A D.C. fire department official says seven construction workers were sickened by carbon monoxide and sent to area hospitals. Fire department spokesman Lon Walls say 10 people were affected by the fumes on Monday night as they worked at the …
SGB-NIA Insurance Brokers has launched a workers’ compensation safety program – Three Sixty Safety – designed for implementation into current safety protocol that provides training, education and claim assistance when necessary. Three Sixty Safety is part of SGB-NIA’s “Road to …
The city of Indianapolis faces possibly paying several hundred thousand dollars for a restaurant badly damaged by flooding that swamped a neighborhood during a downpour a year ago. City officials found that inspectors failed to properly activate an electronic locking …
More Texas troopers will be on patrol over the Memorial Day weekend watching for speeders, drunken drivers and travelers not wearing seatbelts. The Department of Public Safety says increased holiday patrols will begin Friday and run through the Monday holiday. …
The use of mediation has become an almost universal practice in litigation. More cases are resolved by mediation than are resolved by jury trials. Because of this, it is very important that insurance professionals understand the mediation process and learn …
Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jeff Atwater, Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced multiple arrests in “Operation Christmas Tree,” an investigation into a series of residential structure fires …
Nebraska officials have kicked off their annual seatbelt campaign to promote roadway safety. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign began on Monday and will run through June 2. Nebraska recorded 212 roadway deaths last year, marking the first time the …
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It’s the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of …
An Albuquerque, N.M., woman convicted last October of careless driving in the 2010 death of a bicyclist now faces new charges of driving while intoxicated and other crimes. Police say 28-year-old Miranda Pacheco ran three red lights, swerved between lanes, …
Marquet International Ltd. announced the release of The 2012 Marquet Report on Embezzlement – its 5th annual study of major embezzlement cases in the United States. The study examined 528 major embezzlement cases active in the U.S. in 2012 – …