A Silver Spring, Maryland man, Hugo N. Campbell, has been sentenced to a term of three years in prison for reportedly assaulting a woman with his car following a traffic dispute in May 2005, United States Attorney Kenneth Wainstein announced. …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Lone Star Bakery Inc. in San Antonio for reportedly failing to adequately protect employees from breathing a toxic substance. Proposed penalties total $78,300. OSHA cited the company …
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported two new grants for St. Bernard Parish totaling more than $3.1 million. The grants — part of FEMA’s Public Assistance program — will help parish officials rebuild critical …
Florida-based eAutoclaims, a provider of managed collision repair services and insurance claims processing technology applications, reported the recent claims volume processed by the company for the quarter ending Jan. 31, 2006, experienced meaningful growth in the company’s Special Market Division …
A lawsuit accusing Delaware Department of Insurance officials of violating the Freedom of Information Act has devolved into a war of words between the owner of a defensive driving school and the judge hearing the case. Robert Reeder of Dover, …
Wayne Moore, M.D., chief of emergency medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville and Medical Director for Bio-terrorism Preparation and Response at the Tennessee Department of Health, applauded the signing of Mississippi’s primary enforcement safety belt law, which takes effect …
The five rural Alabama Baptist churches either damaged or destroyed in fires last week were able to begin filing insurance claims Feb. 6 after all the fires were formally ruled arsons by the state insurance commissioner, the Associated Press reported. …
Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. has reported a net loss to ordinary shareholders for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005 of $821.9 million, or a net loss of $5.51 per ordinary share, compared with net income of $288.0 million, or net …
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reminding hurricane victims that have not already registered for FEMA assistance programs to call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) – TTY 1-800-462-7585 – or go online at www.fema.gov. The agency’s call centers …
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders of $90.1 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2005, or $0.57 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $495.0 million, or $2.98 per diluted common …