Insurance News from January 22, 2009
News
Survey: Small Businesses Plan for Contingency; Expect Cutbacks in 2009
Many small business owners say that they're prepared to eliminate some positions or...
International News
Xl Insurance Hires 8 Engineers for Global Property Loss Prevention
XL Insurance announced from its office in Hartford that the Company has hired eight new...
East News
Temporary Walls Turn New York City Apartments into Firetraps
The firefighters were trapped in what amounted to a burning maze: a Bronx apartment...
West News
California AG Sues Bakersfield Contractor for Violating Workers’ Rights
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has filed a lawsuit to recover $4.13...
Southeast News
Mississippi Trial Starts in Cooper Tire Suit Against Law Firm
Testimony began this week before a federal jury in Oxford in a $189 million lawsuit by...
Texas / South Central News
2 Hurt in Crane Accident at Louisiana Power Plant
Two workers have been injured in a crane accident at Cleco Corp.'s Rodemacher power...
Midwest News
Nebraska Disaster Response Volunteers Have Immunity, AG Rules
Volunteers preparing to respond to disasters in Nebraska have the same immunity from...