More than 1,000 firefighters were battling a series of lightning-sparked fires that had burned more than 79,000 acres across northern Nevada by Tuesday, putting just about every available piece of equipment and firefighter on the lines. The blazes closed two …
After 33 years of planting, pruning and harvesting grapes that make world-renowned wine, Jorge de Haro is about to lose the only job he’s ever had. De Haro and his co-workers at Charles Krug’s Napa Valley, Calif., vineyards are being …
There is no foolproof way to secure America’s seaports against terrorism, so the government should focus more time and money on plans to revive the economy in the aftermath of an attack, a report released Tuesday said. The recommendation by …
R.E.Chaix & Associates announced it has hired Stacy Martin as commercial auto underwriter. A licensed fire and casualty broker, Martin has spent the past six years at Crump E&S of California as senior account coordinator. While employed at Crump, she …
Kathernine Schall has been named broker in the Sacramento office of Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich. Previously, Schall served as broker with Sacramento-based Colemont Insurance Brokers, gaining …
Yates & Associates Insurance Services announced that effective July 10, 2006, it will be operating from a new location in Tustin, Calif., where it will have room to expand. The Home Office will be centrally located off the 5 and …
Fires in a pair of trash bins have been connected to a string of arsons in Rutland, Vermont and surrounding communities. Police say there had been a two-week lull in the series of fires, but they flared up again early …
Cory Jenson has been named transportation underwriter in the Salt Lake City office of Burns & Wilcox, a national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich. Prior to joining Burns & Wilcox, Jenson served …
Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has testified to a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. on the need for a national plan to respond to catastrophic events, and posed the question: “Is America’s Housing Market Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?” …
Steve Edwards of Durham, N.C. has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in an insurance fraud case that left North Carolinians with unpaid workers’ compensation and health insurance claims estimated in excess of $3 million according to Insurance Commissioner …
