North Dakota officials are pressing federal officials to give flooded Devils Lake farmers a break. “Prevented planting” provisions in federal crop insurance provide payments to farmers who are unable to seed a crop on overly wet or dry land. But …
The father of a 36-year-old New Mexico man who died in the federal prison in Pekin says he wasn’t surprised the Department of Justice denied a wrongful death and personal injury claim filed by the family. Juan Montoya of Albuquerque, …
The Philomath Fire Department says it will appeal a state fine for improper asbestos removal, saying it unintentionally hired an unlicensed firm to do the work. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports the state Department of Environmental Quality announced a proposed fine …
Lincoln (Nebraska) Public Schools system says it’s getting a $5 million advance on its fire insurance settlement. Mark Shepard is the district associate superintendent of business affairs. He told the Lincoln Journal Star that the $5 million is from Travelers …
South Dakota’s Insurance Division says insurers must provide full coverage for personal property that’s been moved because of a flood threat on the Missouri River. The directive is in force until July 8 for any property removed on or after …
Final disciplinary actions taken by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) for May 2011 resulted in more than $70,000 in fines. Division of Workers’ Compensation final disciplinary orders for May 2011 include: American Zurich Insurance Company …
Success Story to be Profiled Dallas, TX, 6/13/11 – The Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium Alan Kaufman, Chairman and CEO of Burns & Wilcox will deliver a keynote presentation at MarketScout’s fifth annual Entrepreneurial Symposium, outlining the trial and tribulations he has …
Automobile insurance coverage does not apply to claims resulting from an injury from a dog bite, a U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled. According to court documents in Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. v. National General Insurance Co., …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Apex Enterprises Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, with 11 serious violations for exposing workers to fall, electrical and struck-by hazards at the company’s worksite in Pflugerville, Texas. Proposed …
A day after two unarmed Louisiana insurance fraud investigators were gunned down while looking into a case, the state insurance commissioner said that his department may have their agents carry weapons. Kim Sledge and Rhett Jeansonne had been on what …