More than 1,000 firefighters were battling a series of lightning-sparked fires that had burned more than 79,000 acres across northern Nevada by Tuesday, putting just about every available piece of equipment and firefighter on the lines. The blazes closed two …
There is no foolproof way to secure America’s seaports against terrorism, so the government should focus more time and money on plans to revive the economy in the aftermath of an attack, a report released Tuesday said. The recommendation by …
More homes were evacuated as a new 100- to 200-acre wildfire broke out in southern Colorado Friday just as crews made progress on a 13,100-acre fire that kept at least 230 houses under an evacuation order. Saguache County sheriff’s officials …
The head of the team fighting a roughly 4,000-acre northern Arizona wildfire near Sedona reassured evacuees Friday about the safety of their homes in a scenic canyon but said the battle continued. Firefighters have created a good firebreak using a …
Fires in a pair of trash bins have been connected to a string of arsons in Rutland, Vermont and surrounding communities. Police say there had been a two-week lull in the series of fires, but they flared up again early …
Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has testified to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. on the need for a national plan to respond to catastrophic events, and posed the question: “Is America’s Housing Market Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?” …
Steve Edwards of Durham, N.C. has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in an insurance fraud case that left North Carolinians with unpaid workers’ compensation and health insurance claims estimated in excess of $3 million according to Insurance Commissioner …
The U.S. property/casualty industry’s net gain on underwriting rose $1.4 billion, or 20.8 percent, to $8.4 billion in first-quarter 2006 from $6.9 billion in first-quarter 2005. The combined ratio — a key measure of losses and other expenses per dollar …
Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has received approval from the Circuit Court of Florida to purchase all of the existing flood insurance policies of Southern Family Insurance Co. through the Florida Department of Financial Services. Fidelity National Property …
Two Miami-Dade County residents have been arrested for attempting to defraud the Florida Medicaid program out of more than $69,000, according to Attorney General Charlie Crist. Hortensiz I. Escoto and Ricardo Isidro Escoto have been charged with organized fraud, money …