Residential development is adding to the costs of fighting wildfires in Montana, with a recent study showing that most years federal, state, tribal and county governments spend millions of dollars suppressing wildfires and protecting Montana homes in the woods. According …
Tropical Storm Fay continues slowly westward across the northern Florida peninsula while tropical storm warnings remain in effect throughout the region, into the panhandle and north through Georgia to the South Carolina border. At 8 a.m. EDT, Fay’s center was …
Evaluation of the New Hampshire floods of May 2006 and April 2007 show that they were caused by different events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that the May 2006 flooding was unusual because of the sheer volume of rainfall, …
The National Transportation Safety Board released final recommendations urging more clear and consistent highway signs in the wake of a March 2007 bus crash in Atlanta that killed five athletes from Ohio’s Bluffton University. The recommendations were approved in a …
A survey shows that new safety restraint mandates in Kansas have helped boost compliance among children. A study by the Kansas Department of Transportation found that 75 percent of passengers younger than 14 were protected by an appropriate safety seat …
Alabama state employees suffering from obesity and three other health problems will eventually have to pay extra for their health insurance if they don’t try to control their problems. The State Employees’ Insurance Board has approved a plan that will …
Federal grants totaling nearly $725,000 will be used to help defray costs of South Dakota’s insurance risk pool and establish a vaccination program for those covered by the risk pool. South Dakota is one of 30 states receiving a portion …
A group of New York City bus workers claim in a lawsuit that diesel exhaust from idling buses exposed them to severe illnesses, including lung and throat cancer. The lawsuit, filed in state court on Monday, names 13 diesel engine …
Marsh announced the appointment of Maurice Jeanbart as Chief Financial Officer for Asia, a new role for the region. He will be based in Singapore and report dually to Alan Cheah, CEO Asia and Robert Pietrucha, International Director of Finance. …
Australia’s QBE Insurance Group’s financial report for the six months ended June 30, 2008 showed increases in most areas, compared to 2007. QBE cited the following figures: — Insurance profit was up 6 percent to a record A$1.116 billion (US$967 …
