Missouri’s disaster management agency is planning a statewide earthquake drill as part of Earthquake Awareness Month. On Feb. 7, more than 350,000 Missourians will participate in the exercise marking the 201st anniversary of the 1812 New Madrid earthquake. Missouri is …
Nevada-based Employers, a nationwide small business insurance specialist, has named Dwight L. Robertson, M.D. medical director. In this role, Dr. Robertson will provide strategic physician oversight for the clinical direction of medical services for Employers, as well as medical expertise …
Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787 Dreamliners built by its chief rival Boeing, according to a presentation seen by Reuters. The European planemaker spelled out lithium …
Highly competitive auto insurance marketplaces are the key to making coverage available and affordable for all drivers, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “Auto insurance provides important, cost-effective financial protection to millions of Americans, and most drivers have dozens …
A public adjusting firm is threatening to sue a Florida blogger after he claimed the firm’s name made it sound like it was a governmental agency as it solicited business from homeowners insured by the state-backed property insurer. The United …
A new report says the aging Virginia General Assembly Building on Capitol Square has asbestos in one tower and multiple fire and safety code issues. The report says the four-building complex needs extensive repairs. The findings were presented to the …
A former ice hockey referee is suing a New Hampshire rink owner over a carbon monoxide leak two years ago that he says made him sick. The Portsmouth Herald reports that Thomas Madden’s lawsuit in the Rockingham Superior Court says …
As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, there are still nagging concerns that the measure doesn’t have enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls faced by the three …
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Texas-Southeast division is hosting a black tie benefit gala, Lone Star Legends, at the Hilton Anatole – Chantilly Ballroom, in Dallas, on Saturday, February 21. The keynote speaker of Lone Star Legends is Richard …
About 12,200 bicycles made by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. are being taken off the market because of a problem that could cause riders to fall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday. The agency said the steerer tube at the …