University of New Hampshire officials say at least 32 sailboats and other equipment were destroyed by a fire at the school’s Barrington boathouse. Firefighters were called about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, but had trouble locating the boathouse and then were frustrated …
Bennington, Vermont police say a member of the fire department charged with setting fire to his wife’s home twice wanted to get enough insurance money to pay for surgery so she could become pregnant. Forty-one-year-old Ralph Brown was ordered held …
Catastrophe risk modeling firms AIR Worldwide and EQECAT have both issued bulletins analyzing the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck south central Taiwan Thursday morning at 8:20 a.m. local time. AIR noted that the epicenter “was located about 40 km (25 …
New York insurance law firm Anderson Kill & Olick, has named Larry Kill as chair of its Corporate & Commercial Litigation practice. Kill has represented clients in a wide range of complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust counseling …
OM Seafood Co. is recalling oysters that were harvested from Yaquina Bay on the Oregon coast and distributed to nine other states. The Portland-based company said Tthat the oyster meat and oysters in the shell, harvested from Feb. 1 through …
A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Dallas-based XL Lloyds Insurance Company, and has assigned an NR-5 to the FSR (Not Formally Followed) and an …
A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the operating subsidiaries of Max Capital Group Ltd. under review with positive implications following the recent announcement of its …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit ratings on Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company Max Capital Group Ltd. and its intermediary holding-company subsidiaries: Max USA Holdings Ltd., Max Europe Holdings Ltd., and Max UK Holdings …
Relatives of a California state trooper and three family members whose fatal car wreck helped spark Toyota’s wide-ranging safety recall have sued the automaker for defects they say caused the vehicle to speed out of control and crash. The lawsuit, …
Minnesota lawmakers are taking another look at the dangers of distracted driving. House and Senate transportation committees held a joint hearing Wednesday on the risks of things like cell phone dialing, fiddling with GPS devices and eating. Legislation to punish …