The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urges Hurricane Katrina survivors who registered for disaster assistance to complete and return the loan application they received from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). An SBA disaster loan …
Bermuda-based reinsurer Max Re Capital Ltd. reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2005 of $11.4 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, compared to net income of $87.1 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, for …
To help Louisiana coastal communities make prudent rebuilding decisions during the hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery process, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is releasing additional flood recovery guidance for Iberia and Vermilion parishes. This …
A jury in Mineola, N.Y. took two hours to reject a widow’s claim that her husband’s death resulted from an injury he suffered while ducking a piece of flying shrimp at a Japanese steakhouse. The family of Jerry Colaitis of …
Former lead pigment manufacturers knew their product caused brain damage and killed children but continued to sell it anyway, a lawyer said last Friday as the closing arguments concluded in the state’s lawsuit against the lead paint industry. Jack McConnell, …
Florida Insurance Education Foundation Inc. (FIEF) has joined with the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, The Florida Department of Education, Just Read, Florida!, The Red Cross and other organizations, in sponsoring the 2006 Hazardous Weather Awareness …
Del Mar College Small Business Development Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, will sponsor a one-day educational seminar on Workers’ Compensation 101 and Return To Work presented by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation from 8 a.m. to …
On February 10, 2006, the Web site address for the TXCOMP system was changed to www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/txcomp.html. Texas workers’ compensation system participants who use TXCOMP are urged to change Internet bookmarks to the new address and also to include the new …
Europe is facing an immense demographic challenge that will cuts its growth rate substantially and strain its public finances as its baby boomers retire and life expectancy increases, although some countries have taken steps to address the aging population. A …
New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills released the agenda for a public hearing on the state’s current homeowners’ insurance marketplace that is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 27. The public hearing will consider issues arising in the wake of the …