Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) named Dr. Jayanta Guin executive vice president. In his new role, Dr. Guin will continue to direct AIR’s innovative research program as well as assist with strategic management of AIR’s overall business strategy and …
An Omaha, Neb., clothing store manager shot up to nine times in an act of revenge for reporting an earlier robbery is entitled to compensation for drug and alcohol rehab and treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome following the shooting. The …
Safety standards to make large buses easier for passengers to escape after a crash have not been adopted 15 years after accident investigators called for new rules. A tractor-trailer truck and a bus transporting high school students collided late Thursday …
An Atlantic City, N.J., casino is suing a big-time gambler, claiming he won $9.6 million in a card-cheating scheme in baccarat. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Phillip Ivey Jr., considered one of the …
State Farm Insurance Co. CEO Ed Rust Jr. says the company’s plans to expand in Arizona, Texas and Georgia will not affect the company’s headquarters in Bloomington. According to The Pantagraph in Bloomington, Rust told a crowd at Illinois Wesleyan …
Work on the drywall portion of the $150 million, 45-story Pinnacle Towers construction project in downtown San Diego has stopped after the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) determined the sub-contractor hired for the work, Clayton Wall & Ceiling Systems Inc. …
The Arkansas Supreme Court is siding with relatives of the 20 people killed in flash floods at the Albert Pike campground in 2010, agreeing with their definition of malicious conduct under a state law. A federal judge had halted 11 …
Detroit police have received the final complement of squad cars funded by $8 million from a group of businesses and foundations. Police Chief James Craig said Wednesday that the 25 new cars “like the others, are going to be dispersed …
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced the formation of a new captive insurer and the redomestication of two other captive entities have been approved under new rules adopted to implement Senate Bill (SB) 734. The legislation authored by Sen. …
Draft legislation would require the state to step in with disaster aid if the federal government denies requests for help. The bill is in response to the refusal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to grant assistance to local governments …