Fire damage to a Grand Forks, N.D. strip mall is estimated at $5,000. Authorities say the blaze started from within a neon sign later moving to the soffits of the building causing damage to areas housing a car rental business …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Co. (PTNA) to negative from stable; however, the rating agency also said that it affirmed its ‘B-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the …
A fire that tore through an adult care home, killing one man and injuring two other people, was deliberately set, authorities said. Fire investigators determined that arson caused the blaze at Perris Place Adult Residential Care Facility in Perris, Calif., …
The Jamestown Fire Department is again ready to handle hazardous material. A fire last October destroyed a Fire Department storage building and some equipment inside that was used to respond to hazardous materials calls. Much of that equipment had been …
More than $24 million has been approved to help people, businesses and infrastructure affected by Hurricane Dolly after the storm hit the Rio Grande Valley last month, several governmental agencies said Friday. The Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management, the …
A Salem, Ore., auto dealership will pay a $100,000 fine to the Oregon Attorney General’s office, part of a settlement agreement between the state and Salem Nissan. The state Department of Justice found that Salem Nissan had been padding car …
Health care providers all over Oregon say they’ll have to drop workers’ compensation cases, after a change in how they are paid to care for those injured on the job. The temporary rule, imposed July 7, 2008, allows insurance companies …
A retired Bridger High School teacher who had special education students remove asbestos-laden floor tiles from a school building without proper protective gear was sentenced to one year of probation. Randal J. Ecker, 60, pleaded guilty in July to violating …
Insurers can’t afford to underestimate the effect that even the smallest claim can have on their bottom line. By investigating claims with red flags, regardless of their size, insurers can deter criminals from future attempts at insurance fraud. Although every …
A homeowners customer once requested coverage from Reiner Maurer, vice president, personal lines, United States Liability Insurance Group to pay for the loss of his stolen dentures. Confounded by the idea of someone stealing another person’s dentures, Maurer investigated further. …