A California natural foods company was linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green. Food and …
WCRI announced it will present the preliminary results for Louisiana from two WCRI benchmark studies at a public meeting held by the Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration on October 4, 2006, in Baton Rouge, La. The …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a group dividend of $773,720 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers Association (LSA) purchasing group. LSA has earned over $1.2 million in group dividends since 2002. Group dividends are separate from the approximately $100 million …
National Guard troops and state police will patrol New Orleans through December, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said at a recent summit of law enforcement officials and crime experts called to address a spate of killings marring the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. …
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota may pay premium refunds to some policyholders, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said, concluding state law does not prohibit the idea. Stenehjem’s legal opinion, issued last week, clears the way for the Fargo-based health …
Insurance carriers recognize the need for having a business continuity plan in place, according to a survey recently conducted by IVANS, however, much work still needs to be done in the area of disaster recovery to be completely prepared. According …
Hurricane Lane, which had been heading northwest towards Baja California, made a sudden shift to the east on Friday, coming ashore on the Western Coast of Mexico north of Mazatlan as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of …
Appalachian Underwriters Inc. said it has purchased CRC Insurance Service’s guaranteed cost workers compensation program. The program mirrors that of Appalachian’s existing state and carrier footprint very closely, according to Bob Arowood, president and chief operating officer of AUI, which …
All Florida homeowners with insurance will likely pay a little over 2 percent extra on their premium when they renew to help bail out the state-backed insurance company for people who can’t get coverage from private insurers. The board of …
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has clarified the areas along Mississippi’s three southern most counties where it will not new property insurance policies. The company had announcement the change last Wednesday. On Thursday, state insurance officials provided more details …