Insurance investigators suspect methane gas may have caused a fire and explosion that damaged a Burger King restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, last month. No one was injured in the April 24 blast, which shattered dining room windows and blew …
Firefighters remained at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Madison, Ind., early Thursday watching for hotspots after flames and smokes engulfed the 154-year-old building, a police dispatcher said. The fire which began Wednesday evening was under control, said Madison Police dispatcher …
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has declared a disaster in 10 more counties because of heavy rain and floods that hit the state earlier this month. Beebe’s announcement brings the total of counties declared disaster areas to 42. Beebe added to …
The Obama White House this week undid a Bush administration policy that used federal regulations to undermine various state health, safety and environmental laws. Many of the federal regulations limited the ability of injured consumers to sue companies in state …
Crews are battling wildfires that have burned hundreds of acres in two sparsely populated areas of the north-central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said as of Thursday there were no reports of injuries …
Two eastern Kentucky insurance agents and an agency employee have been ordered to pay fines, serve probationary sentences and perform public service work on their guilty pleas in a fraud case. The sentences were given to CS&W Insurance Services owner …
The Obama Administration has launched a food safety Web site it says will help citizens and stakeholders stay informed on food safety issues and let them provide input. The Web site is being directed by the White House Food Safety …
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that Trent Allen Sudbeck of Lake Forest, Calif., was convicted of multiple insurance fraud related crimes on May 11. Sudbeck was found guilty of providing false statements in support of an insurance claim, prescription …
The state of West Virginia has fined a trucking company $50,000 for violations investigators say contributed to a fatal coal mining accident in February, a spokeswoman for the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training said. Medford Trucking was fined …
Harleysville Insurance has named Jonathan Young as senior vice president and chief claims officer. In this role, he will be responsible for all claims activities for the Harleysville organization, which includes oversight of the company’s home office central claims unit …