A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Assurances Mutuelles de France, both with stable outlooks. Best explained: “AM is a mutual reinsurer member of …
A top Vermont health official says the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin is zeroing in on what sort of benefit package to offer in a new health insurance marketplace to be launched in 2014, and has narrowed the field to …
A passenger in a western Montana bus crash that left two people dead and 32 injured filed a lawsuit Tuesday in state court accusing Rimrock Stages Inc. and Greyhound Lines Inc. of negligence. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of …
Keystone Insurers Group, a franchisor of insurance agencies headquartered in Northumberland, Penn., promoted industry veteran Barbara Kressler to vice president of its risk solutions division. In her new role, Kressler will be responsible for all internal operations including financial oversight, …
A Northern California probation official been placed on paid leave after one of his deputies filed a $1.5 million claim saying he sexually assaulted her. Alameda County probation chief David Muhammad says the allegations are false, saying the claim is …
The family of a Hawaii inmate stabbed to death at a private prison in Arizona sued the state of Hawaii and prison operator Corrections Corporation of America on Wednesday. The legal action came after two gang members attacked Bronson Nunuha …
An exploratory well being drilled by a new company to Alaska’s North Slope had an apparent blow-out Wednesday. No workers were injured nor was any oil spilled. An exploratory well near the mouth of the Colville River hit a natural …
Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance companies, law enforcement officials and others. Nevada Department of …
The flood outlook for the Red River in eastern North Dakota is focusing on a word that hasn’t been used much by the National Weather Service in recent years: minor. Figures released Thursday show the chances for minor flooding along …
Attorneys for an Arkansas nursing home and the man who runs it say they deserve a new trial in a case in which a jury ordered the nursing home to pay more than $5 million following the death of a …
