Coastal Alabama is under a mandatory evacuation order as Isaac churns through the Gulf of Mexico. Gov. Robert Bentley ordered residents of southern Baldwin and Mobile counties to begin evacuating starting 8 a.m. Monday, and both counties are under a …
This year’s top honor of “America’s Safest Driving City” is Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the average driver will experience an auto collision every 13.8 years, which is 27.6 percent less likely than the national average of 10 years. The Allstate …
Tropical Storm Isaac had nearly reached hurricane strength as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and appeared to be taking direct aim at New Orleans, almost seven years to the day since the Crescent City was …
The drought in the U.S. agricultural heartland continues to deteriorate crops in the Corn Belt with no meaningful precipitation relief in sight. After the hottest July on record, insured losses from the 2012 drought are now expected to surpass losses …
Antonia Schreiber is taking no chances on the next big storm. The remnants of Hurricane Irene turned the 200-year-old building that housed her Catskill Mountains spa boutique into a muddy mess a year ago in Windham, N.Y. She managed to …
Bend, OR, 08/28/12 – “We’re so excited to announce Umberto Fedeli will be among seven other ‘million dollar plus’ agency owners and producers at this year’s Insurance Marketing Boot Camp.” Says Michael Jans, CEO of Agency Revolution, a success coaching …
A member of an elite Utah-based hotshot crew has been hospitalized in Boise after a large log rolled over him while he worked to build a fire line on a central Idaho wildfire. Officials say two other members of the …
A report issued last week by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute shows workers’ comp insurers’ loss and expense payments rose to nearly $12.5 billion in 2011, an increase of over $1 billion. The report, compiled from statistics from the Workers’ …
An Omaha, Neb., man is facing drunken driving charges after crashing into a building. Police said the 23-year-old driver crashed into a business in southeast Omaha near 15th and Vinton streets around 1 a.m. Sunday. KETV reports the driver of …
A young man who testified against Jerry Sandusky sued Penn State on Friday, blaming the university for how its top officials dealt with complaints that the former assistant football coach behaved inappropriately with boys. The lawsuit filed by the person …