Flames jumped over a fire line Monday and quickly moved toward a remote community northwest of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue an evacuation for about 500 people threatened by one of the largest and longest-burning wildfires in state history. …
Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of …
Arkansas law enforcement officials are warning hunters to keep an eye on their all-terrain vehicles when they get out in the woods this fall. Although thieves nab four-wheelers all year, deer season is an especially big time for the thefts, …
An Arkansas jury took only 21 minutes on Sept. 25 to rule in favor of a company that was sued for selling a chicken feed that plaintiffs alleged contributed to a Prairie Grove boy’s leukemia seven years ago. Ten of …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon filed a lawsuit against his opponent in Saturday’s election, demanding an end to television commercials that claim Donelon trades insurance licenses for campaign contributions. Donelon’s attorney filed the lawsuit Sept. 25. The commercials are airing …
After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said. Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna Julecki, 26, both of …
French investment bank Calyon has placed a $63 million securitization for the Pinnacle Risk Management Group as part of a $128 million program. The Cat Bonds and insurance-linked derivatives cover a selection of U.S. windstorm and earthquake risks. The Paris-based …
Lloyd’s announced overall first half profits of £1.3 billion ($2.553 billion), slightly below the £1.38 billion ($2.61 billion) it earned in the same period of 2005. Unfortunately Katrina, Rita and Wilma wiped out the profit and then some with £3.3 …
Under a consent order issued by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, AIG Insurance Company will be required to refund or credit approximately $13.6 million in workers’ compensation, and approximately $100,000.00 in non-workers’ compensation lines, plus interest, to policyholders in the …
New Hampshire’s motor vehicles director wants elderly drivers to be tested more often. Virginia Beecher told the New Hampshire Sunday News she supports shortening the renewal time as drivers age. She said older drivers would have to take vision and …