Homes located near a gas well blowout that spewed the nation’s largest-known release of methane had higher levels of toxic metals that could have caused symptoms Los Angeles residents have suffered from for months, public health officials said. Tests found …
Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball …
Designed to withstand tornadoes, earthquakes and even bomb blasts, a castle-like southwest Missouri home that was meant to last forever must be torn down and erected again, its owner argues in an ongoing lawsuit. Pensmore, a 72,000-square-foot home, might not …
Though recent analysis of hail claims revealed a significant decline within the past couple of years, data compiled by Verisk A-PLUS property database indicates hail-related claims costs soared between 2008-2013. The National Insurance Crime Bureau released the most recent three-year …
Allstate can go ahead raise auto insurance rates for Georgia drivers later this month because a state review of the planned increase won’t be done in time to stop the higher rates from taking effect, state regulators said. State Insurance …
Former Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship is headed to prison even as he appeals his conviction for conspiring to flout mine-safety laws in connection with the worst U.S. coal industry disaster in almost 40 years. The federal appeals court in …
Glenn Renwick, president and chief executive officer, will retire after more than 15 years as CEO and almost 30 years with the company, effective July 1, 2016. The Progressive Corp. announced that Tricia Griffith, currently Personal Lines chief operating officer, will …
Liberty Mutual Launches SmartVideo Program to Better Communicate With Workers’ Comp Claimants To help aid communications with injured workers, produce better outcomes and deliver superior customer service, Boston-based Liberty Mutual has introduced smart video technology that automatically delivers a personalized …
A new poll says more than 40 percent of America’s baby boomers stayed with their employer for more than 20 years. But it’s unlikely that their children or grandchildren will experience the same job tenure. The survey of more than …
Donnovan Hill, the California teenager whose paralyzing football injury led to increased safety protections for young players after he sued a youth league, has died, a lawyer for his family said Thursday. Hill died Wednesday at an Orange County hospital …