafts and Pilot Technology November 14, 2019 By Alan Levin Aviation regulators around the world need to do a better job of assessing hazards in aircraft designs and understanding how...
CAC Specialty Names Schaper in Colorado to Lead Real Estate Practice November 14, 2019 By Don Jergler CAC Specialty has named Chelley Schaper senior vice president in Denver Colo. Schaper has more than 20 years of experience,...
FBI Warns on Rise in Sophisticated Cyber Crimes November 14, 2019 By Andrew Selsky On Dec. 14, 2018, Aaron Cole was about to buy a new house and received an email that he thought...