New Hampshire prosecutors are fighting to use forensic evidence in the trial of a man charged with setting a 1989 fire that killed four people in Keene. Lawyers for 54-year-old David McLeod are in court Tuesday challenging the validity of …
A Chattanooga man cleaning up from recent storms has been seriously hurt when he was hit by a running chain saw being used to cut tree limbs. Police said Jona Daniel was cut on the side and back of his …
Honda Motor Co. is expanding a recall so it can check the driver’s air bags on another 833,000 vehicles for a possible defect. The automaker said it’s adding the vehicles to a previous recall because some may have had faulty …
The Florida House has approved a trio of lawsuit-overhaul bills. The first bill (HB 479) passed 88-28 on Monday. It increases the burden of proof for plaintiffs to win medical malpractice cases. It largely makes hospitals blameless for the errors …
Five inaugural inductees to the newly formed Risk Management Hall of Fame (RMHF) were announced by RIMS and Chartis during the opening ceremonies of the RIMS 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Vancouver.. The RMHF was organized to maintain the …
Industry awards were presented at the The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition Award Luncheon in Vancouver. The Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award was presented to Glen Frederick, director of risk management client services for …
A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand’s largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. At least one person was killed and about 20 injured, a hospital official said. …
RLI Corp., a specialty insurance company, has closed the purchase of Contractors Bonding and Insurance Co. (CBIC), a privately held, Seattle-based insurance company specializing in surety bonds and related niche property and casualty insurance products for approximately $136 million in …
Louisiana is sending a 120-person search team to help with recovery efforts in storm-ravaged areas of Alabama. State police said in a news release that the Urban Search and Rescue team began preparations on Sunday for deployment to Tuscaloosa. State …
A fire at a Concord soup kitchen injured two people, caused over $100,000 in damage and blew black smoke in the city’s downtown area, firefighters said Saturday. Firefighters responded to the fire at The Friendly Kitchen just before 10:30 a.m. …