The owners of the popular Mallard’s restaurants in Stockton and Modesto, Calif., will pay the state a $100,000 fine for not carrying worker’s compensation insurance. The state labor commissioner’s office started investigating the restaurants after the Stockton eatery closed abruptly …
Hawaii County has met a deadline to save Big Island residents’ federal flood insurance coverage, but at least one County Council member is not satisfied. The council voted unanimously this week to approve a bill that puts the county in …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced enforcement actions taken by Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during October. The actions include a license revocation, a license denials and fines and restitution totaling $647,498. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained …
A mystery illness that sickened 11 workers last month at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma has been linked to oil in a compressor that pumped chilled air into the workers’ masks. The workers wear the hooded masks as …
Several groups are looking into the possibility of a bill that would protect counties from liability lawsuits related to annual bicycling events in the state. State and county officials met with bicycle clubs and event promoters in Des Moines to …
The cost of earthquake insurance has gone up in Missouri, and the number of people buying it has gone down. Figures from the state Department of Insurance show that earthquake coverage was carried on fewer than 38 percent of the …
A suburban Pittsburgh couple has won a $3 million malpractice suit after the woman’s sinus infection was misdiagnosed and turned into a brain abcess. Lynn and James Flaherty, of Bethel Park, won the suit against doctors Lesley DeGiovanni, John Montini …
Homeowners who let bushes, shrubs and trees extend into the public right of way may be held liable if the foliage contributes to accidents by blocking motorists’ view, the Florida Supreme Court ruled last week. The high court’s 4-3 decision …
State officials say a tipster called the South Carolina Arson Hotline and helped authorities solve 12 Columbia-area cases. The help garnered a record reward for the anonymous tipster. The South Carolina Insurance News Service says an informant has received a …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced a number of rating actions, covering five mortgage guarantee insurers: Radian Group, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance PMI Group, Triad Guaranty and Old Republic. The sector has been severely affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, which …