Officials say South Dakota schools may have up to 26,000 pounds of ground beef that has been recalled by the government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a California slaughterhouse that …
Allstate Corp. will restore insurance coverage for hundreds of customers and pay $250,000 to resolve disputes over cancellation of south Louisiana homeowner policies after Hurricane Katrina, the company said this week. The Northbrook, Ill.-based company has clashed with state Insurance …
Immigrants seeking legal status in the United States are being victimized with disturbing frequency by their lawyers, a federal appeals panel said. After criticizing the work done and not done by defense lawyers, the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. …
In the first report of its kind, U.S. health officials said the nation’s states and cities made a strong effort to prepare for a flu pandemic, bioterrorism or other emergency health crises, but big challenges remain. “I think in terms …
Connecticut transportation officials have opened a runaway truck ramp at a dangerous hilly intersection – more than two years after a fatal wreck and five months after a second crash. Work on the $2.8 million ramp on Route 44 in …
Eight of the nine miners trapped underground in July 2002 when a Pennsylvania mineshaft flooded can continue their suit against the firm that controlled the mine, a judge ruled. Six other miners who narrowly escaped being trapped by the underground …
Lloyd’s has warned that businesses operating in Southeast Asia “need to better understand that the Asian terrorism threat is unique, complex and specific to the region.” Lloyd’s and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released the report – Terrorism …
Chubb Corp. has taken the opportunity afforded by the latest thefts of high profile paintings, to offer some new coverage and advice on how to cope with potential ownership disputes involving art works. Chubb, an important player in the field, …
The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has purchased a collateralized US$150 million annual aggregate reinsurance contract to protect the Group’s portfolio of property treaty reinsurance against accumulated losses from specific perils. The bulletin described the transaction as “unusual, as it provides …
A Beaumont, Texas man pleaded guilty to making a false statement to FEMA in seeking disaster relief after Hurricane Rita. Wilyum Henderson, 50, entered the plea in federal court in Beaumont. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Henderson filed a fake …