Texas’ three largest home insurers are kicking off 2014 with steep increases in policyholder premiums, according to a report published Saturday. The Dallas Morning News reports that Allstate, Farmers and State Farm plan to raise rates for most current and …
The group representing companies that provide homeowners insurance in North Carolina is seeking an average increase of more than 25 percent, a request the state insurance commissioner describes as appalling. Officials with the state Insurance Department said the N.C. Rate …
A team of plaintiffs’ attorneys has spent roughly $16 million to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches that flooded most of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Joseph Bruno, one of those lawyers, estimates that they ultimately will …
Federal safety officials had issued warnings about the dangers of a popular chemistry experiment before a New York City teenager suffered life-threatening burns in a blast during a demonstration in his high school class. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board circulated …
The German family of a 16-year-old exchange student who died while skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort in western Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort in federal court. The family of Niclas Waschle filed the lawsuit Dec. …
San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 6, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, welcomes Ryan Clarkson to the team as the new chief operating officer. In his position, Clarkson will be responsible for strategic operations, including …
A new study says West Virginia has the nation’s highest rate of fatal all-terrain vehicle accidents. The Charleston Daily Mail reports that the study released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety looked at rider deaths on public roads …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana effective May 1, 2014. Commissioner Donelon recently approved a 5.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs submitted by the National Council on …
A $100 million lawsuit filed against a Florida billionaire over a 2012 helicopter crash in the Bahamas that killed a prominent tax attorney has been withdrawn. The widow of attorney Lance Valdez filed the wrongful death suit last month in …
With winter here the Ohio court that handles claims for vehicle damage caused by potholes is highlighting procedures for filing those claims. The Court of Claims processes hundreds of filings a year from Ohioans seeking compensation from the Ohio Department …