Residents of Florida’s Panhandle who were affected by Hurricane Ivan have received to date a total of $464,140,000 in federal and state disaster aid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) announced. That aid …
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley last Friday announced that property owners throughout the state whose property was damaged from Hurricane Ivan could get some relief on the amount of property tax they owe next year. Gov. Riley made the announcement at …
In order to expedite Utica’s long-term economic recovery plans, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced more than $1 million in funding recently that will help rebuild and enhance this and other communities devastated by April’s deadly tornadoes. The storms killed eight …
California-based Mercury General Corp. has reported net income of $65.1 million, or $1.19 per share (diluted), in the third quarter 2004 compared with $49.6 million, or $0.91 per share (diluted), in the same period for 2003. For the first nine …
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that more than 1,200 Central Florida residents have received a total of $1.7 million under a refund plan for consumers who paid for various insurance products without their knowledge, during the purchase of …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a serious citation to Kaverit Steel and Crane, based in Edmonton, Canada, following the death of one of its employees at the Port of Morrow in Boardman, Ore. …
Caliber Collision Centers, an operator of collision repair facilities in California and Texas, has teamed up with industry partners, 3M, Akzo Nobel and VeriFacts to create the first ever state-of-the-art Corrosion Care Cart designed to provide Caliber’s customers and associates …
The Texas Department of Insurance announced it has imposed stiff sanctions against a Florida man found to be recruiting and training Texas agents to sell unauthorized health insurance plans. Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor signed a consent order against Herbert …
ACE Europe, part of the global ACE Group of Companies, has launched its ACE Dataguard product in the UK to help businesses recover revenue and information that is corrupted or destroyed through cybercrime or as a result of accidental damage. …
Doctors at several Maryland hospitals who are fed up with rising medical malpractice insurance costs are considering doing without the coverage, or “going bare.” The strategy, used by thousands of Florida physicians, tends to transfer liability risk to hospitals. Hospitals, …