San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager is pleased to announce the addition of Tom Hickey, CIC, from Yardley, Pa., to its marketing team. Hickey will be responsible for marketing …
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is holding a public meeting later this month to discuss results of the first comprehensive government study of cancer rates among employees in the circuit board manufacturing industry. The NIOSH study of …
Illinois drivers should get ready to pay more for insurance. Crain’s Chicago Business reports major insurers in Illinois are raising rates. Northbrook-based Allstate says in a regulatory filing that rates for customers will climb between 2.5 and 3.5 percent later …
A Des Moines company is suing Google and demanding it remove a copyrighted photo from a private blog that mocks corporate headshots. An attorney for ARAG North America and Ann Dieleman, a senior vice president and chief marketing officer for …
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office says fires at two Kent County homes started when residents tried to warm water pipes. Officials say one fire started Tuesday morning at a home on Boyd Drive in Magnolia when combustibles under the …
Indiana may seek low-interest federal loans for six counties hit by tornadoes and other severe November weather now that federal officials have rejected the state’s disaster aid request. The state’s Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency …
Aircraft accident fatalities fell to a 10-year low in 2013, with 224 deaths involving large commercial planes compared with 703 annually on average from 2003 to 2012. Last year there were 17 aircraft accidents worldwide involving such planes, compared with …
The head of the University of Maryland system and a state legislator called for tougher penalties on fraternity hazing following revelations of student abuse at an initiation ritual. A local prosecutor said he is reviewing the incident at Salisbury University, …
The Internal Revenue Service started 1,492 criminal investigations into the use of tax returns to commit identity theft in the year that ended Sept. 30, a 66 percent increase, the agency said today. The data release comes less than a …
RSA Insurance Group Plc fired two executives in Ireland after a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP probe found that inappropriate collaboration by managers at the division resulted in inaccurate financial reporting. RSA Ireland Chief Financial Officer Rory O’Connor and Claims Director Peter Burke …