Mike Bauer was recently named vice president of human resources at Winterthur U.S. Holdings, Inc., the parent company of General Casualty Insurance Companies. Bauer’s professional affiliations include the Executive Roundtable in Chicago, the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, and …
One of the four St. Louis area men who were convicted in May of multiple charges in connection with the arson and attempted arson of four grocery stores and another business to collect more than $3.5 million in insurance proceeds …
Passage of the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act is critical toward ensuring both the economic well being of the small businesses that comprise the independent vehicle repair industry and the affordability and convenience of maintaining vehicles for American …
As a service to the state’s military personnel, the Minnesota Department of Commerce Web site will provide insurance and financial information especially for National Guard and Reservists preparing for deployment to Iraq. Minnesota and federal law have certain provisions for …
Several corporate donors, most of them insurance companies, are now defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by three losing Texas Democratic legislative candidates in connection with funding of their opponents’ campaigns, which also is under investigation by a grand jury. …
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher has repaid at least $14,000 of an alleged $25,000 bribe, records show. The Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported that Fisher made the first payment, $1,000, Nov. 3, days after learning he had been …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program and Richland Community College’s Center for Business Training and Community Education have signed an alliance to provide safety and health information …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upped this year’s hurricane outlook to yield 18 to 21 tropical storms with nine to 11 becoming hurricanes. NOAA’s meteorologist Richard Pasch calls it “a wake up call for everyone.” In Pennsylvania, …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help Hawaii fight the Waikele Fire burning near Mililani Town, in Honolulu County on the island of Oahu. Michael Brown, under …
Payouts in medical malpractice awards in Maryland dropped last year after several years of big increases, prompting the state’s largest insurance carrier to keep the rates it charges doctors level in 2006. The announcement by the Medical Mutual Liability Insurance …