The human error detailed in hearings on the 2008 Metrolink commuter train disaster that killed 25 people has stirred debate over what the rail industry can do to ensure passenger safety for at least six more years until technology is …
Target Markets Program Administrators Association, Wilmington, DE. With keynote speaker Ben Stein commenting on the current state of our economy, and John Amore (CEO General Insurance, Zurich Financial Services) providing an outlook on the state of the insurance industry, the …
A 17th dog has died in the aftermath of a propane truck explosion at a northeastern Pennsylvania kennel. Fifteen dogs died Friday and the delivery truck driver was critically burned in the 2 p.m. explosion at Pazzazz Pet Boarding kennel …
Eight miners trapped underground for more than three days in 2002 have settled lawsuits against the mine’s operator and an engineering firm that drew the maps they were using when they drilled into a water-filled abandoned mine, a newspaper reported. …
Police in West Haven, Connecticut say five Milford teenagers have been arrested after a weekend vandalism spree in which 65 vehicles were damaged. Police say the teens drove around West Haven’s West Shore area late Saturday and early Sunday throwing …
The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) issued its Call for Entries for the 2009 IMCA Showcase Awards, which takes place during IMCA’s Annual Meeting in Seattle in late June. IMCA Showcase Awards recognize the best examples of insurance marketing …
1. Improve Letter Format. Here are a few ways to keep the letter format sharp: • Write out dates. Not 7/25/08 but July 25, 2008. • Indent, in the “Re” line, both the category names (e.g., policyholder, policy number, date …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued disaster designations for seven central and western Colorado counties because of crop losses in 2008 caused by bad weather. Farmers in Chaffee, Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin and Saguache counties will be eligible …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative debt ratings of “bbb” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb-” to subordinated securities and “bb+” to preferred stock, which may be issued under United America Indemnity, Ltd.’s (UAI) (Georgetown, Cayman Islands) recently filed shelf registration …
Federal work-safety officials are investigating the recent death of a contract worker at the Total Petrochemical refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. Refinery spokesman Pat Avery says an object of some sort apparently fell from a crane and struck the worker …