Norfolk Southern Railway has opened its local assistance center to serve local residents who have incurred loss, inconvenience or personal injury as a result of the railroad accident Thursday morning at Graniteville, South Carolina. Aiken County officials said at least …
21st Century Insurance Group announced that Standard & Poor’s Rating Services upgraded its outlook on the company from “negative” to “stable.” Standard & Poor’s also affirmed its “A+” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on 21st Century Insurance Company and …
Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert announced on Thursday that agents from his Bureau of Criminal Investigations have filed charges against a Dauphin County woman who allegedly altered state driving records for individuals whose driving privileges had been suspended in return …
Standing with survivors of the devastating 2003 Southern California wildfires, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis on Jan. 6 announced a $128,707.92 settlement with a Los Angeles public adjuster stemming from its handling of …
As heavy rain continues to cause flooding across the state, Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin is urging Ohioans to plan for emergency situations by reviewing their insurance policies to determine whether they are adequately covered. “If you do suffer …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Ltd (Steamship London) (London, England). The outlook has been changed to stable from negative, in line with the outlook for Steamship Mutual …
Despite continued advances in firefighting equipment, Incident Command System training, operations and safety training and improved communications, 107 U.S. firefighters died in the line of duty in 2004, a figure released this week by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal …
More than 300 insurance claims have been filed concerning a furnace explosion at a scrap metal plant in Muskogee, Okla., that killed two employees and damaged nearby homes, according to the Associated Press. Insurance claims adjusters arrived Tuesday to estimate …
Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. will donate $15,000 to the Indonesian Red Cross, Thai Red Cross, and Malaysia Red Crescent Society in an effort to provide relief and rebuilding support to the areas devastated by the recent tsunami in Southeast Asia. …
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 80, the comprehensive lawsuit reform bill, and House Bill 498, the workers’ compensation intentional tort bill. Senate Bill 80 creates a system of civil justice in Ohio that protects …