Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has named Michael LaRocco president and CEO. His appointment was made by the company’s board of directors. LaRocco will start on March 17 and will report to Chuck Kavitsky, president and CEO of Allianz …
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) is accepting public comment on proposed rules regarding notification to health care providers of contractual agreements with informal networks and voluntary networks, and reporting requirements. The proposed rules may be …
Up to 168 gallons of crude oil spilled from a Greka Oil and Gas facility into a seasonal stream east of Santa Maria, Calif. Cleanup crews worked to sop up the goo. Santa Barbara County Fire Department Capt. Eli Iskow …
Some 60 residents of the Southern California desert town of Mecca were evacuated from their homes after part of a Union Pacific train derailed and two of its tanker cars caught fire, authorities said, sending a cloud of acid fumes …
Two back-to-back earthquakes struck about 200 miles off the Oregon coast. The National Earthquake Information Center said there were no reports of damage and no threat of a tsunami. Don Blakeman of the Golden, Colorado-based center, said preliminary measurements put …
Pontiac, Mich. Mayor, Scott McCoy, is heading for Washington D.C. to answer questions, describe the situation and see if there is anything else he or the city can do in order to receive a federal disaster declaration. McCoy will meet …
Automated safety barricades typically reserved for directing traffic are being tested in a unique pilot program at a suburban railroad crossing to see if they can deter drivers from crossing train tracks when the gates go down. The barricades activate …
In a third amendment to the disaster declaration for Tennessee for storms that struck in early February, the federal government has authorized public assistance for Fentress County, according to Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. The new authorization brings the total number …
Most Vermont employers for the second straight year will see lower workers’ compensation premiums when new state-approved loss cost rates become effective April 1. Rates for loss costs in the voluntary market will decrease by an average of 4.2 percent, …
Communities along the Connecticut River are being told to prepare for the possibility of flooding over the next few weeks. The heavy snowfall in northern New England this winter, combined with one of the wettest months of February on record, …