The sharpest debate so far over paying victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse broke out recently as a House panel unanimously backed a compensation fund and sent it on for more hearings. With survivors listening in the hearing room, …
Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co., a Chino, Calif., establishment recalled approximately 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef products that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined to be unfit as human food. FSIS found evidence the establishment failed …
Agriculture officials say storm-related farm losses in Tennessee’s Macon County could surpass $29 million. The county’s livestock and tobacco industries were particularly hard-hit by the tornado that claimed at least 13 lives in Macon and 18 more across the state. …
At least 555 people — including more than 100 children — died in all-terrain vehicle accidents in 2006. Government safety officials expect the number to go much higher as they receive information from coroners and hospitals nationwide. The Consumer Product …
Gov. Janet Napolitano on Wednesday brushed off criticism of her plan to deploy automated speed enforcement cameras on Arizona highways, saying it makes sense both for public safety and to pay for important state spending. Besides, Napolitano said, “if you …
See’s Candies is recalling 16-ounce bags of its semisweet chocolate chips. The company said the candies may contain undeclared traces of milk. People with severe milk allergies are warned that eating the candies can result in serious or life-threatening allergic …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Mapfre S.A. (formerly Corporacion Mapfre S.A., the holding company of Spain’s Mapfre Group) and the ratings of “a” on the €275 million ($403.5 million) 6.02 percent senior …
A fire that sent gamblers fleeing from the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip in January will cost close to $100 million in repairs and lost business, casino operator MGM Mirage Inc. said. The company has insurance, but …
The Idaho House passed legislation (HB 429) on Wednesday that requires auto insurance policies provide underinsured motorist coverage unless the policyholder signs a form specifically rejecting the coverage. HB 429 would mandate insurers provide underinsured motorists coverage matching the state’s …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a blanket bulletin outlining the rating actions, which it notes are “mostly unfavorable,” on several U.S. mortgage insurers and their core and dependent foreign subsidiaries. “These changes resulted from a reassessment of our …