A computer that went missing with the personal information of as many as 540,000 injured workers has been located, New York state officials said Wednesday. The FBI and the private company that had been in possession of the state-owned personal …
Pounding the pavement is getting a little easier on people’s knees in many cities around the country. For reasons of safety and ease of maintenance, Washington, D.C., and dozens of other communities are installing rubber sidewalks made of ground-up tires. …
Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger wants Kansas seniors to know that the “$299 Ring” scam recently has escalated into a higher priced scam involving, in some cases, a new Medicare card, instead of a prescription drug plan. Callers are asking for …
Manatee County, Fla. is installing state-of-the-art hurricane shutters on facilities responsible for treating and testing the county’s water supply; while Leesburg, Fla. in Lake County, is placing windproof hurricane barriers on four of its public buildings to protect first responders, …
Hub International reported a 32 percent increase in revenue and a 286% increase in net earnings from continuing operations for Hub International Limited in the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 attributing the results to strong internal growth, acquisition revenue …
In light of recent heat waves throughout the state, California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund announced that it will increase the number of its free “Heat Illness Prevention” seminars and also open the seminars to the public. “The current unprecedented heat …
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has $5 billion in reserves to deal with potential losses as the 2006 hurricane season moves into the traditionally active month of August, according to Bob Ricker, president. “We are in excellent shape financially to deal …
Reinsurance collateral, natural disaster plans, brokerage compensation disclosure, credit scoring, competition for insurance jobs—state insurance regulators across the country deal with these and many other issues. Insurance Journal reveals how they are handling the issues in a series of exclusive …
State environmental officials in Louisiana have promised not to challenge whatever decision is made by New Orleans officials about the future of a landfill opened in the eastern part of the city to handle debris from Hurricane Katrina. But the …
Four months after two students were killed in a bus wreck, Beaumont, Texas, school officials are asking the district board to approve outfitting 30 new school buses with seat belts. Superintendent Carrol Thomas said she will recommend buying 10 new …