Officials say they now think the fire that destroyed a more than 100-year-old cotton mill in York, South Carolina is suspicious. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that York Fire Chief Domenic Manera said authorities interviewed several people at the …
A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud in a key Hurricane Katrina lawsuit that accused State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of using different engineering reports to deny a Mississippi couple’s insurance policy after the storm. The ruling …
Drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill passed by the Senate. The Senate voted 33-0 on to approve the measure sponsored by Sen. Bill Ketron, a Murfreesboro Republican. The measure …
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced that Zurich Global Energy, a unit of the Global Corporate division, has created a cross-functional team to address the insurance needs of the growing alternative energy market, including solar power, wind power, biomass, geothermal …
The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center has appointed Harvey Ryland as a senior research fellow. Ryland brings to the Wharton Risk Center 30 years of experience in the field of emergency management. Ryland is the former president and …
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he wants Vermont to study special ignition locks for repeat drunken drivers that would require a clean breath test before allowing a car to be started. “My intention here is to increase …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit this week against McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., alleging race discrimination against black applicants and employees at its two Baltimore restaurants. The EEOC alleges that the restaurant’s management …
A new survey of insurance companies estimates that nearly 90 percent of claims stemming from the devastating October 2007 fire and wind storms in California have been settled. A poll by the Insurance Information Network of California of companies representing …
Nine homes, nine outbuildings and two recreational vehicles were destroyed after a 3,745-acre fire went on a nail-biting run between the towns of Manzano and Torreon, N.M., fire officials said. Wind-driven flames jumped a fire contingency line, crossed the Cibola …
Eastern Missouri residents are scrambling to get earthquake insurance after last week’s 5.2 magnitude trembler rattled windows and shook houses. But they are finding out there’s a waiting period for coverage, even as aftershocks shake the ground. The state’s biggest …