Virtus Acquires First Line Insurance Services in Colorado March 5, 2020 Virtus LLC and its subsidiary Virtus Rocky Mountain LLC have acquired Denver, Colo.-based insurance brokerage firm First Line Insurance Services....
Fire Officials Investigating String of Blazes in East Georgia March 5, 2020 Augusta fire officials are raising concerns about a series of fires at abandoned properties. The blazes near Old Savannah Road...
Death Toll from Tennessee Tornadoes Climbs to At Least 24 March 5, 2020 By Travis Loller and Kimberlee Kruesi Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighborhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other...
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...