A new round of U.N. climate talks opens on Monday with almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico in hopes of clinching an agreement on a narrow range of crunch issues dividing rich and emerging economies. The two-week conference at the …
Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich named Senator Steve Buehrer as administrator of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Buehrer, a Republican from Delta, becomes the fourth agency director of the Kasich Administration. Buehrer has been in the Senate since 2007. He previously …
SAP AG must pay Oracle Corp $1.3 billion for software theft in a jury verdict that could be the largest-ever for copyright infringement. The decision, by a U.S. district court jury in Oakland California, drew a gasp from the courtroom …
Officials say there’s no clear explanation for what may have prompted several earthquakes near Frametown earlier this year. Some have speculated that the cluster of small earthquakes was linked to local gas drilling. Delegate Brent Boggs, D-Braxton, was sitting at …
William A. Sassman, 42, of Sacramento has plead guilty to 13 felony counts of grand theft in a ponzi scheme that he was arrested for last year, the California Department of Insurance reported. Sassman has been in custody at the …
A handful of Rockford, Ill., middle school students and their driver escaped serious injury Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, when a tornado touched down at an intersection in Loves Park and knocked their school bus onto its side, authorities said. Four …
A Los Angeles life insurance agent has been arrested and charged with five felony counts of grand theft and 10 felony counts of identity theft, the California Department of Insurance announced. Elio Accacio Ribeiro allegedly cancelled coverage and placed new …
“Risk-taking lies at the heart of business operations, and it can also lead to problems if not handled properly,” said Anil Puri, dean of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton. Thus, a “discussion of the connection …
State law requires Texas employers who do not carry workers’ compensation insurance coverage to report their non-coverage status and work-related injuries and illnesses to the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC). Now non-coverage status can be reported …
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has joined with State Farm Insurance Co. in introducing the state’s Hide, Lock and Take program to law enforcement officials in El Paso. Both the El Paso Sheriff’s Department and the El Paso Police …