AutoOne Insurance, a part of the OneBeacon Insurance Group, has launched AutoOne Claim Services. The new operation will provide outsourced claim services to companies that do not currently have a presence in the New York market or need assistance in …
A jury has awarded $52.5 million to a Roseville, Minn. construction company that sued its Boston-based insurer for failing to defend it against hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death claims tied to asbestos exposure. Court officials said the verdict …
Okeechobee building contractor Merle Dee Johnson has been bonded out of the Okeechobee County Jail after being arrested by Florida investigators on charges of allegedly committing workers’ compensation fraud and grand theft. Johnston’s bond had been set at $30,000. Johnston …
An auto accident claim by a West Virginia woman, who paid for her policy with a “rubber” check, has been upheld by the state Supreme Court, leaving Charleston insurance agents bewildered. The Charleston Herald-Dispatch reported the high court’s 4 to …
A Waterbury, Conn. jury has awarded $32.1 million to a Bristol construction worker paralyzed in an accident more than a decade ago. Norman Pelletier, 54, was permanently paralyzed below the chest when a steal beam at a Shelton construction site …
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt recently met with all state department directors for an earthquake preparedness briefing. The meeting was the culmination of several weeks of preparation by all cabinet level officials to coordinate their individual earthquake response plans to ensure …
Federal Magistrate Judge Geraldine Soat Brown of the Northern District of Illinois has sentenced the L. E. Myers Company following its conviction for reportedly violating five OSHA standards that caused the death of Blake Lane, 20, during his second day …
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported that President Bush declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in …
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved more than $67 million to the State of Mississippi in the first installment of Community Disaster Loans (CDL). The initial round provides funds to devastated areas of Mississippi …
Merging storm systems have blanketed the Northeast with several inches of snow. The Plains and other parts of the Midwest were busy digging out in the last few days. The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) says the key …