President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration to provide federal aid to New Mexico for mid-September flooding and storm damage. The White House says the federal assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in the affected areas. According …
Fire officials in Allentown, Pa., say last week’s blaze at a former Mack Trucks building was intentionally set. Allentown Fire Department Assistant Chief Lee Laubach told The Express-Times on Tuesday that investigators determined an accelerant was used to set the …
Well-to-do Illinois residents and their insurance agents can soon look forward to another option when it comes to protecting their assets. Crestbrook Insurance has selected Illinois for the launch of what is essentially a start-up insurance company focusing on the …
The Vermont Agriculture Agency is going to hold a webinar so Vermonters can provide feedback on rules for a new law that some say could significantly affect the state’s fruit and vegetable farmers. The webinar will be held on Nov. …
Just in time for Halloween, Enservio’s consulting founder, Tom Kirkpatrick, who’s worked as an adjuster, SIU investigator and contents expert/consultant, shares some of the strangest claims he’s encountered during his 35 years in the insurance industry. Kirkpatrick once worked on …
Customer satisfaction with auto insurance claims handling is improving, due in large part to insurers’ improvements in managing the first notice of loss (FNOL) process and providing faster payments to claimants, according to the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Auto Claims …
Affordable Home Services, Inc., is pleased to introduce our program for Manufactured Housing Communities. This new program will be underwritten and administered by Western Heritage Insurance Company. Affordable Home Services is located in Greensboro, N.C., and specializes in the Manufactured …
As Americans carve pumpkins and stock up on candy ahead of Halloween, they also might want to think about finding a secure place to park their cars. Personal vehicles are almost twice as likely to be vandalized on Oct. 31 …
A southern Indiana military base where an explosion and fire injured five workers earlier this year has made safety improvements and continues to work with regulators on other changes, a spokesman said Monday. The Crane Army Ammunition Activity about 70 …
The parents of a Louisiana man whose death in 2011 was linked to a rare brain-eating amoeba have settled their lawsuit against the manufacturers of two household devices that they blamed for their son’s deadly infection. Settlement terms weren’t disclosed …