Flooding from a creek caused more than $100 million in damage last month to a research and development center for the diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. But the center should return to full operations, thanks to around-the-clock repair work since …
The owners of a Vancouver, Wash., excavation business must pay $356,000 to compensate for unpaid overtime wages and workers’ compensation premiums. Jerry and James Schram, brothers and business partners in Schram’s Excavating, also pleaded guilty to misdemeanors for the unpaid …
Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts for lengthy periods after their licenses should have been suspended or revoked, according to the state’s auditor. …
Allstate Corp. will have to lower its rates on California homeowner policies by 28.5 percent making an estimated $255 million in annual savings for consumers, the state’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said. “In today’s sputtering economic environment, people need all …
As temperatures go up during the summer dangers increase for all people working outdoors, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) said in a reminder to employers to keep their employees safe. Dangers range from sun-damaged skin to …
Regional carriers come out on top in agency compensation and claims services, while nationals outscore regionals on loss control and technology. That’s according to an Insurance Journal weeklong survey in June on regional and national insurance companies. More than 400 …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed penalties totaling $157,600 against Shelby Stephens Construction Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based contractor, for allegedly failing to protect employees from falls and falling objects at two of …
A federal judge ordered a drug manufacturer that operated a plant in South Carolina to pay $10 million in connection with fraud. U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. fined Leiner Health Products LLC $1 million and ordered the company …
A guilty plea has been entered by a Perkins, Okla., woman accused of trying to set fire to her mobile home with her granddaughter inside. Jonna Rae Murrell, 37, was scheduled to go to trial July 8 on a charge …
Auto insurer Progressive Corp. reported Thursday a drop in second-quarter net income as it absorbed higher claims from natural catastrophes and wrote off $40.8 million in investments. Progressive’s combined ratio, which reflects how much it made on premiums earned before …