November 27, 2013
As millions of Americans host and attend Thanksgiving dinners across the street or across the country, many may be unaware of the risks. According to Trusted Choice and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big …
November 27, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC and Nationwide Plastics Inc. for 16 safety and health violations at the plastic manufacturing facility on Joseph Hardin Drive in Dallas, after a …
November 27, 2013
York Risk Services Group. Inc., a national provider of claims management, managed care and risk management services, announced that Scott Gaffner will assume the position of regional president for the Midwest. In this role, Gaffner will be responsible for managing …
November 27, 2013
The days just before Christmas, as people rush to buy presents and travel to holiday destinations, can be more dangerous on roadways than the days surrounding Thanksgiving and New Year’s, according to a recent study of traffic data by The …
November 27, 2013
Applied Systems, Inc., a provider of software that powers the business of insurance, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds advised by Hellman & Friedman LLC. The company is being acquired from the …
November 27, 2013
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Raquel Pineda, 31, of 271 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive; she was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Department of Insurance criminal …
November 26, 2013
At least 12 salt-dome caverns in Louisiana are as close to the edge of their supporting underground formations as the one that collapsed last year and caused a huge sinkhole in Assumption Parish. Data given to The Advocate by the …
November 26, 2013
Texas troopers will be on the road watching for people driving drunk and other traffic violators during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. DPS on Monday encouraged travelers to practice safe driving habits and use seat belts. AAA estimates about 3.4 …
November 26, 2013
The ballot title for a $500 million state bond issue for school safe rooms was properly rewritten and any suggestion of a Republican conspiracy against the plan is “utter hogwash,” Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office said in court documents …
November 26, 2013
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse indicates that more than 613 million records have been breached since 2005. The variety of ways information can be accessed has increased the number of ways information breaches can occur, according to panelists speaking at the …