Motorhome Hire NewsWTO Needs 'Political Miracle' to Conclude Doha Deal in 2010
Members of the World Trade Organization are likely to conclude next week that it will take a political miracle to agree a new trade deal this year, consigning yet another Doha round deadline to ... Tropical Cyclone Shuts Australia Coal Port, Threatens Sugar Fields
A tropical cyclone forced Australia's second-biggest coal port to close on Friday, bringing millions of tons of coal shipments to a halt and threatening to damage thousands of acres of sugar-cane ... Cheng Joins Miller Singapore
The UK-based Miller Insurance Services Limited announced that Paul Cheng has joined its office in Singapore. He will be assisting with the servicing of Miller's "existing professional risks ... UK Government Scraps Compulsory Dog Insurance Plan
The Labor government's proposal to require all dog owners in England and Wales to obtain liability insurance on their pets [See IJ web site - ... Pinnacol Assurance Offers Colorado $330 Million to Become Private Insurer
Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado's quasi-governmental workers' compensation insurer, has submitted a potential separation agreement to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter that would establish Pinnacol as a ... Lawmaker: Connecticut Commissioner Should Be Elected Position
A Connecticut State Senator thinks things have become too chummy between the state's insurers and the commissioner of the state's insurance department. To fix it, he says he would like to make the ... Oregon Workplace Deaths at Record Low
Thirty-one people covered by the Oregon's workers' compensation system died on the job during 2009, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced. That total brings the average ... State Budget Deficits Could Harm the Insurance Industry
While 2009 was a tough year to do business, state and city leaders say 2010 and 2011 will be even tougher — the outcome of which could have negative implications for the insurance ... Agents: What's the Best Business Move You Have Ever Made?
For one agent, it was relocating to a more upscale location in the heart of downtown. It helped him attract more professional clients and employees.
For another, it was investing in the very best ... Appeals Court Sides with Texas Mutual on Sanctions in Work Comp Case
The Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas issued an opinion on March 16, 2010, ruling that sanctions imposed against Texas Mutual Insurance Company related to a workers' compensation ... Corps to Build Permanent Pumps, Dams in Louisiana
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin taking proposals next month for permanent replacements for pumps and floodgates at the three canals where waters poured into New Orleans after Hurricane ... Oklahoma GOP Forges Ahead With Workers' Comp Overhaul
Oklahoma Senate Republicans are continuing their push to completely overhaul Oklahoma's workers' compensation laws, arguing the system is too expensive for businesses.
The Senate Judiciary ... Lesson Learned: More Buy Flood Insurance in Minnesota After '09
When the swollen Red River threatened his house in Moorehead, Minn., last spring, all Mark Baumgardner could do was pack up, leave and hope he wouldn't lose everything, since didn't have flood ... Burdett Named President, Statewide Operations, for Frost Insurance
Bruce Burdett, an insurance executive with 38 years of industry experience, has been named president of Statewide Operations for Texas-based Frost Insurance, the insurance subsidiary of Frost ... Michigan Legislator Seeks Workers' Compensation for Illegal Immigrants
A Michigan state representative has filed a bill to give illegal aliens in the state access to workers compensation benefits if they are injured on the job.
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, ... | 
