The Texas Department of Insurance will return to normal processing for temporary licenses beginning on Aug. 15. Anyone with a temporary license issued August 15 or earlier will have until Nov. 13 to get a regular license. Those with temporary …
Tennessee would become the latest state to provide health care providers, schools and businesses broad protections against coronavirus lawsuits under a proposal gaining traction inside the GOP-dominant Statehouse. House Republicans approved such a measure Tuesday despite objections from Democrats, who …
Trade talks between the EU and UK have struggled in recent weeks, increasing the prospect that Britain departs the bloc without a deal and that businesses face an extreme shock when the divorce takes effect. It’s a scenario that would …
Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further extend their contracts and stop working, potentially disrupting global trade, the International Transport Workers’ Federation said late Monday [June 15]. …
POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Patty Taylor as personal lines account manager. In this position, she will handle the ongoing management of personal lines accounts, retaining new and renewal clients, and promoting new business. …
Heavy rains caused flash flooding in parts of North Carolina, leading to washed-out roads and bridges and prompting multiple water rescues. Reports indicated that 5 inches of rainfall fell in parts of the state east of Raleigh. The Nash County …
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed new legislation that aims to strengthen Vermont’s captive insurance laws, increase efficiencies and add flexibility to regulatory policy and procedures. “COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we all work, live and play, however it …
A fatal construction accident in Green Bay, Wisconsin is being investigated by federal regulators. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports a 52-year-old man was killed Friday morning on the city’s northeast side. Police would not identify the property where the incident …
Four people were injured, at least three critically, when an ambulance crashed into a toll booth on an Oklahoma turnpike early Friday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesperson Sarah Stewart said. The Jackson County Emergency Medical Services ambulance traveling from the Altus …
Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has added Eddie Hjort as director of Fleet Management, effective June 2020. Hjort’s background includes 26 years of final mile driver/management/safety experience. He spent 26 years with Airborne Express/DHL system and managed territories consisting …