Officials with the California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement issued 47 citations totaling $356,200 in fines to car wash businesses in Los Angeles and Orange counties as part of an ongoing effort to address illegal operations in the underground economy. …
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch declared a state of emergency in Belknap, Carroll, Merrimack, Strafford and Rockingham counties due to damage from severe weather and thunderstorms. The violent storms killed one person in the town of Epsom, demolished about a …
Washington state troopers say nearly 300 drivers were stopped for investigation of using hand-held cellular telephones in the first half-month that a ban was in effect, and 113 have gotten tickets. Troopers add that an unknown number of motorists ditched …
Utah State University geologists say a close look at a deep trench along the East Cache Fault has uncovered some good news: There’s no evidence of recent earthquakes along that section of the fault. USU geology associate professor Susanne Janecke …
Catastrophe losses in the second quarter adversely impacted financial results for The Chubb Corp., which reported net income in the second quarter of 2008 fell $213 million over the same time period in 2007, or $469 million or $1.27 per …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced the appointment of James R. Malone as chairman of the Board of Governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., effective August 1. State-backed Citizens is the largest property insurer in Florida. Malone, 65, is …
Small Business California, a non-partisan business advocacy organization, honored California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and seven other Californians for having gone the extra mile to assist small businesses in the state. In addition to Commissioner Poizner, the following people also …
Joseph F. Morris has been named president and chief executive officer of Richmond, Virginia-based James River Insurance Co., and its affiliate James River Management Co. Inc. Morris, a 28-year veteran of the insurance industry, will assume that role Aug. 25. …
Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, July 23 lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph (161 kph) and dumping heavy rain that flooded some low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. …
A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of this southeast Kansas town, little remains in the area that was damaged. The oil-drenched houses are gone, and only a few homeowners have rebuilt. About 1,000 displaced …
