Manufacturing’s Share of Workers’ Comp Premium Is High Relative to Exposure: NCCI May 15, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones In 2016 in the United States, the manufacturing sector produced nearly 72 percent more goods than in 1990, but manufacturers...
Mississippi Business Recalls 130K Pounds of Frozen Meat, Poultry Products May 15, 2017 A Mississippi-based business is recalling about 130,000 pounds of meat and poultry frozen entree products due to bacterial contamination. Listeriosis,...
South Carolina Lawmakers Override Gov to Pass Road Improvement Bill May 15, 2017 By Seanna Adcox A bill raising taxes and fees to repair South Carolina’s crumbling highways became law last week over Gov. Henry McMaster’s...
South Carolina Insurance Director Farmer Elected as NAIC Secretary-Treasurer May 15, 2017 South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer was elected to fill the position of secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance...
Global Cyber Attack Temporarily Disabled by Security Specialist May 13, 2017 By Jordan Robertson The cyber attack that spread rapidly around the globe was stifled when a security researcher disabled a key mechanism used...
Attorney Challenges Tilly’s Appointment to Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission May 12, 2017 Governor Mary Fallin recently named Assistant Attorney General Megan Tilly to serve on the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, and now...
Ransomware Hack of UK Hospitals Part of Global Cyber Attack May 12, 2017 By Robert Hutton, Jeremy Kahn and Jordan Robertson Extortionist hackers who may be using leaked computer exploits from the U.S. National Security Agency infiltrated computers in dozens of...
Illinois’ Árachas Group Joins Keystone Insurers Group May 12, 2017 Árachas Group of Bartlett, Illinois, created by the merger of two local insurance agencies, has joined Keystone Insurers Group, becoming...
California Court Denies Review of Insurer Challenge to Commissioner’s Advertising Decision May 12, 2017 The California Supreme Court this week rejected a petition for review by Mercury Insurance and a coalition of insurance industry...
Higginbotham Acquires Part of Hilb Group of Texas May 12, 2017 Fort Worth, Texas-based insurance agency, Higginbotham, has purchased a portion of the Hilb Group of Texas LLC’s operations in San...