Tornadoes that occur from hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf Coast are increasing in frequency, according to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This increase seems to reflect the increase in size and frequency among large hurricanes that make …
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson reported that on Sept. 01, 2009, former Maineville insurance agent William R. Appleton, II, was sentenced in United States District Court to 97 months imprisonment for one count of mail fraud and …
An Arizona task force targeting drunken drivers netted 780 arrests in a little less than 2 weeks as it prepared for the Labor Day weekend. The statewide task force began on Aug. 21 and ended Monday. Of those arrested, 266 …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Allianz Insurance JSC (Allianz Russia) to negative from stable and affirmed its ‘BBB-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the Moscow-based insurer. S&P also affirmed the ‘ruAA+’ …
Executives from Colorado’s state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance company defended themselves against accusations of lavish spending and excess profits on Friday and they told lawmakers it would be counterproductive for them to mistreat injured workers to increase profits. Pinnacol CEO Ken …
The Ford Motor Co. has settled a lawsuit filed by residents of a northern New Jersey town over toxic waste dumped there nearly 40 years ago. The settlement was announced in state Superior Court on Thursday. Details were not released, …
As firefighters took on the still-flaring eastern flank of a giant, arson-sparked wildfire north of Los Angeles, those examining the damage in calmer areas discovered two more destroyed homes, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said. The fire, which started Aug. …
Investigators are looking for the cause of a predawn fire at an unoccupied former tannery in Nashua. The Nashua Telegraph says firefighters responded to the alarm at 4:36 a.m. Saturday. A pile of debris and discarded building material was on …
A former volunteer firefighter has pleaded no contest in connection with a series of arsons in northeastern Pennsylvania. Twenty-six-year-old Benjamin Christensen entered the plea in Lackawanna County Court on Friday. Prosecutors say the Carbondale resident faces up to 20 years …
A company being sued over the fatal South Carolina Learjet crash that killed four and injured two celebrities has filed an appeal asking the case be handled in federal court. Attorneys for Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. made …