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Texas Air Traffic Controller and Whistleblower Files Claim Against FAA

An air traffic controller who told authorities that the Federal Aviation Administration covered up safety issues at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has filed a discrimination claim charging th

Wisconsin Emergency Plan Calls for Secret Succession List

Wisconsin lawmakers would submit secret lists of emergency successors under a bill a state disaster committee adopted Wednesday. The Legislative Council Special Committee on Emergency Management a

Zurich Appoints Vitale CEO - Global Corporate Business

Zurich Financial Services announced that Mario Vitale has been promoted to CEO of its Global Corporate business division. He replaces Geoff Riddell who will assume additional responsibilities overseei

Deer Crashes in Indiana Increase 25 % During Last 5 Years

The number of Indiana motorists colliding with deer is on the rise despite state-sanctioned hunts intended to bring down their numbers. Deer-vehicle accidents in Indiana are up 25 percent since 20

Tri-State Governors Call on Feds to Help Ex-Financial Services Workers

The governors of three Northeast States hard hit by the Wall Street meltdown are urging federal officials to approve a $48.2 million grant to help retrain financial services workers who have lost thei

Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Appoints Northeast Management

Safeco Insurance and Peerless Insurance - Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies - have announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the Northeast Victor M

Lloyd’s Expects U.S. To Adopt Federal Regulation of Insurance

Pushed by the global economic crisis, the United States is expected to embrace federal regulation of the insurance industry as early as 2009, according to some financial and insurance executives. F

Principal Financial Declines Tax Breaks Connected to Iowa Jobs

Principal Financial Group Inc. will not pursue tax incentives tied to creating 900 jobs in Iowa. The Des Moines-based retirement, insurance and financial services company has notified the Iowa Dep

AIG Discloses $3 Million to be Paid in Deferred Compensation

American International Group Inc., the insurer getting a $152 billion federal bailout, in a regulatory filing late on Tuesday disclosed it would pay roughly $3 million to several executives under defe

North Carolina Still Tallying Costs of Deadly Weekend Tornado

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley said more than 60 homes were either damaged or destroyed by a fatal tornado in North Carolina over the weekend, but the financial costs still were unclear. Easley me