A state judge in Louisiana has refused to remove Jefferson Parish and its president from a lawsuit filed by parish residents over flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. At issue in the lawsuit is the decision to evacuate pump station operators …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has lowered its counterparty credit rating on Alleghany Corp. by one notch to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+’ and assigned a stable outlook. “We lowered the rating because we believe Alleghany increasingly resembles a …
More than 100 firefighters and other emergency personnel from across Arizona are undergoing training in how to battle wildfires. The two-day training began at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, north of Fountain Hills, and included nearly 30 fire and police agencies. …
State officials say the winter storm that knocked power out to thousands of customers across Kansas continues to get costlier. The newest damage estimate put the figure at $381 million. The Kansas adjutant general’s department and the Federal Emergency Management …
New York City is launching a campaign to enforce safe and reliable elevator service in residential buildings. The Buildings Department says the campaign will include daily penalties for elevator violations and publicly shaming landlords of buildings with the most problems. …
If you’ve ever said you’d give $5 to avoid the lines at the DMV, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. The Senate voted 35 to four Wednesday to charge those who go into a Department of …
Massachusetts health officials have shut down an indoor water park after reports that several children were injured by high levels of chlorine. The CoCo Key Water Resort opened last May at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel in Middleton. The 65,000-square foot …
AIR Worldwide’s preliminary estimates of onshore wind losses for Windstorm Emma are between €750 million and €1.3 billion ($1.15 and $2 billion), significantly higher than the insured loss estimates released by RMS (See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/03/05/87951.htm). Damages in …
Swiss Re has participated in a workshop in New Delhi – “Integrating Earthquake Risk Mitigation into Hospital Facilities Planning” – organized by US-based NGO GeoHazards International and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, to promote earthquake risk management in the city. …
A bill to crack down on dangerous consumer products was approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday after a year of recalls of millions of lead-tainted toys and other hazardous products, many made in China. The bill would beef up the …