The Federal Emergency Management Agency designated disaster assistance for 13 Kentucky counties to help local governments rebuild public property damaged by the April 3-4 severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in the commonwealth. Officials approved the assistance following a review of …
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office says two homes suffered $40,000 in damage after someone left a candle unattended. The office said the fire started Sunday in the bedroom of a home east of Rehoboth Beach. Firefighters from Lewes, Indian …
In two separate incidents, officials in Rhode Island and the District of Columbia said they have broken up schemes in which motor vehicle department clerks issued illegal driver’s licenses in exchange for cash. A woman working at the D.C. Department …
More than two-thirds of young drivers and passengers killed in nighttime car crashes aren’t wearing seat belts — deadly proof of what can happen when young people don’t heed parents’ pleas and authorities’ threats to “click it.” Though seat belt …
Just last week, Fish and Game warned New Hampshire drivers that moose were on the move, and likely to wander onto roads. That’s certainly happening in the northern part of the state, where state police reported they responded to at …
Certain kinds of carbon nanotubes — hailed as a new “wonder” material — behave like asbestos and could lead to a lung cancer that appears decades after exposure, an international team of researchers said on Tuesday. The findings suggest that …
Missouri emergency management officials say they’re better prepared for a major earthquake, thanks in part to last month’s 5.2 quake in southern Illinois. Susie Stonner of the State Emergency Management Agency says the state response to the April 18th temblor …
How do you generate leads for your business? There are two broad options that you can consider: 1. You can use an insurance lead generation service to supply you with everything you need. 2. You can put together a marketing …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘BB+’ junior subordinated debt rating to Liberty Mutual Group Inc.’s (LMGI) Series C junior subordinated notes in an amount up to $1.25 billion with a scheduled maturity date of 2058. S&P has …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘A+’ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to Sweden-based marine insurer Gard Marine & Energy Försäkring AB (Gard M&E AB) with a stable outlook. “The ratings reflect the company’s membership …