Monthly Archives: <span>January 2015</span>

BTIS Announces Expansion of Contractors’ General Liability, Now in 38 States

Rocklin, CA, January 21, 2015: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the expansion of their Victory® General Liability program into 38 states. Victory® General Liability is an admitted contractor program with a $350 minimum premium …

PLO Trial Provides Terror Victims Stage for Redress

Meshulam Perlman says he will never be able to forget the horror he witnessed after a deadly suicide bombing of a bus in a busy district of Jerusalem in 2004. “Bodies, corpses were flying. They were flying onto balconies and …

Multiple Police Agencies Take Part in UP Snowmobile Safety Crackdown

State and county law enforcement agencies have taken part in a campaign to reduce snowmobile injuries in northern Michigan, arresting two drunken drivers and giving out nine tickets. Michigan State Police say that nine officers from four agencies participated in …

Minnesota Diocese Files Chapter 11 Over Sexual-Abuse Claims

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis is the 12th U.S. diocese to seek bankruptcy protection to deal with sexual-abuse claims. The Chapter 11 filing on Jan. 16 in St. Paul follows legislation passed by Minnesota in May 2013 that …

Deadlines Approaching for Alabama SBA Disaster Loans

Deadlines for two types of U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans are coming up in several Alabama counties. Officials say small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profit organizations in several south Alabama counties have until Feb. 6 to …

South Dakota Group Considers Concussion Rules for High School Football

The association that governs high school sports in South Dakota is considering new rules aimed at reducing concussions among prep football players. The High School Activities Association Board of Directors might adopt recommendations and guidelines from the National Federation of …

Texas Regulators Recover $32.4M in Premium Refunds, Claim Payments

Consumer protection staff for the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) were able to recover $32.4 million for Texas consumers during the past year as a result of complaint resolution, the agency announced recently. The money came from premium refunds and …

Fire Heavily Damages 16,000-Square Foot Maryland Mansion

A four-alarm fire has gutted a 16,000-square-foot mansion in Maryland early Monday, and firefighters say the occupants are unaccounted for. The fire in Annapolis was reported about 3:30 a.m. by an alarm monitoring company and a neighbor who saw flames, …

UK Securities Company Liable for Banker’s Death in Helicopter Crash

StormHarbour Securities LLP is liable for the 2012 death of an employee who died when a helicopter crashed into the Andes mountains in Peru, killing 14 people, a London judge ruled. The securities firm was in breach of its duty …

Housing Discrimination Claims Could Be on Way Out

The U.S. Supreme Court is positioned to wipe out a major category of housing-discrimination suits, and civil rights groups are running out of ways to stop it. In arguments Wednesday in Washington, the court will consider requiring people suing under …