A New York food company is recalling more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry because it might be contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The voluntary recall includes several different brands of fresh and frozen products made by Gourmet …
The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. The United Nations began negotiations on a …
Five regions in Myanmar [formerly Burma] were declared disaster zones Sunday after Tropical Cyclone Nargis smashed hundreds of houses, knocked out electricity and left at least four people dead. [IJ note: later reports now put the death toll at nearly …
As the insurance industry moves forward to improve its business performance it must also manage the challenges of a recession. Special challenges for the property/casualty insurance industry in the upcoming year include the inability to meet revenue forecasts, declining operating …
The city of Jackson, Miss. revised its damage estimate from the April 4 tornadoes to $5.8 million in a second attempt at getting federal disaster assistance. The city and Hinds County are seeking reimbursement for cleanup costs from the April …
Purchasing online insurance leads has been proven effective for agents who are interested in increasing their workload, and in turn the amount of money that they earn. But before you can get started, you need to learn how to effectively …
The Florida Senate passed a public adjuster reforms bill that will limit the contingency fees charged by adjusters and prohibit intrusive solicitation practices. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and interim Insurance Consumer Advocate Terry Butler applauded the Legislature’s passage …
A judge has upheld the $4.1 million jury award for three Long Beach police officers denied promotions after reporting members of a port security team were hunting lobsters instead of terrorists. A jury decided Feb. 14 that Sgt. David Gage …
The U.S. Congress on Thursday moved toward passing a landmark anti-genetic discrimination bill making it illegal for insurance companies or employers to raise rates or refuse jobs and insurance because of a chance that people’s genes might cause a debilitating …
Private property insurers could soon be more tightly regulated under a voluminous measure passed in the Florida House. The 120-page bill provides incentives to attract new companies to enter the state’s lucrative, albeit risky, marketplace. That would reduce the state’s …