The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will produce 11 tropical storms, of which six will become hurricanes, WSI Corp predicted Monday. The Andover, Massachusetts, private forecaster reduced its forecast from the one it issued in December, when it said the six-month …
Chinese seismological authorities say a moderate earthquake registering a magnitude of 5.5 Sunday struck China’s far western Xinjiang region. No injuries were immediately reported. An official from the Xinjiang seismological bureau says the quake’s epicenter was northwest of the thinly …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $3.76 million verdict against a Mississippi furniture maker sued by employees who alleged they were injured from a hazardous glue that the manufacturer made them use. The Supreme Court has sidedwith four workers …
West Virginia workers’ compensation carrier BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. says it’s getting rid of its in-house public relations and communications office. BrickStreet president and chief executive Greg Burton said the move will affect six employees. Burton said the decision to …
Bermuda-based specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Anthony Mammolite as executive vice president of its U.S. Property unit. Mammolite, who will be based in New York, will oversee strategy for the unit, which focuses on broker-sourced specialty commercial business. He …
The Employee Benefits department of United Risk Solutions Inc. has expanded into Portland, Ore., and hired insurance veteran Jeff Akers as employee benefits consultant. Akers brings close to 20 years experience in employee benefits to his new position. Prior to …
A New Jersey lawyer is suing to overturn a Garden State law that will require drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. Attorney Gregg D. Trautmann of Rockaway called the law ridiculous and unconstitutional. …
The New York state Insurance Department said it wants information from Allstate Corp. on its participation in unregulated insurance markets. The agency also said Allstate officials must report anything they know about other insurance companies that conducted unregulated writing of …
A North Carolina woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for helping a chiropractor in a $12 million kickback scheme that federal prosecutors called the largest health insurance fraud in western Pennsylvania history. Kendra Huddleston, of Littleton, N.C., …
A fast-moving forest fire burned more than 200 acres in southern New Jersey on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or homes being damaged. Authorities said the fire, which broke out in the Pinelands National Reserve along the …
