Enhancing safe and healthful working conditions for plumbers and pipefitters in New Hampshire is the goal of a new alliance among the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Consultation Program …
The State Fire Marshal is urging Texans to make any celebration that includes the use of fireworks this weekend, a safe one. Extreme drought conditions over much of Texas along with high winds and low humidity has put property and …
At least three people in Texas and one in Oklahoma have died as the result of wildfires that have plagued the two rain-starved states in recent days. The Dallas Morning News reported that a body of a man was found …
Flood insurance policyholders in Mississippi rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina may be eligible for up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of bringing their property into compliance with local building codes. Policies issued since June 1, 1997 …
In a year that will go down as the costliest ever for the insurance industry, it seems paradoxical that Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer – at least until Swiss Re completes its takeover of GE Insurance Solutions – should …
The New York State Insurance Department’s 2005 Annual Ranking of Automobile Insurance Complaints shows Progressive Insurance Group placed highest among the 10 auto insurers with the largest New York market share, finishing in 16th place. The three auto insurers with …
State and local public and insurance industry officials brought their united antifraud effort to Chelsea this week, hoping to reduce insurance claims and staged accidents. The Chelsea task force is the eighth that is modeled after the efforts in Lawrence …
The hurricane season made 2005 a year-to-remember, with the southeast encountering the busiest hurricane season of the century, with 26 named storms and 13 hurricanes, meteorologists used up the list of 21 proper names and had to resort to the …
The SCI Companies, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), has renewed its coverage with Lexington Insurance Company, a subsidiary of American International Group Inc. (AIG), to provide Employers’ Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) to its current and future clients. Employers face a …
Disaster Recovery Centers throughout Mississippi will close at 6 p.m. Dec. 30, 2005 in observance of the New Year’s holiday, according to state and federal officials. The centers will reopen Jan. 3, 2006 and resume normal hours from 8 a.m. …