USDA Adds New Hurricane Insurance Endorsement for 2020 Crop Year March 5, 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has implemented a new crop insurance endorsement, Hurricane Insurance Protection...
Drug Industry to Pay $1.25B to Settle Opioid Suits with West Virginia March 5, 2020 By Anthony Izaguirreirre and Geoff Mulvihill Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would...
Bill to Make Healthcare Facilities Safer Places to Work Passes Oklahoma Senate March 5, 2020 The Oklahoma Senate has passed legislation that strengthens laws related to workplace safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Senate...
South Dakota Legislation Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving Sent to Governor March 5, 2020 A bill passed by the South Dakota Legislature bans the use of smartphones and other electronic communication devices while driving,...
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Kerr to Return to Private Sector March 5, 2020 Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is resigning from his post effective March 27, 2020, to pursue opportunities in the private...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Bryson to Sr. Transportation Underwriter in Michigan March 5, 2020 J.M. Wilson has promoted Kyle Bryson, to senior transportation underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Bryson is responsible for quoting...
Virginia Shipbuilder Faces $162K in Fines Over Worker Death March 5, 2020 A Virginia shipbuilding company could be fined nearly $162,000 over the death of a supervisor who fell while working aboard...
Report Shows Underestimated Weather Led to Colorado Wildfire March 5, 2020 A controlled burn that became a wildfire in Colorado was the result of weather conditions that were underestimated by fire...
Chuck E. Cheese Sued Over Hair Stuck in Ticket Machine at Oregon Location March 5, 2020 A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland...
New York Bill Requiring Backseat Buckle Up Passes Legislature March 5, 2020 By Ryan Tarinelli New York senators moved to strengthen the state’s seat belt laws Tuesday and approved a bill that requires backseat adult...