State and federal teams have begun assessing the damage in Kansas from winter storms that hit the state in February. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management says the crews began fanning out across the state March 11. Kansas has asked …
The owner of a Bottineau, N.D., bowling alley damaged by an arson fire is suing the company that insured the building. Thomas Kessler of Tommy Turtle Lanes accuses North Pointe Insurance Co. of violating terms of the policy and failing …
A wayward driver lost control of his car and barreled into a Central Texas auto dealership, damaging at least 18 vehicles. Hyundai cars had hoods torn off, another was pushed onto its side with its roof sheared away, and auto …
The family of a Pennsylvania Superior Court judge who died after a fall at an engagement party says an attorney and a catering company were negligent in his death. A lawsuit filed by the wife and children of Robert Daniels …
Aiming to serve all African farmers, FESA Micro-insurance is growing fast. But, large scale crop insurance puts special demands. Using automated insurance design and monitoring tools, EARS has developed a geo-information approach to crop insurance. Mapped insurance designs can be …
The New York City Council has approved new safety rules and procedures this week concerning the city residents’ home elevation projects following Superstorm Sandy. The city council said these rules were prompted in part by Louisiana’s experience following Hurricane Katrina. …
The next generation of potential insurance professionals will be represented at the 2013 PLRB/LIRB Claims Conference held in Boston, March 17-20. A select group of 26 students from seven universities will hear the keynote speech, attend educational sessions, peruse the …
Consumers Energy said Friday it fired some employees after investigating a gas explosion that killed a 58-year-old man in a suburban Detroit neighborhood. The utility wouldn’t disclose the number, but said workers were terminated “for failure to follow established policies …
A federal appeals court has reinstated the lawsuit of a disabled California woman who accused an airline of refusing to provide her a wheelchair in several airports. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday said an airline that violates …
A Texas lawyer has resigned from the team of plaintiffs’ attorneys who brokered a multibillion-dollar settlement with BP PLC and are facing the company at trial over the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge …