Purdue University researchers have developed a new high-performance concrete that engineers say should help bridges last longer and reduce maintenance costs. Professor Jason Weiss says testing shows the internally cured concrete is less prone to cracking and damage caused by …
A police auditor’s report says some Fresno, Calif., officers fire their weapons too many times during officer-involved shootings. The findings were released Friday by Fresno’s new police auditor Rick Rasmussen. Rasmussen wrote that while not all officers are guilty of …
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has rejected a request by State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. to introduce a regional deductible for homeowner’s coverage. Donelon tells The Advocate State Farm, Louisiana’ largest insurer, with more than 300,000 homeowner’s policies or 29 …
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to toughen guidelines for rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy is drawing praise from the insurance industry. The governor announced Thursday the state was immediately accepting new and more stringent building standards for flood zones. They …
Virginia State Police were scrambling at the height of a storm that coated interstates and city streets across the commonwealth with a slick covering of snow. Late Friday, state police reported 651 vehicle crashes and 385 disabled vehicles. In all, …
A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn’t finding many avenues for recourse. That’s because of the state’s “pothole-liability law,” which took effect two weeks earlier. The …
New Jersey is adopting advisory flood maps released last month by the federal government to guide rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy, putting into effect tougher standards for reconstruction that will in some cases force homeowners and businesses to relocate or build …
W. R. Berkley announced the formation of Berkley Southeast Insurance Group. Berkley Southeast will be based in Atlanta, Georgia, and will provide standard commercial lines insurance services and expertise to a wide range of businesses in six Southeastern states: Mississippi, …
A 48-year-old Billings, Mont., man has been charged with a seventh driving under the influence. The Billings Gazette reports in a story published Friday that Robert Luis Cedeno pleaded not guilty to felony DUI and misdemeanor charges of driving without …
The insurance company, Geico Corp., has announced plans to hire 800 people for its Buffalo, N.Y., office in 2013. The Washington, D.C.-based insurer currently employs about 2,400 people at its service center in the suburb of Getzville. Company officials said …