North Carolina insurance regulators are clearing the largest rate increase in nine years for dwelling policies that cover residential rentals and other properties that are not owner occupied. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s office said Tuesday he signed a settlement agreement …
The second of two Farog, N.D. men charged with burglarizing home construction sites has been sentenced to three years in prison. The Forum newspaper reports that 34-year-old Jeremy Tibiatowski pleaded guilty to 23 felony counts of criminal conspiracy, as well …
A Columbus man has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud after the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) caught him on camera working at his lawn care business while he claimed he was unable to work due to a workplace …
The late-night wait at a drive-through window apparently proved too much for a southwestern Illinois woman now accused of drunkenly passing out while waiting for her order. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department tells the Belleville News-Democrat that deputies found 53-year-old …
Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid requests, the company and a team of plaintiffs’ attorneys said in a court filing Monday. A maximum …
Police say a shoplifting suspect in Central Texas has been caught after allegedly stealing an ambulance and crashing at a fast-food drive-thru. College Station police say Coty Joe Lohse of Bryan is facing a felony theft charge. Authorities on Tuesday …
More businesses are expressing interest in purchasing flood insurance coverage from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the wake of Superstorm Sandy’s heavy rain, record storm surge, and resulting widespread flood damage, according to insurance broker Marsh. Although most …
Kemper Corporation named Denise I. Lynch property & casualty group executive effective December 1, 2012. She will report directly to Donald G. Southwell, Kemper’s chairman, president and chief executive Officer. In her new role, Lynch will be responsible for Kemper …
Millions and millions of lines of computer software code are written around the world every day, advancing technology but also creating an obvious problem. Some of it will be bad, some of it will create unintended consequences and some of …
State officials say preliminary reports indicate this year’s Thanksgiving holiday was the first in a decade without a traffic fatality on South Dakota’s highways. The state Public Safety Department reports that 2003 was the last Thanksgiving travel period without a …