Supporters said Tuesday that a Nevada bill allowing lawyers to correct clerical errors in malpractice lawsuits would be a saving grace for victims, but opponents contended it’s not specific enough and would encourage sloppy filings. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard …
A woman whose 8-year-old son drowned in a Logan County pool is suing the state Division of Natural Resources. The Charleston Gazette reports Cynthia Fite filed the lawsuit Monday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Her son, Austin Cliff Runyon, was …
Emergency workers in nearly half of California counties will be practicing for a catastrophic flood this week – a drill given added urgency by the once-in-a-generation flooding in the Mississippi River delta 2,300 miles to the east. The reason for …
Federal and state arson investigators were trying to determine what caused a fire and explosion at a Nashville ammunition store that killed the shop’s owner. The Tennessean reported that firefighters discovered the body of 42-year-old Kenedy Rojas inside the Well …
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies’ property casualty group expects its second-quarter results to include pre-tax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, of approximately $150 million to $200 million incurred due to the more than 9,000 claims from policyholders who reported losses due …
Slowly, but surely the electronic revolution is gaining ground at Lloyd’s and throughout the London market generally. Ark Syndicate Management Limited at Lloyd’s became the latest to make the jump with the announcement that it has “gone live” with its …
Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) and its Trusted Choice agents are donating more than $100,000 to the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association (SFFMA) to assist volunteer fire departments. The money will go to a special fund created to …
The Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Mass., has entered civil judgments against two brothers, former chiropractors, Alan and Marc Cohen, ordering them to pay $1,155,129 in damages to Encompass Insurance. Encompass is one of four insurers that filed a lawsuit …
The Connecticut House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that limits the liability of cities and towns that make certain types of public lands available for recreational purposes. House members on Tuesday passed the legislation on a 142-1 vote. …
Firefighters say nine Maine fire departments were called to fight a fire that destroyed a house and barn in the town of Casco. The call for the fire on Tenney Hill Road came in around 2 a.m. Tuesday. WMTW-TV says …