A bulldozer operator is dead after an accident at an International Coal Group coal mine in eastern Kentucky. Office of Mine Safety and Licensing spokesman Jim Carroll said 55-year-old Harold Lee Graham of Campton, Ky. was pushing debris over a …
State emergency officials want South Carolina residents to be prepared in case a big earthquake hits the state. The state’s Emergency Management Division says the state’s first earthquake guide will be released in several coastal South Carolina newspapers. The guide …
Wilhelm Zeller, Chief Executive Officer of Hannover Re, indicated, in a meeting at the recent Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, that industry wide losses from hurricane “Gustav”, would be in the range of $1.5 to $8 billion. “The total amount …
The Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates, which groups a number of organizations that oppose to the latest attempt to amend U.S. tax laws on foreign insurers, has issued a bulletin outlining the reasons why they oppose recently introduced legislation. They …
Wyoming lawmakers are discussing several possible changes to the state’s workers’ compensation program amid complaints about the system. One proposal is to hire an ombudsman to help workers get any assistance they need. Another proposal would address mental health care. …
The company that employed the engineer blamed for the deadly Metrolink train collision faces a class-action lawsuit by two of its workers for allegedly not giving employees proper rest breaks, overtime and other benefits. Veolia Transportation Inc. has been under …
The top executive of a Utah-based children’s charity has resigned, the same day he was in court on felony charges related to his insurance business. James Larry Hall II was president and CEO of Children’s Miracle Network, which raises money …
Officials of the Wakpa Sica (WAHK’-pah SEECH’-uh) Reconciliation Place on the outskirts of Fort Pierre, South Dakota will spend this fall and winter repairing teepees that were damaged by a summer storm. Hail, high winds and heavy rains on July …
Marion County, Indiana prosecutors say a company that offered to inspect roofs for hail damage after a 2006 storm tried to scam insurance companies by having employees damage roofs. Prosecutors say CPM Construction offered free wind- or hail-damage inspections to …
The head of the South Carolina employment office says the trust fund that pays benefits to out-of-work residents is projected to run out of money in January. Employment Security Commission chief Ted Halley said Sept. 19 the increasing number of …