More than 1,400 fires that burned as part of California’s lightining series have been contained due to the endless efforts of firefighters from California, as well as from throughout the nation and Canada, according to CalFire. In total, 1,781 fires …
The financial condition of the property/casualty industry is strong; and, it should be able to withstand the current price deterioration, according to a new Property-Casualty Industry Forecast by Conning Research and Consulting. “The outlook for the next three years through …
There’s a renewed focus by the Alabama Department of Public Health on the dangers of All Terrain Vehicles. State officials launched a statewide educational campaign July10 to warn citizens about the dangers of allowing anyone under age 16 to ride …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol shut down Interstate 40 in both directions in Cumberland County because of a hazardous material spill. Mike Browning, a spokesman for the agency, said a crash in the westbound lane between three cars and a tanker …
Federal officials say they’ve approved more than $3.6 million in disaster assistance grants for severe flooding in Illinois last month. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the funds Saturday. The money pays for temporary rental housing, home repairs and replacement. …
A Shreveport, La., insurance producer has been arrested, issued a cease and desist order, license revocation and fine notice for alleged unfair trade practices, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. Jacqueline Lee Bell, 41, was arrested by State Police and …
Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has put off deciding how to spend $300 million for flood-protection projects in case the money is needed for the New Orleans-area’s levee bills. The Army Corps of Engineers is putting in $12.9 billion …
A judge in West Virginia reduced by more than half a jury’s multimillion-dollar award to a Charleston surgeon whose hospital privileges were wrongfully revoked. A Kanawha County jury in February awarded Dr. R.E. Hamrick Jr. $25 million in his lawsuit …
A Tennessee man says he was so consumed by the spirit of God that he fell and hit his head while worshipping. Now he wants a Tennessee church to pay $2.5 million for medical bills, lost income, and pain and …
A Michigan man whose conviction on terror-related charges was thrown out in 2004 is working on a plea agreement to close a case involving allegations of insurance fraud. The disclosure was made in federal court on July 11 by an …