Evaluating and selecting a new claims management system can be overwhelming and can even prove to be an exasperating experience. There are a lot of choices and many vendors seem prepared to offer claim managers the sun, the moon and …
A powerful typhoon that slammed into southern China with winds that blew cars off the road has caused more deaths, bringing the toll in Asia to at least 33 on Monday. Typhoon Usagi, which was the season’s strongest storm at …
Torrential monsoon rains hit the northwestern Philippines on Monday, triggering landslides and killing 20 people in areas already weakened by a powerful typhoon, and raising the death toll to 47 from storms across Asia. Philippine officials said soldiers and villagers …
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture says six Rutland households have had to relocate after an exterminator used a banned pesticide to get rid of bedbugs. Cary Giguere says the chemical, Chlorpyrifos, can cause nervous system and developmental disorders. It has …
Tennessee’s chief road safety official has been re-elected as head of the national Governors Highway Safety Association. Kendell Poole, the director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, was voted in to a second yearlong term at the association’s annual …
Carson City, Nev., supervisors have authorized a $41,500 settlement to avert a lawsuit over city Animal Service’s euthanasia of a dog in July. The board voted 4-0 on Thursday to approve the payment to Jeraldine Archuleta, owner of the shih …
The Louisiana agency that supplies drinking water for Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes has sued the owner of a barge that allegedly crashed into a water intake protector called a dolphin. Hugh Caffery, board chairman for the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water …
A fire has caused over $1 million in damage to a 27,000-square-foot building in Laconia, N.H., that houses several businesses. The fire at the former Skate escape/Aubuchon Hardware building happened early Sunday. No one was hurt and the firefighters are …
Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state’s seatbelt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says police departments throughout the state will be participating in a “Click it or Ticket” campaign to encourage motorists to …
Federal authorities are investigating the emergency landing of a medical helicopter. The MedStat EMS Inc. helicopter was damaged while landing east of Canton, Miss., Thursday night, reports WJTV-TV. The pilot injured his back in the crash and was transported by …