Gov. Beverly Perdue has requested federal assistance for homeowners and businesses affected by a nor’eastern that lashed the North Carolina coast. Perdue is seeking funding for Dare County, where there was major damage. If approved, the declaration will make low-interest …
Auditors will take a new look at denied workers’ compensation claims in North Dakota and also will study the laws defining eligibility for certain benefits. The performance audit of Workforce Safety and Insurance will review its operations in 2008 and …
The Oklahoma Geological Survey says the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma County that have been strong enough to be felt is above average this year. More than twice as many earthquakes were felt in the county this year than are …
The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel wants the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt a rule OPIC banning discretionary clauses in insurance policies. The OPIC says discretionary clauses give the insurer broad discretion to interpret policy terms and evaluate …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-” (Excellent) from’ B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-” from “bbb+” of SGI CANADA Insurance Services Limited (SCISL). Best also upgraded the FSR to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) …
One worker is dead and another is seriously injured after being shocked by an electric line while making repairs at the site of a water main break in Arlington, Virginia. The county identified the worker as 59-year-old James Bea, a …
Children under 18 who lost a parent in a deadly 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire should receive an average gross award of $202,000 as their shares of a $176 million legal settlement, according to a report submitted in federal court. …
Federal experts have been brought in to help local authorities investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed most of a shopping plaza last week in Rochester, New York. Rochester Fire Department officials say specialists from the Bureau of Alcohol, …
Fire officials say oil from a deep-fried Thanksgiving Day turkey sparked a house fire in suburban New York. There were no injuries reported in Wednesday’s fire at the North Babylon home. Firefighters were there for about two hours. The North …
Virginia Tech’s Seismological Observatory says a small earthquake that struck central Virginia prompted numerous reports of weak to light shaking but it didn’t cause any damage. The observatory and the U.S. Geological Survey say the 2.7-magnitude quake occurred at 5:24 …