In a twist to a scandal that has rocked the insurance industry over the last several years, a New York appeals court has ruled that contingent commissions paid out by Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group Inc. are not illegal. The ruling …
A report shows Tennessee driver’s license offices have failed to deal with complaints about long waits for customers and now the problem is rude employees. Tennessee Department of Safety Commissioner David Mitchell said that top management was changed at Chattanooga’s …
Brian Martin, a partner in the law firm of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons LLP, was installed as the 10th Chairman of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Martin is a frequent contributor to Insurance Journal’s …
A judge in West Virginia says The Greenbrier’s former president isn’t entitled to triple damages in a severance pay dispute. Paul Ratchford’s attorney said he plans to appeal the June 25 ruling of Greenbrier County Circuit Court Judge Joseph P. …
Former Cold War workers and their supporters rallied in Oak Ridge, Tenn. to demand help for workers made ill from exposure to hazardous and radioactive materials in the government’s nuclear weapons facilities. The U.S. Department of Labor responded with new …
While the Midwest continues its struggles with Mississippi River flooding and its aftermath, residents to the south along the Lower Mississippi have little to fear from the high water. The Lower Mississippi, which begins at Cairo, Ill., is much deeper …
Some high-profile friends are seeking leniency for a well-known Mississippi attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies before he pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a state judge. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and former law partner Sidney Backstrom …
Officials with the Laurel, Mississippi Fire Department are concerned that some recent vandalism to the city’s fire hydrants could pose problems when its time to save property or someone’s life. Fire Chief David E. Chance says the fire department reported …
Administrative penalties for April and May 2008 assessed by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) totaled $81,667. The disciplinary actions taken by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts were for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation …
A crash in South Florida that involved five cars and a motorcycle sent nine people to hospitals authorities said. A Davie, Fla. Fire Rescue spokesman said paramedics also examined three people at the scene June 25. The spokesman said of …