Keep Away from Small Farms, Lawmakers Tell Safety Agency OSHA February 4, 2014 By Henry C. Jackson Small farms have been off-limits to the federal agency that oversees workplace safety for decades. But lawmakers in North Dakota...
Judge Dismisses Kmart’s Mississippi Flood Damage Suit Against Kroger February 4, 2014 A federal judge has dismissed Kmart Corp.’s lawsuit over flood damage to one of its stores in Corinth. U.S. District...
Key House Republicans Oppose Delaying Flood Insurance Increases February 4, 2014 By Andrew Taylor The effort to delay huge increases in insurance premiums for homeowners in flood-prone areas faces a skeptical House chairman who...
Farm Bill Keeps Lawmakers’ Own Crop Insurance Payouts Secret February 4, 2014 By Alan Bjerga Crop insurers successfully lobbied to keep several proposals out of the farm bill set to pass the U.S. Congress today...
Doha’s Q-Re Reports Strong Growth in January Renewals February 4, 2014 Doha-based Q-Re announced that it expects to write approximately S$269 million of property, casualty and specialty lines premiums from the...
Corruption Costs European Economy $162 Billion a Year February 4, 2014 By Martin Santa and John O'Donnell
In Florida, Neighbor’s Backyard Could Be a Shooting Range February 4, 2014 By Cammy Clark, Miami Herald Near the National Key Deer Refuge in Florida’s Lower Keys, on a sleepy street called Mango Lane, retired sheriff’s deputy...
Arizona’s CopperPoint Names Jones Chief Operating Officer February 4, 2014 Arizona workers’ compensation insurance provider CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Co. named Rick Jones executive vice president and chief operating officer. CopperPoint...
Deconstructing Texas Insurance Law: Ewing Confirms Court’s Shift February 3, 2014 By Brian S. Martin On Jan. 17, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court in Ewing Construction Company v. Amerisure Insurance Co. issued another surprising and...