The Mississippi River is expected to rise above the flood stage in Natchez, Miss. and authorities are concerned flooding could become a problem in the coming weeks. Flood stage near Natchez is 48 feet above gauge zero. At 47 feet, …
Residents’ trust in their community’s new levee was justified Saturday as the earthen wall protected their town from the Meramec River, bloated by heavy rain that caused flooding across the Midwest. The Meramec crested about midday at 37.8 feet, its …
A new study on tort reform by a business-backed institute “proves tort reform does not work,” according to the association for the nation’s trial lawyers. American Association for Justice CEO Jon Haber, representing trial lawyers, said the state rankings recently …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that 2008 could see an overall improvement in insurance-industry enterprise risk management (ERM) scores. The firm says a 2006 review of the ERM practices of rated companies showed several dozen companies developing systems to …
The subprime mortgage crisis is prompting some people to take another look at New Hampshire’s consumer protection law. Six years ago, the Legislature changed the law to exempt the banking, insurance, public utilities and securities industries from the law’s protection …
A Wyoming County, W. Va. man pleaded Monday guilty to one misdemeanor count of wrongfully seeking workers compensation benefits in an amount less than $1000, according to West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Charles R. Blessard, 37, of Oceana, …
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK’s leading employers’ organization, and Citizens Advice to call for the Government to introduce its proposals for reforming personal injury compensation without delay. While …
A California Court of Appeals has allowed policyholders in the Farmers Insurance Exchanges to question alleged excessiveness of management fees charged to them by Farmers Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services. In Benjamin J. Fogel, et …
Three insurance associations are urging Californians to contact their legislators to oppose a bill that they say would influence where consumers get their vehicles repaired following an accident. The bill, SB 1167 by Senator Patricia Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, is scheduled …
A fire at a Kenosha, Wis. Civil War museum caused smoke and water damage. Kenosha Fire Battalion Chief Matt Haerter says the fire appeared to be active for hours before a maintenance worker heard alarms go off. Authorities believe spontaneously …