American equestrian officials were preparing to impose new safety rules – including suspensions for certain dangerous jumps – in the wake of an accident in Kentucky that killed a horse and left its rider critically injured. After reviewing the spill …
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. in Worcester, Mass., reported a drop in net income, an increase in commercial lines business and higher losses on personal lines for the first quarter of 2008. The company’s net income for the first quarter …
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of Billy Eugene Bradley’s lawsuit against Lockheed Martin Corp., in which Bradley claimed he was wrongfully fired and suffered emotional problems after a 2003 workplace shooting in Meridian, Miss. Bradley’s lawsuit was …
A yearlong investigation by the New Jersey Public Advocate’s Office has found numerous problems with the way the state screens, remediates and follows-up on lead poisoning cases. The report found lead paint remains a serious danger in the state, especially …
Tobacco companies would have to ensure cigarettes meet fire safety standards under legislation that has won key approval in the South Carolina House. Such cigarettes use slow-burning paper and go out when they aren’t being puffed. South Carolina is one …
State environmental officials say runoff from the thousands of gallons of water sprayed on a fire at a South Carolina recycling plant may have killed hundreds of fish. The facility where plastic bottles and cardboard are shredded and compressed burned …
Firefighters had to contend with gale-force winds while battling a huge brush fire that raced along the edge of a valley south of Reno, forcing a major highway to close, threatening homes, and causing the evacuation of a school. About …
Willis Group Holdings Ltd. reported a drop in net income for the first quarter, but said revenues from commissions and fees grew. Net income for the third largest insurance broker was $166 million, or $1.16 a share, down from $169 …
Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno, Nevada, on April 27 as a sequence of temblors entered its third month and prompted some frazzled residents to leave their homes. Officials recorded more than 150 aftershocks on the western edge of the …
California automobile insurance units of Allstate Corp. will lower rates by 15.9 percent by a May 12 deadline, complying with an order by the state’s insurance regulator that it had challenged, a company spokesman said Wednesday. “Yes, we are complying …
