Indianapolis, Ind.-based National Catastrophe Adjusters Inc. (NCA Group) has added Gentry & Associates Claims Services Inc. in San Antonio, Texas, to the NCA Group of Companies. This represents NCA Group’s third acquisition in 2011. The addition of Gentry & Associates …
The Professional Association of Specialty Contractors announced it is working with the California Contractors State License Board, calling upon trade contractors to identify builders, owners and general contractor personnel who fail to obtain workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. According …
Oklahoma State Rep. Pat Ownbey and the Manufactured Housing Association of Oklahoma Board of Directors’ are seeking to develop sample emergency plans for mobile home communities to prevent deaths in the event of a tornado or other disaster. Ownbey said …
Ohio regulators say ice caused the buildup in natural gas pressure that triggered a house explosion, fires and an evacuation in the village of Fairport Harbor. Spokesman Matt Butler with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says ice that formed …
A company that employed a worker who died in an accident on the University of Iowa campus on Jan. 24 was cited for safety violations in 2009 that regulators said put employees’ lives in danger during another UI project along …
A federal agency is fining a New Hampshire paper company for intentional safety violations in the death of a 34-year-old worker who was pulled through a paper rolling machine. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the APC Paper …
The owner of a Des Moines, Iowa, employment agency has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Dinesh “Dan” Sethi is accused of scheming to defraud insurance companies out of workers’ compensation premiums. Sethi, of Ankeny, owns DES Staffing Services. …
The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration is fining a Maine mental health hospital $11,700 for failing to provide a safe workplace for its employees. The OSHA investigation into the Bangor-based Acadia Hospital determined it failed to provide a safe …
An arson investigation is under way on Long Island after authorities say a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the front plate glass window of a Freeport home. The fire early Wednesday was extinguished quickly and no injuries were reported. Nassau …
An advertising and public relations campaign by the Pennsylvania agency that coordinates insurance fraud prevention activities is increasing the public’s understanding of various kinds of fraud, according to a new study by the group. The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority …