Hallmark Fisheries of Charleston, Ore., is recalling several packaged crab meat products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and …
The number of job injury claims reported by private self-insured employers in California fell more than 11 percent between 2008 and 2009 as employment declined, but those declines were offset by the average amount per claim. According to figures tallied …
The 2000 Honda Civic topped the list of most-stolen cars in New York last year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Rounding out the top three were the 1994 Honda Accord — which is the most-stolen car nationwide …
Pickup trucks are popular among thieves in West Virginia. The National Crime Insurance Bureau’s latest “Hot Wheels” report shows three of the top 10 vehicles stolen in West Virginia last year were pickup trucks. The 1995 Ford F-150 topped the …
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), created to compensate people and businesses for damages related to BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, has paid $259 million in claims since the organization took over the process from the oil company …
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National Weather Service final reports show eight tornadoes hit Ohio on Sept. 16, including one that touched down in two separate areas. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the number of tornadoes was the highest recorded in a single day in …
An early morning fire swept through a vacant building at the Connecticut Valley Hospital campus in Middletown, but authorities say no one was injured. Fire officials say Weeks Hall was engulfed in flames when they arrived at about 1:30 a.m. …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Finland’s Tapiola General Mutual Insurance Company (also known as Keskinainen Vakuutusyhtio Tapiola). The outlook …
A report from the National Academies of Science says the West Coast of the United States remains ill-prepared for a tsunami. The seismologist who led the review of tsunami preparedness says an earthquake on the offshore fault called the subduction …