For 70 years, remembrances of the 209 people killed in the fire at the Rhythm Night Club in Natchez have been limited to a historical marker, a small annual ceremony and a few scattered newspaper clippings. Now, the history is …
A federal judge has given thousands of 9/11 rescue and recovery workers more time to join a legal settlement that would pay millions of dollars to people sickened by dust from the World Trade Center, if enough of them agree …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 570, which is managed by Atrium Underwriters Limited (AUL). The outlook for both ratings remains …
Aon Benfield announced that it is “advising re/insurers that rating agencies are likely to increase their scrutiny of catastrophe risk in Asia and that many companies will have to make substantial investments to address this.” The bulletin noted that the …
Lawsuits against banks over their mortgage lending and foreclosure practices continue to pile up, with JPMorgan, PNC Financial Services and Ally Financial disclosing suits on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. faces two possible class action lawsuits related to foreclosures, the …
Any efforts to halt progress on implementing the nation’s healthcare overhaul or to freeze funding are a step in the wrong direction even though some changes are needed, the president of Aetna Inc. told Reuters Wednesday. Republicans, who made gains …
Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day – the “war to end war;” the dead, the wounded and the missing. Almost faded from memory now – 92 years after it ended – the “Great War,” World War I. The consequences have been unfolding ever …
Europe’s aviation regulator said fire from an oil leak was the likely cause of last week’s engine failure of a Qantas A380 plane and ordered stringent inspections on super jumbos using Rolls-Royce engines. Qantas said on Thursday it expected its …
The United States and South Korea are working to resolve beef and auto trade issues blocking U.S. congressional approval of a free trade agreement while President Barack Obama is in Seoul for the Group of 20 summit. An announcement is …
The Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a policy banning employees from texting or using electronic devices while driving state vehicles. Gov. Jim Gibbons, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller were unanimous in their support …
