After a blast caused much of an Omaha manufacturing plant to collapse, some workers found themselves buried in debris and others scrambled for their lives. Two of the 38 workers who were at the International Nutrition plant on Monday morning …
A family is suing a Central California funeral home claiming it disfigured the body of their loved one and prepared the wrong body for viewing. The Fresno Bee reports the widow and children of 87-year-old Wrainey Farmer Sr. are suing …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has expanded its property capabilities to include builder’s risk insurance. The company also named Robert Tricamo to head the new specialty property area as vice president, Construction. “Builder’s risk is a natural …
Investigators have concluded that climbing guides are not to blame for a 55-year-old client’s fatal slip while descending the Grand Teton in northwest Wyoming last June. The report by Grand Teton National Park rangers says the Exum guides made sound …
Road fatalities in New Hampshire spiked in 2013, hitting the highest level in five years and leading lawmakers to introduce proposals to dramatically expand laws penalizing distracted driving. Authorities say 133 people died in 122 accidents on the state’s roadways …
A Kansas law that regulated home inspectors has expired, raising concerns from home inspectors who helped write the law. The law, which took effect in 2009, required Kansas home inspectors to follow certain practices and standards. But it had a …
The Village East Fire District has attained an improved rating, meaning residents of the Houma, La., community can expect a decrease in their fire insurance rates. The Property Insurance Association of Louisiana rates fire departments’ safety and training every four …
Although the insurance industry got off to a rocky start in the beginning of 2013 by the end of the year the industry saw considerable in insurance job growth. InsuranceJobs.com, an insurance employment website for insurance professionals, provided an overview …
Fire officials say the floor of a Lexington, Ky., apartment partially collapsed under the weight of people who were having a party. According to WKYT-TV, about 80 to 100 people were packed inside the apartment on the fourth floor of …
The parents of a young boy are suing Oregon Health & Science University over a surgery that rendered the child’s testicles useless. The Oregonian reports that opening statements in the trial began last week in a lawsuit that seeks $1.5 …