Monthly Archives: <span>April 2014</span>

ATF Investigates Des Moines Building Fire With 3D Technology

Federal investigators got their first look inside a fire-gutted downtown Des Moines, Iowa, building on Tuesday. Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were in the building’s west side, The Des Moines Register reported. That section was …

Chile’s M8.2 Quake Results in Minor Damage, Low Death Toll

Authorities in northern Chile discovered surprisingly light damage and just six reported deaths Wednesday from a magnitude-8.2 quake – a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth’s crust. President Michelle Bachelet flew to the region to …

Construction Worker Injured in Fall at New York Housing Project

Authorities say a construction worker is in a Syracuse hospital after he fell three stories while working on a building at a central New York housing project. The Auburn Fire Department tells local media that the 29-year-old man was on …

Bieber’s Assault on Paparazzi Could Yield Big Damages Award

A celebrity photographer sought to boost the potential damages he could win from Justin Bieber in a lawsuit that accuses the singer and a bodyguard of battery in a confrontation outside a recording studio. The photographer’s attorney, Mark DiCowden, said …

New York City Sandy Rebuilding Program Off to Slow Start

A year and a half after Superstorm Sandy decimated New York City’s coastline, a city-run program that was supposed to rebuild wrecked homes has only begun construction on three houses, and officials say they will need another $1 billion from …

More Safety Violations Found at Previously Cited Louisiana Facility

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administrationhas cited U.S. Minerals LLC with 11 safety and health violations from a follow-up inspection that began in September 2013 at the Harvey, La., facility. The manufacturer of abrasive blasting …

Starr Hall is Keynote Speaker at 2014 IMCA Annual Conference

Top Marketing and Insurance Leaders Scheduled To Share Expertise and Insights June 22-24 in San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA – April 3, 2014 – Starr Hall, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Agency LEAD North America, will be the keynote speaker …

Starr Hall is Keynote Speaker at 2014 IMCA Annual Conference

Top Marketing and Insurance Leaders Scheduled To Share Expertise and Insights June 22-24 in San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA – April 3, 2014 – Starr Hall, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Agency LEAD North America, will be the keynote speaker …

You Break It, You Buy It: Understanding Anti-Indemnity Statutes

The song we learn in our youth is the song we sing for life. Children often blame others for their mistakes and misdeeds – a desperate effort to shift responsibility and avoid unpleasant consequences. As adults engaging in commerce, we …

Aflac Finds Workers’ Comp Claims Drop for Firms Offering Accident, Disability Insurance

A high percentage — 42 percent on average — of all companies providing access to voluntary accident and disability insurance report declines in their workers’ compensation claims, according to the results of an online survey released by Aflac, a provider …