First Advantage Corporation, a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, has acquired Phoenix Research Corporation, a regionally licensed private investigative agency headquartered in Smithtown, N.Y., in the latest execution of its growth strategy. The acquisition represents additional scale and expertise …
The North Dakota Long Term Recovery Committee will accept applications through Friday, Sept. 9, from residents who have experienced disaster-related damage from the severe summer storms and flood activity of 2005. Residents with unmet needs must call 2-1-1 no later …
American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Jack Dobson Jr. has urged President George Bush to move forward in appointing heads of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) as well as …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) will testify at an Alaska Division of Insurance (DOI) hearing that, “at renewal, insurance carriers need the flexibility to engage in a total circumstances analysis of the basis for the change in …
MedInsights, a provider of healthcare management services and member of the GAB Robins Group of Companies, is now offering a complete Medical Provider Network (MPN) to carriers and self-insured employers throughout California with its partners, Fair Isaac Corporation and Blue …
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger announced today that LeRoy Brungardt has been appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of The Society of Insurance Licensing Administrators (SILA). Brungardt is Director of Agents and Licensing for the Kansas Insurance Department. “Only …
West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the following: • Huffman and Associates Inc., a Kanawha County …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this week that a $40 million sex discrimination claim fund – which was established pursuant to the $54 million landmark settlement last year with brokerage giant Morgan Stanley – will be distributed …
Media/Professional Insurance of Kansas City, Mo. has released an enhanced policy form for its CyberLiability Plus (TM) coverage, which protects Web-based businesses and their content against liability. The original policy form was introduced in 1999 as one of the first …
Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe’s office announced it is among the state and federal agencies investigating an international scam involving forged copies of State of Arkansas checks. Operating from Turkey and possibly Latvia, the scam artists send out counterfeit checks, …