Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board of governors approved a $1.95 billion financing plan that includes a letter of credit and bond sales to cover future hurricane losses in Florida. “A great deal has been accomplished in a short period of …
Some are already calling the new provisions to the teen graduated drivers licensing law passed by the Illinois legislature as the toughest in the country. The measure, SB 172, passed by the Illinois legislature, addresses two of the critical provisions …
Two people on board a tug boat towing a barge that severely damaged a Beaufort County, S.C. bridge last month have been charged with misconduct and negligence, the Coast Guard said. State transportation officials have said they plan to file …
In Kentucky, Comair has filed a third-party complaint against Blue Grass Airport, where one of the airline’s planes crashed last year, killing 49 people. The complaint was filed in a lawsuit that was brought by the family of a victim …
A wildfire apparently intentionally set scorched more than 700 acres in a remote area of Sumter County and sent heavy smoke over Alabama Highway 17, forcing an overnight traffic detour. Firefighters battled the flames for several hours after the fire …
A nearly century-old tobacco warehouse in Maysville, Ky., burned Tuesday night, creating a dramatic display that forced some evacuations and drew firefighters from a half-dozen fire departments. The 200,000-square-foot complex was built in 1918 by R.J. Reynolds. Fire companies fought …
What researchers say is the world’s largest unclassified database of terrorism attacks is now available online for general use by researchers, policy-makers, media and the general public. The Global Terrorism Database was developed by START, the National Consortium for the …
Exclusive Video Interview Greenberg Interview, Take 3: Spitzer Charges C.V. Starr & Co. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former head of American International Group and a target of former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s investigations, believes Spitzer’s probes of him …
Insurance agents that succeed in the insurance industry spend at least two hours a day prospecting on the phone. These insurance agents don’t cold call or prospect their relatives, they get insurance leads. Behind every successful insurance agent, there is …
Federal disaster dollars will be available for parts of South Dakota damaged by flooding earlier this month, the White House said earlier this week. The declaration will make federal funds available to supplement state and local recovery efforts. “We received …