Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A. de C.V. (ASUR) announced that its Cancun, Cozumel, and Merida airports were temporarily closed as a safety precaution in anticipation of Hurricane Emily. The three airports have since resumed normal operation and final cleaning work …
New York Gov. George Pataki announced that New York State has secured more than $2.5 million in federal funding to help more than 645 New Yorkers with expenses related to the severe storms and flooding in April. The funds, which …
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. announced that he will introduce a legislative package during next year’s legislative session to better protect Maryland citizens from the quickly growing problem of identity theft. According to the Federal Trade Commission, 40 …
New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor successfully argued two cases before the Superior Court which resulted in separate decisions that upheld the constitutionality of New Jersey’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act and the …
Residents of West Sand Lake, New York reportedly avoided flood damage in April thanks to steps taken by their volunteer fire service following a freak autumn blizzard more than 15 years ago. Rensselaer County is among the 21 counties included …
A perennial problem in a rural hamlet in Delaware County reportedly worsened dangerously in 1996 when severe storms and flooding overwhelmed a creek and diverted its flow into the hamlet of DeLancey, damaging nearly every home in the community. However, …
Having lost some of her punch, Hurricane Emily moved on Monday into the Gulf of Mexico where warmer water temperatures could give her one more strong shot of power as she moves towards the Mexico-U.S. border. The storm left behind …
The sole survivor of a 2004 plane crash that killed three men is demanding the aircraft’s insurer cover more than $46,000 in unpaid medical bills, but the insurance company is resisting. AIG Aviation Inc., the insurer, said paying for the …
In a report adopted last week, the National Transportation Safety Board said that roadway design, wet pavement, and the condition of the tires were factors that led to the crash of a motorcoach, killing seven people two years ago in …
A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Temple Insurance Company (Temple) (Toronto) under review with negative implications, in line with Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Munich Re) (Germany), following the announcement that Munich Re was reviewing the …