The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the death of two Delaware hospital patients who were given the blood thinner heparin. Officials at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes said three patients suffered adverse reactions after being given the drug last …
President Barack Obama’s choice to lead a federal highway safety agency has withdrawn his name for the post, the White House said. The Obama administration said in April it intended to nominate Chuck Hurley to become the administrator of the …
Emergency management officials from across Florida are in Fort Lauderdale this week to prepare for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season. Training workshops at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference began Sunday and continue through Friday. The newly named interim director of …
When a hurricane approaches South Florida, Robin Sing-Cunningham makes sure she has plenty of ice, candles and a generator. Then there’s the gas-powered blender, storm-themed music (think ‘It’s Raining Men’ by the Weather Girls, ‘Riders on the Storm’ by the …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour’s request for a disaster declaration in 10 of 30 counties hit in late March with severe storms and flooding. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said that damages in the …
Officials say the strong winds that ripped through southeastern North Carolina this week caused more than $800,000 in damage in Robeson County alone. The Fayetteville Observer reported that the county suffered about $813,000 in damage after winds reaching 125 mph …
The U.S. Coast Guard will require U.S.-flagged ships sailing around the Horn of Africa to post guards and ship owners to submit anti-piracy security plans for approval, a Coast Guard official said Tuesday. The new requirements, which respond to a …
When a particular loss amounts to $100,000 or more (or a reserve change causes the loss to reach that figure), adjusters write large loss reports to summarize the status of the claim for top management and to show the need …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of AXA Assurances Inc. Of Montreal, Quebec and its wholly owned subsidiaries, AXA Insurance (Canada), AXA Pacific Insurance Company, AXA …
Oklahoma Senate Bill 306, by Sen. Debbe Leftwich, which requires contractors to provide proof that they have general liability insurance is headed for the desk of Gov. Brad Henry. “We’ve seen too many cases of Oklahomans paying for work to …