Fire investigators have ruled that a blaze that burned a Knoxville, Tenn. sports uniform factory was intentionally set. It took firefighters nearly five hours on March 16 to put out the fire that heavily damaged Sports Belle Inc. The Knox …
A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse over expanding a state health insurance program. Gov. Ed Rendell supports …
Two of the four women fired from town jobs in Hooksett (New Hampshire) for gossiping have settled lawsuits against the town. The town’s insurance company is paying $65,000 each to Joanne Drewniak and Jessica Skorupski for back pay, damages and …
Maine has a seat belt law, but police have just been issuing warnings to violators since it was bolstered last September. As of this week, it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy. Maine’s Bureau of Highway Safety, its federal counterpart and …
Teen deaths and speeding citations each fell by about a third during the first year Massachusetts had tougher penalties for violating its Junior Operator License Law, state officials said. The number of 16- and 17-year-old drivers and passengers killed in …
Canada must prepare for the impact of global warming on its forests, such as increased fires in the west and ice storms in the east, the country’s forest ministers said Tuesday. Canada’s lumber and paper industry must also address its …
Claims management and loss adjuster GAB Robins announced it will incorporate its existing UK field adjusting and fraud investigation teams under the management of a newly created property services operation, to be called Property Service Line. “The move, aligning the …
Willis Group Holdings has released its annual reinsurance renewals report for April 2008 – entitled “Plenty of Capacity, Plenty of Capital.” The report examines the first quarter of 2008. It found that “reinsurers have experienced an increased number of large …
A draft legislative report warns it’s likely Montana towns will burn and people will be injured or killed if the state does not change the way it deals with wildland fires. The report was released by the Fire Suppression Interim …
Menu Foods Income Fund said Tuesday that it had reached an agreement in principle to settle lawsuits it is facing over its massive recall of contaminated pet food last year. The company said that parties to the so-called pet food …