Dispute Simmering Between Uber, de Blasio Over Access to NYC Streets July 21, 2015 By Jonathan Lemire A dispute is simmering between the ride-booking service Uber and New York Mayor Bill de Blaiso’s City Hall, an increasingly...
Midwest Employers Casualty Adds Anderson as Director, Group Captives July 21, 2015 St. Louis-based Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), a W. R. Berkley Co., announced that David R. Anderson has joined MECC...
FEMA Aid Tops $1M for Arkansas Storm Recovery July 21, 2015 Financial aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reached more than $1 million for Arkansas residents in nine counties...
Louisiana Public Agencies Accept Nearly $250M in BP Settlements July 21, 2015 Public agencies in the New Orleans area have accepted about a quarter-billion dollars from BP for economic losses resulting from...
Berkley Forms Berkley Global Product Recall Management, Hires Lubrano to Lead July 21, 2015 W.R. Berkley Corp. has formed Berkley Global Product Recall Management, a W. R. Berkley Co., to aid all types of...
Travelers Q2 Profit Up 19% on Lower Catastrophe Costs July 21, 2015 By Selina Wang Travelers Cos., the only property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said second-quarter profit advanced 19 percent as natural...
Fatalities Increase, Seat Belt Use Decreases in 2015 in NW Missouri July 21, 2015 Northwest Missouri has seen a rise in fatal wrecks, and authorities are alarmed because most of the victims weren’t wearing...
Golf Carts Being Allowed on Streets in More Small Towns in Illinois July 21, 2015 It’s not unusual to see residents zipping around on golf carts in many small Illinois communities, as local officials increasingly...
Arkansas Cities Back Anti-Discrimination Measures Despite New Law July 21, 2015 By Andrew DeMillo Most Arkansas municipalities that have adopted broader anti-discrimination protections for gays and lesbians say they’ll keep enforcing the measures despite...
Rhode Island’s Attorney General Releases PSA on Dangers of Drunken Driving July 21, 2015 Rhode Island’s attorney general has released a public service announcement on the dangers of drunken driving. Peter Kilmartin says the...