Authorities say a 25-year-old man is hospitalized after nearly a half ton of glass fell on him while he was working at a Hudson Valley home improvement business. Police in the Orange County town of Wallkill tell the Times Herald-Record …
SMI President, Scott Crennan, announced the debut of a new company, Disaster Recovery Services (DRS). After Hurricane Sandy in late 2012, much of the Northeast’s retail stores were severely damaged from water, fire, smoke and mold. SMI’s disaster recovery services …
Sarasota-based SUNZ Insurance Company hired Brian Fischer to serve as in-house legal counsel. Fischer’s duties will include the oversight and management of the claims handling process for its professional employer organization and staffing company insureds as well as assisting with …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it would be issuing a final rule to improve workplace safety and health for workers performing electric power generation, transmission and distribution work. “This long-overdue update will save nearly 20 lives and …
The widow of Zurich Insurance’s late finance chief on Wednesday rejected a report into his suicide, telling the Swiss company’s annual shareholder meeting she could not accept the findings of an investigation into his death. Zurich Insurance defended the report …
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 132,452,405 homes in the United States in 2012. Considering the refrigerators, toilets and washing machines within those homes there is a lot of potential for water damage claims. Donald Mikel, Jr., an …
Indiana plans to appeal after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state’s request for assistance to governments and certain nonprofits from the severe winter storm in early January. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security announced the appeal plans Wednesday. …
State and federal mine safety officials are investigating an accident that injured eight workers at a Greenbrier County mine. The state Office of Miners’ Safety, Health and Training tells media outlets that a mantrip lost its brakes on an incline …
The Florida Highway Patrol says there were no fatalities on Interstate 75 during its participation in a safety campaign called “Staying Alive on 75.” The promotion took place last weekend in Florida and six other states along the I-75 corridor. …
German automaker BMW says it is recalling 232,000 vehicles in China after identifying a problem with a bolt used in the engine, and says it is now checking whether the same defect can also be found in other countries. BMW …