Seattle-based Safeco has announced its fourth quarter and year-end results. The company reported its net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $190.7 million, compared with $179.8 million during the same period the previous year. For the full year, …
According to FEMA and the State of Louisiana, the primary funding source for long-term recovery assistance for Louisiana residents affected by the recent hurricanes is the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) low-interest loan program. As the recovery period proceeds, completing an …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sponsoring a special “Flood Forum” in the Seattle area on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006 at the Fife Community Center, 2111 54th Avenue East, in Fife, from 12:30 to …
A group of residents from Phillips County is having its lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police heard in federal court in Little Rock, where the agency is defending its dismantling of a number of vehicles because they were allegedly stolen. …
Forms and notices used by Texas workers’ compensation system participants recently were updated to reflect the new administration of the system by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation. The revised forms are available on the agency …
The Bryan/College Station Field Office of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation is hosting a Brown Bag Educational Session for health care providers, employers, human resource managers, and employee organizations on Feb. 8, 2006. The free …
The scent of peppermint or cinnamon may keep drivers more alert and decrease their frustration when behind the wheel. That’s according to the results of a recent study led by Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, Director of Undergraduate Research and associate professor …
The FBI has uncovered fraud by public officials in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has created a task force to investigate corruption as federal money pours into the Gulf Coast region, Mississippi’s top agent told The Associated Press. “We …
South Florida homeowners endured Hurricane Wilma, power outages and numerous other inconveniences, and now that their settlement checks have arrived and they can have their roofs repaired, they face another roadblock, it’s impossible to obtain a building permit. The Miami …
Gulf Coast property owners need hurricane or natural disaster insurance to cover destruction caused by Mother Nature, not flood insurance, according to Mississippi Congressman Gene Taylor. Taylor is suing State Farm Insurance because his home in Bay St. Louis was …