An agent for Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles has accused the agency of failing to consistently enforce its own standards in driver training and retraining. Commissioner Robert M. Ward disputes the assertion, but has ordered reports by James Ricci to …
A lengthy investigation has led Bridgeport, Connecticut officials to fire four city fire department inspectors. Officials say the fire inspectors lost their jobs after the investigation allegedly found that they spent workdays visiting friends, taking care of rental properties and …
The federal government authorized individual assistance for McNairy, Tipton and Wayne Counties for storms that struck Tennessee Feb. 5 and 6, according to Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. Individual assistance can include grants and loans to individuals or businesses to help …
A new study released by the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) has concluded that the heavy rainfall, which caused extensive flooding in England and Wales last summer, cannot be linked to global climate changes. The report stated that, …
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently hosted a public meeting at its Oakland headquarters to discuss how implementation of the division’s new case management program will affect workers’ compensation system users. The DWC is evaluating the compatibility of the …
Jake Garn, chief financial examiner of the Utah Insurance Department, announced that the department issued a Certificate of Authority to Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. The company is authorized to sell insurance in Utah. Berkshire will provide Utah municipal governments with …
Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps aimed at improving the safety of amusement rides in the wake of a grisly accident last year that severed the feet of a girl at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. A Senate committee approved …
The Vermont Supreme Court has affirmed a $1.8 million award to a Woodstock family to cover damages caused by a neighbor who cut down their trees and harassed them. In the ruling, Associate Justice Marilyn Skoglund wrote that the jury …
All members of the insurance community are invited to attend the Pennsylvania Surplus Lines Association’s 26th Annual Membership Meeting on April 9-10, 2008 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. The theme of the meeting is “Strategies …
For years, he was the scourge of the Masters of the Universe and the Sheriff of Wall Street. Now he’s a joke. Legions of Wall Street’s bankers, traders and investors relished the dark clouds enveloping New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, …