Fire officials restored all the fire protection systems at four Lake Tahoe, Nev., casinos after sub-zero temperatures caused pipes to freeze and break at each of the high rises on Tahoe’s south shore and the bitter cold that has gripped …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company was recently named a high performer by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) during the DWC’s fourth Insurance Carrier Performance Based Oversight (PBO) assessment. Insurance carriers were assessed on the timeliness of: …
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. resolved its dispute against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky over the insurer’s homeowners coverage. At issue was whether State Farm would be obligated to pay for any defense costs or awards …
Police in several St. Louis, Mo., towns are investigating a string of smash-and-grab crimes with a twist: In many cases, nothing is taken. In six instances over the past few weeks, suspects have busted through the front doors of closed …
Two shoppers injured in a shooting at a suburban Kansas City, Mo., mall are suing the mall’s operators. Dilon Yates and Rochelle Moore claim in the lawsuit that Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group did not provide adequate security at the Independence …
Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry believe Washington’s ongoing budget fracas will have an effect on the U.S. economy, according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) at its 17th annual Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum, held …
Coverage questions arise in automobile liability where family members, as additional insureds, are living apart from the household of the named insured. Courts have reached differing results regarding insured status for the separated spouse or family members. Often, the reason …
A national pest control company says it did more business in Chicago for bed bugs last year, than any other city. But one Chicago doctor isn’t biting. “As a major city with a large, diverse population and many international visitors, …
Braemar Adjusting has opened a dedicated loss adjusting operation based in Dubai. Effective April 1, 2013, Chris Eades, regional director for the Middle East, and senior adjuster Sam Foster, will start working from the Dubai World Trade Centre Building offices …
Italy’s national air safety agency says the owner of the plane that disappeared Jan. 4 over Venezuela with the CEO of fashion house Missoni on board didn’t have a certificate to operate. The agency also said in a statement Tuesday …