The huge fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles has grown by another thousand acres and has now scorched more than 17 square miles of mountains. The U.S. Forest Service says the blaze sending up …
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Announcing it is celebrating its tenth anniversary, risk advisor, re/insurance broker and human capital and benefits firm, Willis of Austin, also reported it has hired 10 new colleagues this year. The new hires in the Austin, Texas, office are: Matt …
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Market research firm, Market Strategies International, has added insurance industry veteran Jeremy Bowler as a senior vice president of research and consulting in the Financial Services division in Detroit. Bowler brings more than 25 years of experience in marketing and …
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Leaders of a North Texas university town that was the first in the state to ban hydraulic fracturing repealed the voter-approved measure early on June 17, sounding a tone of capitulation to the state’s powerful oil and gas interests after …
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Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says some East Feliciana Parish residents will see a drop in fire insurance rates. WAFB-TV reports homeowners living in Jackson, outside of Jackson corporate limits, and Wilson, outside of the Wilson corporate limits, can …
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The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) elected Bill Kliewer, managing partner at BKCW in Killeen, to serve as chairman for 2015-2016. Kliewer has more than 35 years of insurance, financial and management experience, Kliewer is among the leaders in his field. …
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Euclid Insurance Services, Inc. (Euclid), based in Itasca, Ill., has formed Euclid Financial Institution Underwriters LLC (Euclid Financial) and hired David McDonald and Jim Thomas to lead the new operation. Euclid Financial is a program administrator specializing in professional lines …
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is suing Middleton, Wis.-based Spectrum Brands for allegedly failing to report a problem with coffee pot handles that could detach, creating a risk of burns. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Madison. …
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The company behind a massive chemical spill last year has reached a $2.5 million deal with West Virginia environmental regulators for cleaning up its contaminated site, according to new court filings. The Charleston Gazette reports Freedom Industries released the plan …
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A postal worker is dead after her passing vehicle was crushed by a falling tree owned by a North Carolina congressman. Multiple media organizations reported the 43-year-old female mail carrier died June 20 when the large tree fell on her …
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