When your insurance company is buying leads, a common misconception is that MORE is always better. Although it’s true that more leads can sometimes mean more business, companies need to honestly come to terms with what their shop can handle …
Officials with the Payette Avalanche Center say the risk of a slide remains moderate in the mountains of west-central Idaho. Dave Bingaman with the avalanche center says widespread windslabs formed in early February on north, northeastern and northwestern slopes. Bingaman …
Sherrie D. Wood, 60, of Leesville, La., has been convicted by a federal jury in Lake Charles for making false statements in order to obtain federal employees’ compensation benefits, according to Acting United States Attorney William J. Flanagan. She improperly …
Five more auto insurers in Massachusetts have reached settlements with the state’s attorney general over their failure to update at-fault accident information for drivers whom they insure. The companies involved in the settlements are Metropolitan Property & Casualty, Liberty Mutual, …
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued contempt orders against a St. Louis, Mo.-area company and individuals for failing to comply with court orders enforcing citations of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC). …
Ft. Pierre, S.D., Mayor Sam Tidball says the city’s insurance might cover some of the repair costs at homes with basements flooded by a water main break. Tidball says some of the property owners likely have their own insurance, but …
New detectors have found fault lines in the Jones, Okla., area, where dozens of small earthquakes have been recorded since last year. “There’s definitely some kind of fault system there,” said Austin Holland, geophysicist for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, who …
Troy, Mich.-based InStar Services Group LP has completed the acquisition of Horizon Restoration Inc. Headquartered in Denver, Horizon is a disaster restoration contractor that serves Colorado and the greater Rocky Mountain Region, as well as national accounts with providing property …
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has commended a state trucking association for donating to the state unit charged with investigating cargo theft. The Georgia Motor Trucking Association has donated $16,000 to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Major Theft Unit. The MTU …
Fire trucks and sheep are the latest things to be endangered by roofs sagging or collapsing beneath heavy snows in one western Pennsylvania county. The Amwell Township Volunteer Fire Department on Monday had to move $1 million worth of trucks …