Scientists say an earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during last week’s light but widely felt temblor. The U.S. Geological Survey says the system gave 35 seconds of notice to seismologists in Pasadena about incoming …
BP has asked a federal judge to block a court-appointed administrator from paying Gulf Coast businesses’ claims through a multibillion-dollar settlement over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In a court filing Friday in New Orleans, the …
The six millionth fire hydrant in the country has been identified and recorded by ISO, which maintains the only national fire hydrant database in the United States. ISO is a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics. …
Richard Solowan has been named assistant vice president of the GEICO companies. He will be responsible for the personal injury protection (PIP) staff counsel operation in New York. Solowan joined the company in 1992 as an attorney in the company’s …
Five construction workers have been injured when a ceiling collapsed during renovation work at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Spokeswoman Carolyn Pennington says the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. Thursday in the research section of the facility, and …
More companies are turning to cyber insurance to protect their organizations from the financial consequences of a data breach or cyber attack, according to a report issued by Marsh. The number of Marsh US clients purchasing cyber insurance increased 33 …
A large LED screen being set up for the Ultra Music Festival crashed onto the main stage Thursday night in downtown Miami, seriously injuring two workers. Fire rescue workers responded to Bayfront Park at about 8 p.m. and took two …
The Navigators Group, a specialty insurance holding company, confirmed Friday it plans to move its corporate headquarters from New York to Stamford, promising to add 200 jobs in Connecticut within the next five years. The publicly traded firm is the …
A New Iberia, La., woman pleaded guilty to conspiring to defrauding the government out of thousands of dollars in false hurricane damage claims. Federal prosecutors say Jacqueline Marie Benjamin entered her plea Thursday. She faces five years in prison, a …
The wildfire season that Coloradans have been nervously awaiting arrived in a wind-whipped frenzy in the foothills near Fort Collins. The year’s first major along the populous Front Range was spotted late Friday morning and raced across 750 to 1,000 …