April 25, 2014
Recently, the Nebraska Supreme Court was asked to decide whether theft coverage existed for a mover’s refusal to complete the delivery of an insured’s property unless the insured paid the movers additional money, in cash, or by wire transfer. In …
April 25, 2014
Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific to reinstate an injured Nebraska worker and pay $85,000 in damages. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday the railroad improperly terminated the North Platte employee after he reported …
April 25, 2014
A fire has destroyed the northeast Georgia home of former state Rep. Bob Smith. A spokesman for the state fire marshal said someone called police to report smoke in the area shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday in Watkinsville. Police and …
April 25, 2014
The ACE Group announced an enhancement of its ACE Worldview portal to provide its multinational clients with online access to claim and detailed loss information for all multinational lines of business. Key features of this enhancement include online display of …
April 25, 2014
A federal court filing alleges a ship was speeding before a March 22 collision with a barge that led to a Texas oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard says cleanup is wrapping up from the Houston Ship Channel accident that …
April 25, 2014
SGI is seeking input over the next several months from the public and stakeholders in a comprehensive review of its auto injury program. “We want to ensure the injury program is still effectively meeting the needs of Saskatchewan residents,” said …
April 25, 2014
General Motors revealed on Thursday it is the subject of five different government probes related to its massive recalls, including two previously unreported investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a state prosecutor. GM disclosed the probes in …
April 25, 2014
Health officials say they can’t definitively prove hundreds of West Virginians experienced health effects from contact with a chemical spilled into the water supply. Symptoms in 369 medical records were consistent with studies on spilled crude MCHM. But officials said …
April 25, 2014
Poor management, an eroding safety culture, ineffective maintenance and a lack of proper oversight are being blamed for a radiation release that contaminated 21 workers and shuttered the federal government’s nuclear waste dump two months ago in southeastern New Mexico. …
April 25, 2014
A Minnesota-based agriculture company was fined $211,000 by federal safety regulators who said Wednesday it had repeatedly failed to ensure workers weren’t exposed to grain-dust hazards in Montana. CHS Inc. was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for …