Bluefield officials say Mercer County should have been included in a federal disaster declaration issued for 15 other southern West Virginia counties hit by a winter storm. City Manager Andy Merriman said heavy snow and sleet damaged many roofs in …
The Bermuda-based Everest Re Group announced that its preliminary loss estimate for exposures relating to the earthquake in Chile is $225 million. It also estimated its loss for expected claims from European Windstorm Xynthia to be approximately $25 million. “Both …
A West Seattle man has been sentenced to six months of electronic home monitoring and must pay more than $26,000 in restitution for first degree theft in an insurance case, the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced. According to …
Los Angeles-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has filed a lawsuit against an Imperial Valley, Calif., farm labor contractor Juan Munoz for failing to pay minumum wage and overtime, as well as committing “potentially deadly” worker safety violations by neglecting …
New Jersey judge has upheld a new law that requires drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. State Superior Court Judge Robert Brennan dismissed a lawsuit brought by Gregg Trautmann, a Rockaway lawyer who …
A suburban Pittsburgh couple is suing Target, claiming their daughter sustained a brain injury when a toy box lid fell on her. Eric and Laura Surman, of Cranberry, claim 2-year-old Camryn Surman had her air supply cut off when the …
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, based in Lansing, Mich., appointed Lisa Riddle as the new vice president of Claims and Medical Operations. In her new role, Riddle is responsible for the strategic direction of Accident Fund’s claims operations and …
Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in New Hampshire to assess the damage from the windstorm that blew through the region in late February. State officials say the state must have at least $1.7 million in damage to …
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its ruling rejecting the state’s claim to $110 million surplus from a fund that underwrites medical malpractice insurance. Gov. John Lynch spokesman Colin Manning said Tuesday the decision was disappointing. Manning …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘D’ (Poor) from C+ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating to “c” from “b-” of Michigan-based American Community Mutual Insurance Company. The outlook for both ratings is negative. The downgrades reflect …