Texas agriculture officials estimated this year’s crop and livestock losses at $1.4 billion as spring and summer brought little rainfall and scorching temperatures. Losses from crops were estimated at $1.1 billion, while livestock losses tallied $260 million, according to a …
The first estimates of Hurricane Gustav’s damage to Louisiana’s crops is in, and it’s substantial: $372 million. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says that price tag is only expected to grow. More than 47 percent of the state’s cotton crop was …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Commissioner of Insurance Mike Geeslin in July 2008 include nine license revocations, four license denials and fines and restitution totaling $539,814. Copies of Geeslin’s orders may be obtained by contacting the Texas Department of Insurance …
Findings from the latest Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS), released today, show that Minnesota is making significant progress in reducing tobacco use. The survey, conducted by ClearWay Minnesota(SM), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of …
Recent construction crane accidents causing injuries and accidents in Texas and elsewhere have prompted the Texas Department of Insurance to urge employers and employees to use safety precautions when operating cranes. In July, four Texas workers were killed and seven …
A group of West Virginians who won nearly $400 million in damages in a DuPont pollution case are getting their chance to ask the West Virginia Supreme Court for a little more. The Supreme Court was scheduled to hear a …
A group of West Virginians who won nearly $400 million in damages in a DuPont pollution case got their chance to ask the West Virginia Supreme Court for a little more. The Supreme Court heard a motion Tuesday that asks …
Taking aim at a longstanding rite of passage for 16-year-olds, an influential auto safety group is calling on states to raise the age for getting a driver’s license to 17 or even 18. Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute …
A western Pennsylvania man has been convicted of participating in an insurance fraud kickback scheme in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. A federal jury found 55-year-old Raymond Pugliese of Leechburg guilty of six counts of conspiracy, mail fraud and money …
The final defendants to settle lawsuits over a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay survivors and victims’ relatives more than $250,000, according to court papers filed earlier this week. Seven insurance companies and the former …