Gustav has weakened to tropical storm strength as it passes over western Haiti, reported Miami’s National Hurricane Center. However, the Jamaican government has issued a tropical storm warning for the island and a hurricane watch. A hurricane warning also “remains …
The newly formed Rebuild Iowa Office which is responding to recent natural disasters around the state will remain open indefinitely, said Iowa Gov. Chet Culver. He said it’s “very likely” that the office will have a permanent presence not only …
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the resolution of the state’s environmental enforcement action against two Lyondell Chemical Company subsidiaries that operated seven petrochemical plants in Houston and along the Gulf Coast. Under an agreed final judgment proposed by the …
A Johnstown, Pennsylvania woman will spend 63 months in prison for setting her live-in boyfriend’s pool shop on fire. Forty-year-old Terri Beth Kerr had lived with Don Miller Jr. since 1994. Prosecutors argue she started the fire for the insurance …
A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the debt rating of “bb+” on $350 million non-cumulative perpetual preferred securities (preferred securities) issued by Stoneheath Re (issuer), a Cayman Islands exempted company. The assigned rating …
Stephen Ray has been appointed manager of the Utilization Review and Lien Unit for California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s Claims/Rehabilitation Department. Ray was hired as a claims adjuster in the organization’s San Jose District Office in 1990, and two years …
California Department of Insurance Fraud Division Bureau Chief Rick Plein has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Enforcement Branch. Plein will replace retiring Deputy Commissioner Dale Banda. Plein has more than 19 years of law enforcement experience. He was hired …
U.S. workers’ compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers disabled by workplace injuries or diseases declined in 2006, according to a study released by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI). The drop in payments in 2006, …
State Police say someone stole copper piping from a Wilmington, Del. home, causing the basement to flood. Police say sometime between 1 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday someone broke into the home in the 5000 block of Lancaster Pike. They …
A 14-year-old boy who apparently stole his brother’s car and went for a joyride with his friends in Long Island has crashed, making the car burst into flames and seriously injuring two children in the back seat. Seventeen-year-old David Berrios …