Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services is keeping its ‘A’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Reserve National Insurance Co. on CreditWatch with negative implications. “We had placed these ratings on CreditWatch negative after Unitrin Inc. announced that it had …
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent the practice of denying insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence. Senate Bill 1251, by state Sen. Jim Wilson, D-Tahlequah, and House Minority Floor Leader Mike Brown, D-Tahlequah, prohibits health …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of London General Insurance Company Limited (LGI) and London General Life Company Limited (LGL), both with stable outlooks. LGI and LGL are …
Fire officials say an explosion and fire at a grain bin in the southern Illinois town of Chester has injured four workers. Chester Fire Department spokesman Marty Bert says three of the injuries are burns and another is a leg …
A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered a manufacturer of faulty drywall from China to pay more than $164,000 to a Louisiana family as result of damage to their home from the wallboard. The ruling is the second time in …
Storm-weary Mississippi residents are facing another possible round of severe weather this weekend, only days after tornadoes plowed through the state and left a wide swath of destruction. National Weather Service meteorologist Daniel Lamb said that a “potent” storm system …
A man paralyzed from the waist down in a snow-tubing accident in Virginia is suing the parent companies of Massanutten Resort for more than $25 million. John Carwile of Hampton was injured after his head hit the wall at the …
A fire at a Norfolk, Virginia marina has destroyed three boats and damaged at least three others. The Coast Guard says the fire broke out on a 45-foot sailing vessel at the Vinings Landing Marina early Wednesday morning. The blaze …
Washington County, Maryland’s emergency services director says a man has been airlifted to a Baltimore hospital after an explosion and fire at a paint manufacturing plant in Williamsport. Kevin Lewis said the blast shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday was contained …
President Obama has declared a disaster for parts of Virginia affected by a February snowstorm, clearing the way for federal aid. Federal funding is available to state and local governments and some private nonprofit organizations pay for damage to public …