A combination of costs and confusion keeps many Iowans from buying federal flood insurance. Only about 1 percent of Iowans owned flood insurance when last month’s record flooding struck. More than 4,000 homes in Cedar Rapids were damaged or destroyed, …
The Louisiana Supreme Court refused July 8 to reconsider its recent ruling that an insurance company isn’t liable for water damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. The court ruled in April that Lafayette Insurance Co. isn’t …
New estimates say a fierce storm late last month that brought wind gusts higher than 115 mph to the Omaha area left nearly $13 million in damage in its wake. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says the June 27 storm …
Insurance Journal’s annual Golf & Leisure issue features a collection of photographs from some of the insurance industry’s best golf and charity tournaments nationwide. Agents, brokers, wholesalers, and insurance carriers are invited to submit their golf-related photos for possible inclusion …
The U.S. agriculture secretary expressed confidence in the nation’s food safety system, but said the meat processing industry will always face challenges because the bacteria that animals carry evolves. “I don’t think we’ll ever see a totally bacteria-free environment in …
The number of traffic fatalities is up in Vermont this year, but state officials say they can’t point to a reason why. There were 12 fatalities in June, up from seven in May and eight in April. Through the first …
Starting in January, kids on snowmobiles and ATVs will have to wear helmets and eye protection in New Hampshire that meet strict standards. Governor John Lynch has signed the bill, which applies to operators and passengers under age 18. Minors …
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin inspecting 600 highway signs across the state like the one that fell July 7 onto Interstate 65 near a busy shopping mall. The sign fell onto the interstate south of Nashville near an …
A Baltimore fire official says workers were evacuated from a Curtis Bay chemical plant after a contractor received an acid burn to the face from a leaking tank. It happened around 9:30 a.m. at the Maryland Chemical Company in the …
A Connecticut business owner has been sentenced to one year of home confinement for participating in a scheme to steal furniture from The Hartford Insurance Company. Terrance Healy of Windsor, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Bridgeport to four …