Tower Group International Ltd., the insurer that plunged last year amid reserve shortfalls, arranged to get a lifeline from AmTrust Financial Services Inc. Tower will be bought for about $172.1 million, or $3 a share by a reinsurer controlled by …
Officials say a landlord using a propane torch to thaw frozen pipes in the subzero temperatures sparked a fire that damaged an apartment building in the New Hampshire town of Derry. Officials say the occupants were out of the house …
There may be previously unknown earthquake faults running through Spokane and the surrounding area, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday. The federal agency conducted an airborne study of the Spokane area last spring and found evidence of earthquake faults. Scientists …
On Dec. 5, a 6-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle on Ptarmigan Road, near the school. The vehicle was moving slow, and the girl survived with minor injuries, but it was the exclamation point to a concern everyone in …
Ohio has begun testing a scrap metal sales database in its effort to curb widespread metal thefts. The Dayton Daily News reports that the Ohio Department of Public Safety is working with selected dealers to input sales information that could …
Tennessee had 36 tornadoes in 2013 with no fatalities. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Bobby Boyd, in the Nashville office, 25 of the state’s tornadoes took place in January. March and June saw four tornadoes each, and November had …
Safety at China’s coal mines improved in 2013, with the numbers of accidents and deaths decreasing from the previous year, the government said Saturday. China has the world’s deadliest coal mines, and authorities have made it a priority to improve …
Peggy Molloy is not a millionaire. In fact, she’s afraid she may soon have to stop paying the mortgage on her home at the Jersey shore and walk away from it. The Point Pleasant woman lives in an area facing …
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling that the Ohio River city of Madison is not liable for injuries a man suffered when he tripped on a sewer grate. Brad Haskin suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon …
As the new year begins, the law enforcement situation in Sorrento, La.,which lost its police department insurance coverage in November, remains murky. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide law enforcement at no charge for the town through …