Archive for April 2016

The Kansas Forest Service has faced budget constraints as it works to deal with wildfires, including the largest in state history that scorched hundreds of square miles of land last month. Larry Biles, director of the Kansas Forest Service, told … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

XL Catlin’s insurance segment has appointed David Guest as country manager for Singapore. In this role, he is responsible for the development and growth of XL Catlin’s insurance business in Singapore, in addition to his current role as regional leader for crisis … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A newspaper analysis has found that an increase in the speed limit along stretches of rural Ohio interstates has resulted in more accidents and fewer tickets. The Columbus Dispatch reports that state troopers wrote 55,000 tickets last year on rural … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A Boise, Idao ski and snowboard park developer has agreed to pay the federal government $10,000 to settle a claim that it violated asbestos removal regulations. The Idaho Statesman reported that Gateway Parks LLC was accused of not giving the … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

A jury has awarded $704,000 to a former division chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District who alleged in a lawsuit he was fired due to his age. The Sun newspaper reported that the 62-year-old George Corley was … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Building in flood zones is about to get harder across much of Oregon, due to new federal recommendations. The government published the recommendations, called a biological opinion, in response to a lawsuit from environmental groups. The Audubon Society of Portland, … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill to close the gap in car insurance coverage for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. Supporters of the bill say that, right now, Uber and Lyft drivers might not be covered by insurance … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

The California Earthquake Authority is taking the opportunity to tout its financial strength on the 110-Year anniversary of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. CEA, a not-for-profit publicly managed organization that provides residential earthquake insurance, said it would be able pay all covered claims … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal       

Workplace deaths in Washington fell to a near-historic low in 2015, according to a Department of Labor & Industries report. Last year there were 58 work-related deaths in the state, 18 fewer than in 2014, and L&I data shows only … Read More Read more here:: Insurance Journal