New York-based specialty insurer Valiant Insurance Group has added three new executives to its management team. Scott J. Bayer joins as senior vice president and head of Valiant’s casualty division. Lori Marino joins as senior vice president and head of …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during March include five license revocations, four license denials, and fines and restitution totaling $130,400. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting TDI’s Public Information Office. …
Governor Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency in Virginia, directing state agencies to take all necessary actions to aid in the response to widespread damage from yesterday’s violent weather in the southeastern part of the state. Strong winds …
Tennessee officials say a construction worker fell to his death at an Embassy Suites construction site in Murfreesboro. Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services spokesman Randy White says the incident happened around noon on April 26, and has been deemed an …
Allen County, Ky. Judge-Executive Bobby Young has a simple description of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA is a joke,” Young said. That sentiment – and variations on it – can be heard commonly among southern Kentucky residents seeking to …
Fire investigators say a blaze at a car dealership in Prince Frederick, Maryland did $3 million worth of damage. In addition to the main showroom at Bayside Automotive, five vehicles belonging to the dealership and to customers sustained damage. Deputy …
With the prospect of rising insurance premiums, some of West Virginia’s 424 volunteer fire departments say they’re worried about staying in the black. That’s why Delegate Margaret Staggers, D-Fayette, wants the state to pick up the costs of the departments’ …
U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $3.35 billion for first-quarter property losses resulting from nine catastrophes. The nine events identified as catastrophes by the Property Claim Services (PCS) unit of Insurance Services Office include …
Hurricanes often lift the roofs off buildings and expose them to havoc and damaging conditions, even after the worst of the wind has passed. A local roofer, Virginia Tech faculty members from architecture and engineering, and a graduate student have …
Rain moving into New Hampshire is dampening the fire danger but raising the threat of flooding. The National Weather Service has posted flood watches through Wednesday morning all counties except Hillsborough and Cheshire. One to three inches of rain is …