Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is raising the deductible on its earthquake coverage because of the risk of major losses from an earthquake. Columbus-based Nationwide is raising the deductible from 2 percent to 5 percent of a home’s insured value. Nationwide …
A judge has ordered a Duluth man to pay the city’s $100,000 insurance deductible for setting a fire that caused $384,058 in damage to a community center in the city.. Tylor Ray Olson, 20, pleaded guilty in October to third-degree …
After a yearslong fight, tens of thousands of workers at a former nuclear fuel processing plant in Armstrong County, Pa. are now eligible for government aid for their illnesses. To qualify for the $150,000 in compensation, the workers must have …
The state Office of Highway Safety says traffic deaths in Delaware in 2007 fell to the lowest level in 8 years. Figures released show traffic deaths dropped 20 percent last year to 118, the lowest number since 104 deaths were …
The death of a 13-year-old Taunton, Mass. boy last month has prompted new calls to ban text messaging while driving. Craig Bigos of New Bedford told police he was sending a text message to a friend when he swerved and …
Australia’s QBE announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire North Pointe Holdings Corporation, a NASDAQ listed, US-based P/C insurance group. The acquisition is subject to the approval of regulatory authorities and North Pointe’s shareholders. “North Pointe writes …
An increasingly common complaint against the insurance industry charges that it is largely responsible for the disappearance of traditional events and activities due to the unavailability and/or the increasing cost of liability coverage. In an article on the Lloyd’s web …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. is raising the deductible on its earthquake coverage because of the risk of major losses from an earthquake. Columbus-based Nationwide is raising the deductible from 2 percent to 5 percent of a home’s insured value. Nationwide …
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 …
A judge ordered a man to pay Duluth, Minnesota’s $100,000 insurance deductible for setting a fire that caused $384,058 in damage to a community center. Tylor Ray Olson, 20, pleaded guilty in October to third-degree arson for starting the July …