Over 150 volunteer firefighters from across the state gathered this week at Florida State Fire College in Ocala for an intensive five-day training session, according to State Fire Marshal, Alex Sink. The training will provide firefighters with the latest firefighting …
After nine years and more than $32 million, the clean up of Ohio’s largest tire fire has been completed. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman Dina Pierce says nothing remains of the millions of scrap tires that once populated the Kirby …
As insurers and other interested parties criticized a Florida property insurance bill that passed through the state Senate this week on a 32-7 vote, Florida’s insurance commissioner lauded the action. Sponsored by state Sen. Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, the …
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) announced today it will begin using a newly released, uniform scientific method in determining insurance rates and the most accurate prices for consumers. Partially funded by the CEA, the new Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast …
After deliberating for three hours, a jury in California has denied an insurance claim because the property damaged was exaggerated, according to the law firm MacGregor & Berthel. Reddy v. Allstate Insurance Co. involved a claim resulting from the Feb. …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B-‘ (Fair) from ‘B’ (Fair) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bb-” from “bb+” of Interstate Auto Insurance Company, Inc. of Baltimore, MD, and has revised the outlook to …
More than $41 million in disaster recovery grants was announced for projects in 39 Mississippi counties and cities. The announcement was made by Gov. Haley Barbour and the Mississippi Development Authority. “This funding will help key communities in south and …
Arkansas’ emergency management chief says rising flood waters may undo the cleanup and repairs some homes and regions have already completed after more than a month of flooding. “Some areas we’ve surveyed we’ll have to go back and redo because …
Cell phone use by drivers would be restricted heavily in Louisiana, if the full Legislature agrees to a bill approved by the House Transportation Committee. The measure would ban the use of text-messaging while driving and the use of hand-held …
At least 23 people in 14 states, including North Dakota, have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said Saturday. Officials in Minnesota are investigating …