When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting questions–including for the insurance industry. Likely coming in at No. 1 on the industry’s list: Who will …
The number of people in the Northeastern United States who suffered water damage from Hurricane Irene is more than double the number who suffered wind damage, an Ipsos/Reuters poll showed Thursday. Yet two weeks after the storm struck, only 6 …
The federal government is providing more than $16 million to help control the mudslides that often cancel passenger train service in Washington during rainy weather. The U.S. Department of Transportation earlier turned down a $10 million state request for mudslide …
Police say a dump truck carrying boy scouts to a regional jamboree has collided with a passenger bus, killing three people in the southern Philippines. Police Inspector Jose Andy dela Cruz says the dead include at least one boy scout …
United Property and Casualty Insurance Company (UPC), a homeowners insurer, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation to write property and casualty insurance in the state as an admitted carrier. UPC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of …
A powerful typhoon that left at least 13 people dead or missing, paralyzed commuter trains and dumped rain on tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan was headed to the major northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday. Typhoon Roke caused no immediate problems other …
A Hagerstown man has acknowledged he approved substandard concrete products used in construction projects on Interstate 70 and the Capital Beltway. U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein says 32-year-old Santos Rivas pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to three …
The death of a Chicago police officer who accidentally inhaled noxious fumes from a cleaning product sprayed at work is under investigation after a new autopsy report was released this week. The Illinois Department of Labor has opened an investigation …
Government attorneys defending job safety citations against SeaWorld said Wednesday that the theme park kept incomplete records of whale behavior that posed threats to trainers. The theme park is appealing the three citations and a $75,000 fine issued after a …
The Indiana Department of Transportation will install new caution lights at a southern Indiana intersection where three teenagers were killed under a legal settlement with the families of two of the teens. The settlement Wednesday halted the third day of …