A fire that nearly destroyed a western Kentucky courthouse was an arson, the second time this county’s courthouse was set ablaze on purpose. The fire at the Carlisle County Courthouse started early Dec. 26. The building was almost destroyed, with …
Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley faces state ethics charges for going on hunting and fishing trips as the guest of a private insurance consultant. The consultant, Chris Faser III, of Baton Rouge, also was accused of violating the ethics …
The elderly couple’s windows were barred, and their front door was nailed shut, apparently because the two feared for their safety. Inside, their home was filled with 5-foot-tall heaps of debris. The clutter and makeshift security measures turned the home …
ServiceMaster Advanced Restorations, founded in 2001, announced it has relocated from Southlake, Texas, to the Texas Star complex in Euless. The company said growth necessitated the move. The new location has over 9,000 square feet of office, storage and education …
A Baltimore Fire Department report says a house fire that killed two children last month in the city’s Roland Park neighborhood was probably caused by an electrical problem. The investigation found that the pre-dawn fire Dec. 6 began in a …
Preliminary figures show 503 people died in Minnesota traffic crashes in 2007, which the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said is the first increase in the state’s traffic death toll since 2002. There were 494 deaths on Minnesota roads in …
In a victory for the insurance industry, a Delaware Superior Court has ruled that the state’s insurance regulator overstepped his authority when he prohibited property insurers from refusing to renew a homeowner policy based solely on whether the insured had …
A Somers, Conn. man has pleaded guilty to defrauding The Hartford Insurance Company of nearly $900,000 during a renovation project. Federal prosecutors say 42-year-old Todd Olynciw entered the plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport and had been charged …
At the heart of every property and casualty insurance contract lies a promise to soften the blow of misfortune. But what happens when an insurance company becomes financially troubled, fails and is no longer able to uphold its end of …
Damage from an ice storm that hit Kansas in early December pushed the 2007 total to more than $625 million in reimbursable losses. But the state adjutant general’s office warned Wednesday that the numbers would likely be much higher for …