A Mississippi man and a Missouri woman have been found guilty in federal court on charges of Hurricane Katrina-related fraud. A jury found William C. Breland Jr. of Pass Christian guilty Thursday of six counts of fraud against the Federal …
Iowa is set to receive another $23 million in federal money to repair flood damaged roads and bridges. The funds are part of $690 million being divvied up among 28 states by the U.S. Department of Transportation for disaster relief. …
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is giving Missouri $11 million to help recover from flooding damage earlier this year. Flooding in May and June in Missouri prompted two presidential disaster declarations. The federal agency announced Monday that …
A fire that has been burning in the Los Padres National Forest for a month is expected to be contained this week. Fire officials say after burning more than 16,000 acres — or about 25 square miles — the “Chalk …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Recovery Center in Greenville, Miss. is set to close on Friday. FEMA officials have processed more than 2,100 applications and awarded more than $3 million for individual federal assistance since the DRC opened earlier …
Given today’s tough economic times, most insurance agencies and carriers in the Southern California region are not planning to give their employees cost of living increases in 2009, although many companies have not yet decided, according to a recent survey …
The Arkansas Supreme Court has reversed the state Workers’ Compensation Commission’s denial of an injured worker’s claim, but said it wouldn’t address his argument that the panel is unconstitutional. However, the Court remained open to the possibility of taking up …
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) reported that adjusters have now made contact with all policyholders except those who have recently reported claims. As a result TWIA will close its mobile catastrophe claim office in LaMarque, Texas, on Nov. 5, …
Lawmakers in Texas praised the state’s response to Hurricane Ike but some blasted the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at a recent meeting of the state Senate’s Transportation and Homeland Security Committee. Senator Tommy Williams, who represents …
Insured losses in Texas lead all other states by a wide margin as claims from the state’s hurricanes continue to pour in, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported. Insured losses from the first three quarters of 2008 amount to …