Beacon Mutual insurance Co., which writes workers compensation for about 90 percent of the businesses in Rhode Island, has filed for a 16 percent reduction in rates to cover its workers compensation loss costs. A company spokesman said that if …
Tropical storm Alberto is predicted to bring much needed heavy rain to the Florida’s west coast and into southern Georgia early Tuesday Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecasters predicted Alberto could pass over Florida’s coast …
Salt Lake City, Utah – Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. announced that it successfully placed $15 million in 30 year Trust Preferred Securities with the assistance of U. S. RE Securities, LLC through FTN Financial, which served as the placement …
A Washington state trooper accused of falsely claiming 20-thousand dollars worth of workers compensation benefits has been charged in Olympia with theft and perjury. Thirty-five-year-old James A. Long of Chinook, who is assigned to Pacific County injured his wrist in …
The Utah Labor Commission has taken a step toward finding out if firefighters and police officers with cancer and other ailments developed the diseases because of hazards associated with their jobs. The commission is using $500,000 designated by the Legislature …
A southeast Washington hospital and its insurance carrier have won a $4.1 million verdict against a Louisiana hospital and two doctors who gave glowing recommendations for a colleague without disclosing his drug problem. The doctor, an anesthesiologist, was involved in …
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Stephen M. Schmerin will kick-off the 5th Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, in the Chocolate Ballroom, Hershey Lodge & Convention Center in Hershey. The conference will conclude …
St. Paul Travelers Cos. is slowly phasing the “St. Paul” out of its name. “St. Paul” is already gone from the company’s marketing for consumer auto and home insurance, and it will be eliminated next week from advertising to business …
FEMA announced that Delaware County, Okla., residents and business owners affected by the March 12 storms and tornadoes have only a few days left to apply for disaster assistance. June 12, 2006 is the last day applications will be accepted …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting draft flood risk maps to communities in Travis and Burnet counties in Texas – areas that flood frequently. The maps will help county officials and local residents …