The National Weather Service said four weak tornadoes were spawned by a storm system that moved through Tennessee’s Montgomery County in the early morning hours of May 4. One struck Clarksville’s fairgrounds and three other hit in the Palmyra community, …
Kentucky transportation officials are considering installing cable barriers along a section of Interstate 65. There are no funds to widen the four-lane section between Elizabethtown and Bowling Green in the near future. Jeff Moore, planning chief for the Department of …
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for five counties following a severe weather system and tornadoes affected parts of North Mississippi on May 2. Thunderstorms with high winds, tornadoes and torrential rains causing damage to homes, businesses, …
The state insurance fund for injured workers is trying to figure out the impact of a court ruling that in theory could allow hundreds of thousands of previously settled injured workers claims to be reopened. Late last month, the Ohio …
California-based NAS Insurance Services and Kentucky Hospital Insurance Company have entered into a new reinsurance arrangement for network security insurance. The agreement provides for KHIC to cover the insured hospital’s liability for errors in electronic data management. The insurance also …
Eight lawsuits have been filed against companies involved with the heating system that malfunctioned at the Redstone Apartment complex near the University of Vermont in 2005, killing one person and sickening others. The lawsuits targeted as many as 10 companies, …
Civilians deployed to war zones often encounter problems receiving medical treatment and are hesitant to seek help for emotional stress caused by their deployment, a new U.S. congressional report finds. Federal policies on the treatment of nonmilitary personnel — particularly …
An elite panel of scientists is urging the federal government to take a deeper look at the safety of a proposed biolab in Boston that would study the world’s most dangerous germs. The recommendation comes from the National Research Council. …
The death toll from a devastating cyclone that swept through Myanmar [Burma] has risen to almost 4,000, a state radio station said Monday. Nearly 3,000 were unaccounted for in a single town. [IJ note: Later estimates have more than tripled …
China’s CNinsure Inc. continued its acquisition spree with the announcement that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 60 percent equity interest in Guangxi Xingfu Insurance Agency Co., Ltd., an insurance agency based in Guangxi Province. CNinsure note …
