The head of a federal board investigating a deadly Bayer Crop Science plant explosion in Institute, West Virginia says the probe will take at least six months. U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland said at an Aug. 31 news …
The ground floor of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Biloxi’s casino row was flooded during the storm surge from Gustav and wind-whipped water continued to splash into its parking garage on the afternoon of Sept. 1. Bobby Tuber, …
Recent flooding on an American Indian reservation in the Grand Canyon has renewed talks of an alert system in Arizona that could help tourists and residents evacuate more quickly during floods. Without many river or rain gauges upstream from the …
Crimes at convenience stores in New Mexico have dropped after the state imposed regulations in 2004 aimed at protecting workers in the stores. A state Environment Department study of convenience store crimes in six communities found slayings decreased by about …
The National Council on Compensation Insurance released its fourth analysis in a series of reports on workplace violence. The report provides updated data based on the latest available information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on workplace homicides and …
The most recent bulletin, issued at the end of August by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, has found that the extent of Arctic sea ice “has fallen below the 2005 minimum, previously the second-lowest extent recorded since the …
According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, storm development in the tropical Atlantic was even more active on Tuesday than it was on Monday. AIR noted that “shortly after Gustav came ashore in Louisiana, Hanna began battering the southeastern …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa” of Allianz S.p.A. (Italy) with stable outlooks. Best said its ratings “reflect the enhancement received from the implicit support of Allianz S.p.A.’s …
An analysis of the global reinsurance sector from Fitch Ratings London office concludes that the outlook “”remains stable.” Fitch said it “believes that individual companies’ operating performance, capitalization, and anticipated market conditions, despite their deterioration over the past year, will …
The California Supreme Court held that under the California Arbitration Act (CAA), parties to an arbitration agreement may agree to expanded judicial review of an arbitration award for legal error, according to Cable Connection, Inc. v. DIRECTV, Inc. (Aug. 25, …