The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations and proposed penalties totaling $100,500 against Big Dog Drilling, Midland, Texas, following investigation of a worker’s electrocution at a drilling location. Big Dog Drilling, a subsidiary …
A total of $2,321,846 in grants for disaster-related repairs and costs has been approved for disaster assistance in Ohio since the Presidential declaration of Feb. 15, according to figures released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Ohio Emergency …
Though most insurance consumers reportedly have only the best of intentions, the small number of people who commit insurance fraud contribute to increases in insurance costs for honest consumers. In efforts to inform the public and control insurance premiums for …
United States Attorney Michael Shelby announced that the United States has filed a civil suit seeking to forfeit over $1.8 million allegedly obtained by Rhonda Fleming and others in connection with a scheme to defraud the Medicare Program. On Jan. …
Hawaii-based DTRIC Insurance has purchased the ImageRight document management system. ImageRight will reportedly help DTRIC to improve workflow in its operating areas from underwriting to claims management. The company will go live in late March. “We didn’t want just records …
In survey results released this week, corporate America ranked Florida as having the 42nd worst legal environment in the country. The survey, conducted annually by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, underscores the urgent need for the Florida Legislature to pass …
The Home Safety Council has received a second federal grant to continue its home fire safety campaign being implemented nationally with ProLiteracy Worldwide and Oklahoma State University’s Fire Protection Publications to help reach adults with low literacy skills. With a …
Be safe at work was the resounding message of the winners of the American Society of Safety Engineers'(ASSE) third annual kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. The winners are six-year-old Kai Gamble, Vancouver, Wash; eight-year-old Cailey Lord, Ashland, Ky; 10-year-old Allegra Trites, …
The Central Texas Chapter of CPCU and the Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) will hold their 34th Annual Insurance Day on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, Texas. The program …
The Archdiocese of Boston on Tuesday announced that it has reached a settlement in the case against one of its former insurance carriers, Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, over sexual abuse claims against clergy. As a result of the settlement, the …