Texas farmers and ranchers with livestock grazing losses due to drought or fire can seek federal help. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says producers may begin applying for benefits under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on …
The controversy over the Los Angeles billboard telling the public “You Can’t Trust Mercury Insurance” could soon become a lawsuit. Attorneys for Consumer Watchdog, the group that put up the message, have sent a letter to CBS Outdoor, Inc., the …
The federal government has approved declaring 58 Illinois counties disaster areas because of heavy rains last spring that washed out crops. Another 30 adjacent counties are also eligible for assistance. Primary disaster areas are: Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Calhoun, …
Family health care premiums rose an estimated three to five times faster than earnings for workers in Western states from 2000 through 2009, according to a report issued by the consumer health organization Families USA. In California, for example, family …
The property/casualty insurance industry today officially broke ground for the building of a disaster safety research center in Chester County, South Carolina. The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) said its new lab will have the ability to subject …
Chipmaker Broadcom Corp said this week it sued Emulex Corp for patent infringement, following Broadcom’s unsuccessful bid earlier this year to buy the storage technology company. Broadcom said it filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Central …
Man’s best friend is sinking its teeth into homeowners insurance costs. Dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims, costing $387.20 million in 2008, up 8.70 percent from 2007, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). An …
A Maine heating oil company says somebody gained unauthorized access to one of its bank accounts and stole close to $150,000 while possibly viewing the private banking information of hundreds of customers. Downeast Energy in Brunswick says the money was …
A fire that damaged a funeral home in Brattleboro, Vermont, has been ruled accidental, traced to a vent pipe over the crematorium. Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi says over the years of operation, the heat from the vent pipe had …
Federal officials say the pilot of a small business jet that crashed in central Arkansas more than two years ago, killing two people, failed to fly a stabilized approach and delayed his decision to abort the landing. The June 30, …