Latest News in Home Insurance – Aug 19, 2011
Study: No Long-Term Health Effects of Michigan Spill
There are no long-term health effects of submerged oil from last year’s spill in southern Michigan’s Kalamazoo River, a new study from the state says. Results of the Michigan Department of Community Health toxicology study were released Aug. 17 at …
Chicago Must Hire 111 Black Firefighters; Distribute $30M in Back Pay
Some 6,000 African Americans who passed a Chicago Fire Department entrance exam nearly 16 years ago will walk away with either jobs or cash under a federal court order entered Aug. 17. The city of Chicago must hire 111 of …
CEO of Arkansas-based Heifer Foundation Sues Board Members, Insurer
The chief executive of the foundation that supports the hunger-relief organization Heifer International has sued four foundation board members, alleging that he was suspended in retaliation for raising questions about internal policies. Domingo Barrios, CEO of Heifer International Foundation, alleges …
Illinois Court: Homeowner Suit Against Flood Determination Firm May Proceed
A flood determination company may be sued by Illinois homeowners for failing to determine the couple?s home was in a flood plain, a state appeals court has found. The Illinois Court of Appeals for the Third District reversed a lower …
Most Doctors Sued Sometime in Career
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week says that one in 14 doctors faces a malpractice suit every year. Moreover, almost every physician will face a malpractice suit — or more than one — …
Conger Joins Lockton Employee Benefits Consulting Practice
Lockton Companies, LLC added Steve Conger to its Washington, D.C. brokerage team as vice president and producer. The addition of Conger expands Lockton?s Washington, D.C.-based employee benefits practice and mergers and acquisitions capabilities. Prior to joining Lockton, Conger was an …
Authorities have arrested two teens on felony third-degree arson charges as firefighters continue battling a wildfire burning about 3 square miles south of Gardnerville, Nev. Douglas County Sheriff’s officials say two 15-year-old boys were taken into custody Wednesday after allegedly …
Flooding Emergency Declared in Tombstone
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has declared a state of emergency in Tombstone because of flooding in the wake of a recent wildfire. The governor’s office says the Monument Fire in southeastern Arizona destroyed vegetation that normally would have prevented flooding …
Towers Watson Hires Reinsurance Agent in San Francisco
Global professional services company Towers Watson, the global professional services company has appointed Conrad Lagasca vice president in its reinsurance brokerage business. Lagasca, who will be based in San Francisco, will be responsible for working with Towers Watson?s clients in …
Survey Says Washington Drivers Go Slow to Save
A recent poll from Northwest insurer PEMCO Insurance reveals that while a majority of drivers say they take steps to reduce the amount of gas they use, about eight out of 10 drivers in Washington and the greater Portland area …
