A San Juan County, N.M., volunteer firefighter accused of setting his truck on fire to collect insurance money waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Farmington Magistrate Court. The case against 23-year-old Jonathan Ziemer will be heard in district …
Having flood insurance will be increasingly important this year as spring rain combines in many parts of the U.S. with the melting of record snowfall, according to the Insurance Information Institute. “Many states on the Atlantic seaboard were hit with …
The full Indiana House returned to the Statehouse on March 10 after a five-day break, but partisan differences remained over an unemployment insurance tax bill as a March 14 deadline for adjournment loomed. Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer of South …
The builder of a San Antonio development partially evacuated after a landslide in January has offered to buy back 27 homes. Spokeswoman Valerie Dolenga said that Dallas-based Centex Homes is offering to buy back the homes because homeowners will likely …
Thousands of students in Florida believe that safety belts save lives and dozens of them throughout the state captured their artistic vision of how that happens when they entered GEICO’s annual Safety Belt Poster and Video Contest. One of those …
New Hampshire-based fire investigation company NEFCO has hired Hopkinton, N.H. Police Chief David M. Wheeler. Wheeler is a certified fire investigator, expert witness, and college instructor of fire investigation who led a New Hampshire State Police Arson Strike Force before …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of American Modern Insurance Group of Amelia, Ohio and its property/casualty members. The outlook for all ratings is stable. Best …
Florida CFO Alex Sink, the Tampa Police Department, and Allstate Insurance Co. held a press conference recently to draw attention to Personal Injury Protection (PIP) fraud and an increase in number of scammers throughout Florida. Since July 2009, CFO Sink’s …
A foreman accused of faking a safety inspection report at a Patriot Coal Corp. mine pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of making false statements and certifications under federal mine safety laws. John Renner, 40, of Granville, declined to elaborate …
Lawmakers hope a new bill will blunt business groups’ criticism of West Virginia’s court system. The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to allow the state Supreme Court to create special business courts in judicial circuits with more than 60,000 people. Sen. …