The Metro-North Railroad says service will resume along the length of the Port Jervis line by the end of the year. The line serves about 2,800 riders a day in Rockland and Orange counties. It was heavily damaged during the …
Puget Sound Energy crews worked through the night checking for more natural gas leaks in the north Seattle neighborhood where a home exploded Monday and injured two residents. Spokesman Roger Thompson says crews walked and drove a 5-square mile area …
A Napa insurance company has agreed to pay $230,000 to two female employees who claimed they were fired after complaining about sexual harassment. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Doctors Co. agreed to the settlement with Kimber Thompson, a former …
A California oil field worker has been killed when a support beam collapsed during construction of a new drilling rig in Ventura County. Senior deputy medical examiner Crain Stevens tells the Ventura County Star that 34-year-old Oscar Zamudio of Bakersfield …
Coverys, formerly ProMutual Group, a provider of medical professional liability insurance, recently hired Geraldine Russell, Esq. as a claims representative. In her new role, Russell will promote proactive claim file management, investigate and adjust claims for coverages written by Coverys …
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company and Harleysville Group Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement under which Harleysville will combine with Nationwide. Under the terms of the agreement, Harleysville Mutual policyholders will become policyholders …
A Suffolk Superior Court judge ordered Jason Corbett and his chiropractic clinics (including Franklin Field, Hyde Park and Union Street Chiropractic) to pay Encompass more than $859,000 dollars in damages. Corbett initially sued Encompass and several other insurers, claiming he …
Storm and crop damage estimates in Kansas for 2011 have hit a record $ 1 billion, according to Kansas Department of Insurance (KID). Estimates through August 2011 show $1.095 billion in estimated insured property damage and crop losses for the …
A Metairie insurance agent has been arrested on suspicion of filing a fraudulent insurance claim for a car accident. The state Department of Insurance says 49-year-old Angela Bodenheimer was arrested Friday on one count of insurance fraud and booked into …
A single senator is using his power to block legislation that would toughen safety regulations for pipelines even though the pipeline industry, safety advocates and even companies in his state support the measure. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky hasn’t …