Oregon-based Unicru Inc. has launched an addition to its line of assessments for the grocery, retail, dining and trucking industries: The Unicru Safety Performance Assessment. This tool will reportedly help reduce worker compensation claim rates, while lowering the cost of …
Four Army National Guard aircraft and 53 Guardsmen have been activated to help fight wildfires in the Interior and Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski announced. Murkowski was sending two Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to Fort Wainwright on …
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $6.8 billion for insured property losses from Hurricane Charley, according to preliminary estimates by ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit. Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 hurricane, smashed through …
Associated Contractor Group, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based construction company, is facing proposed penalties of $141,000 following an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that reportedly revealed willful, serious and repeated violations of federal workplace safety regulations, particularly for …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that the Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation L.L.C. headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has entered into an agreement to cooperate with the agency by adopting specific measures to reduce back …
Florida-based Poe Financial Group announced that Randy Jones will serve as senior vice president of Poe Insurance Managers. Jones has more than 18 years of experience in the property/casualty business encompassing various underwriting, marketing and sales roles in both home …
Seattle-based Safeco announced that claims stemming from Hurricane Charley are estimated at $45 million in pretax catastrophe losses. This figure represents the estimated losses both from claims received through Aug. 24, 2004 and future expected claims from policyholders whose homes …
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that its loss estimates resulting from Hurricane Charley are in the range of $35 to $50 million after reinsurance and tax. CEO Chris O’Kane commented: “We have received relatively little loss information from clients. The …
Even as Typhoon Aere continued to ravage Northern Taiwan and the capital Taipei with 84 mph (140km/h) winds and heavy rains, authorities on the Chinese mainland were preparing for the storm’s arrival. Aere has reportedly been responsible for the deaths …
Bermuda’s IPC Holdings, Ltd. said that, based upon a preliminary analysis of initial information available, it expects third quarter, 2004 earnings to be negatively impacted by Hurricane Charley in the range of $35 to $45 million. The Company noted that …