A legislative committee has recommended that Oklahoma create its own health insurance exchange so the federal government doesn’t establish one for it instead. Rep. Glen Mulready, R-Tulsa, said the exchange is a proactive choice, though he said he is hopeful …
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort is offering nearly $103 million to settle disputes over its handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita more than six years ago. The governing board of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. voted …
Selective Insurance Group announced 10 officer appointments by its subsidiary, Selective Insurance Company of America: Kimberly Burnett (Sparta, N.J.) to executive vice president, chief human resources officer. Burnett joined Selective in 1989 and has served in a variety of HR …
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has announced a nearly $1.4 million federal investment in five Illinois fire departments. The funding will help boost the capability of each department in responding to fires and other emergencies. The senator said it’s necessary to …
With the month of March looming, United States tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes. But if funnel clouds develop Thursday or Friday as some …
The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that teenagers who host underage drinking parties but do not supply alcohol cannot be held civilly liable if one of their guests gets hurt. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a case involving …
The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn’t amount to a conspiracy or anti-competitive behavior by the government, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals …
The Mississippi House has approved a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at hunting and fishing camps and remain in the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill (House Bill 773) would remove the hunting- and-fishing-camp exemption …
A Pittsburgh-area suburb and its school district will pay $63,500 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was wrongfully barred from watching her daughter’s seventh-grade basketball practices and games in 2009. Diane Wickstrom sued …
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue is making a no-interest state loan available to repair two schools and other public buildings in Tyrrell and Pamlico counties damaged during Hurricane Irene last August. Perdue authorized state money from a repair and renovation …
