Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., a global specialty and reinsurance provider, said Monday that its board has rejected a proposal from fellow property/casualty and reinsurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to buy it for about $3.2 billion. Aspen said its board rejected …
A St. Louis church with a long history is in ruins after a sudden collapse, and the school next door is closed for safety reasons. KSDK-TV reports that Bethlehem Lutheran Church stood for nearly 120 years in north St. Louis …
Spray-painted fire hydrants in San Francisco are creating a public safety threat and costing the city tens of thousands of dollars, a newspaper reported. Thirty-five to 40 hydrants have been spray-painted in recent months, Bill Gunn, with the San Francisco …
Some courts have adopted the so-called “potential liability standard” in determining whether an insurance company is obligated to indemnify the insured for a settled claim. As an example, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Luria Bros. & Co. v. …
Gov. Steve Bullock is asking President Barack Obama to issue a federal disaster declaration for Montana due to widespread flooding and ice jams last month. Bullock’s letter, dated Friday, explains that unusually high amounts of precipitation fell over the winter …
The costs per claim of medical care for injured workers in Indiana were higher than most states and growing faster, according to a new 16-state report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, CompScopeMedical Benchmarks for Indiana 14th …
Records show more than 60 percent of Superstorm Sandy state housing assistance is going to homeowners in Ocean County, N.J. Nearly $14 million of the $23 million spent on the Sandy Housing Rental Assistance Program has helped 5,137 Ocean County …
While scientists, politicians and engineers ponder ways to better protect New Jersey from storms like Superstorm Sandy, some of the best ideas are coming from those who suffered the most. As the second summer after Sandy approaches, several of the …
A Travis County grand jury indicted G&M Construction and Glenda Gail Miller Howell on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. G&M Construction was a road repair contractor that performed crack seal operations and sign erection for …
New findings from a National Safety Council public opinion poll indicate 80 percent of drivers across America incorrectly believe that hands-free devices are safer than using a handheld phone. More than 30 studies show hands-free devices are no safer than …