While the Midwest continues its struggles with Mississippi River flooding and its aftermath, residents to the south along the Lower Mississippi have little to fear from the high water. The Lower Mississippi, which begins at Cairo, Ill., is much deeper …
The sole provider of workers’ compensation insurance in West Virginia plans to make an early $60 million payment on a $200 million startup loan from the state. Greg Burton, BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.’s president and chief executive officer, says the …
Some high-profile friends are seeking leniency for a well-known Mississippi attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies before he pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a state judge. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and former law partner Sidney Backstrom …
Officials with the Laurel, Mississippi Fire Department are concerned that some recent vandalism to the city’s fire hydrants could pose problems when its time to save property or someone’s life. Fire Chief David E. Chance says the fire department reported …
Administrative penalties for April and May 2008 assessed by the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) totaled $81,667. The disciplinary actions taken by Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts were for violations of the Texas Workers’ Compensation …
A crash in South Florida that involved five cars and a motorcycle sent nine people to hospitals authorities said. A Davie, Fla. Fire Rescue spokesman said paramedics also examined three people at the scene June 25. The spokesman said of …
Progressive announced that it is now offering boat insurance in Massachusetts for customers who shop online. Progressive began writing car insurance for online shoppers in Massachusetts in May of this year, and has been offering commercial auto insurance to business …
A levee near Winfield, Missouri, that was holding back the flood waters of the Mississippi River broke early Friday morning, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The levee broke at its south end at 5:20 a.m. CDT (1020 GMT) …
Cayman Islands-based United America Indemnity has appointed Brian DeGraw as vice president of professional liability for Diamond State Group, one of three divisions of its U.S. operations. DeGraw will report directly to David J. Myers, president of Diamond State Group. …
Serious head injuries among Pennsylvania motorcyclists have become more common in the five years since lawmakers repealed the law mandating helmets, according to a legislative study. Meanwhile, overall motorcycle crash and injury rates have fallen and the fatality rate has …
