While it’s the fastest-growing type of identity theft, a new Nationwide Insurance survey reveals few people know what medical identity theft is or how devastating it can be to your credit and your health. The national telephone survey commissioned by …
The number of insurance telematics users in Europe will grow from 1.5 million in 2010 to 44 million in 2017, initially driven by the UK and Italy, according to ABI Research’s study, “Insurance Telematics.” Despite aggressive efforts from Progressive, North …
The 2012 hurricane season has begun even as residents of eastern North Carolina are still recovering from the damage inflicted last year by Hurricane Irene. Almost 1,700 volunteers from a group called Eight Days of Hope were in rural Pamlico …
Officials say a driver has been hurt by flying debris from an explosion at an Austin-area lab associated with the University of Texas. UT spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon says Tuesday’s accident involved equipment failure in a metal building in Leander, leading …
Alabama’s Revenue Department is launching an online system that will allow county license plate officials to verify whether a vehicle has liability insurance. State Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee said the Insurance Verification System will allow license plate officials and law …
A federal judge has agreed to postpone a sentencing hearing for a woman who pleaded guilty to submitting a fraudulent claim for money from BP’s oil spill compensation fund. Rokeisha Barrios was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, but U.S. District …
The State Highway Patrol says a tractor-trailer hauling 10 tons of toilet paper caught fire on a highway in northwest Ohio, temporarily blocking southbound traffic as rescuers responded to the scene. Troopers say the Tuesday night fire began when the …
As many as 50 people are feared entombed under tons of rock and stone that buried a village in a landslide after two earthquakes in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Tuesday. A single bulldozer worked to uncover the bodies of those …
A Wisconsin man accused of using obituary notices and estate sale listings to burglarize homes of the recently deceased is facing 31 additional criminal charges in Sheboygan County. Prosecutors say more victims have emerged and identified stolen items found at …
Officials say 17 children have suffered minor injuries after one school bus rear-ended another in Dallas on the way to summer classes. Tim Clark with the Richardson Independent School District says police are trying to determine what caused the low-speed …