North Carolina state and local law enforcement officers will increase their presence during the Fourth of July holiday as part of the Booze It & Lose It: “Operation Firecracker” campaign, Gov. Mike Easley said. Checkpoints and stepped-up patrols will be …
The federal government approved disaster assistance for a majority of the West Virginia counties Gov. Joe Manchin requested after severe weather caused significant damage in the state from June 3 through June 7. The approval includes individual assistance for Barbour, …
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes fell to $8.2 billion in first-quarter 2008 from $16.2 billion in first-quarter 2007. Contributing to the $8 billion, or 49.3 percent, decline in net income in first-quarter 2008, the industry posted …
Vermont state and local officials need to find another $100,000 in flood damage to seek a federal disaster declaration to help repair damage in different parts of Vermont. And of that total, $63,000 has to be in Rutland County. But …
Ten current and former homeowners in a Charles Town, W.Va. subdivision are suing a builder and subcontractors, claiming the company failed to install functional radon removal systems. In one instance, the homeowners contend the builder installed fake pipes to fool …
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based disability insurer Unum Group agreed to pay fines and penalties totaling $5.55 million for failing to report special fees paid to a San Diego-based insurance broker. Federal prosecutors in San Diego said in a statement June 23 that …
A 3-year-old girl is dead in suburban New York after a heavy piece of metal fencing toppled over and struck her on the head. Authorities say the girl was leaning against a deck at her house in Armonk Monday afternoon …
According to Risk Management Solutions as many as one in four homes in the UK is at risk of flooding caused by excessive rainfall and overflowing rivers. RMS conducted a “spatial analysis of British properties – using high-resolution satellite imagery. …
Bermuda’s XL Capital Ltd. announced that it will be contributing to the disaster relief effort for those affected by the recent earthquake in Sichuan Province in China. The Company said it would “provide funds to rebuild a school and library, …
Standard & Poor’s President Deven Sharma has issued a call for a globally coordinated approach to the oversight of credit rating agencies, in order to ensure consistency for investors and issuers operating in international markets. Sharma, speaking in London at …