The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to charge electric car owners a $100 annual fee to compensate for the lack of gas taxes they pay. Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, the Camano Island Democrat who sponsored the bill, says …
Union Pacific Railroad will pay $1.5 million in fines for environmental damage in Provo and other areas of the Intermountain West. The Daily Herald of Provo reported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement in a news release last …
A small earthquake has shaken a rural area of Northern California about 90 miles north of San Francisco, but there are no reports of any damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.4 quake struck shortly before 9 …
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio has appointed South Padre Island Mayor Robert Pinkerton, Jr. to the Joint Interim Committee to Study Seacoast Territory Insurance. The committee will examine alternative ways to provide insurance to the state’s seacoast …
Fort Worth, Texas-based independent property/casualty insurance agency, Lucien Wright Insurance Services Inc., announced it has moved its offices after being at the same location for 24 years. The firm has relocated to 6000 Western Place, Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas …
Insurers earning a financial stability rating of A or better from Demotech are now eligible for standalone personal umbrella insurance quotes from Appalachian Underwriters. Quotes will be available for preferred, standard and higher-risk umbrellas with limits up to $10 million …
Gov. Pat Quinn defended the state’s business climate on Feb. 12 after the head of Caterpillar Inc. blasted state political leaders in a published column for not doing enough to grow business and jobs in Illinois. The comments from the …
Westchester, Ill.-based American Westbrook Insurance announced it has launched a national private health insurance exchange. The individual insurance exchange serves members in more than 40 states and offers products and services from more than 15 insurance companies, the company’s announcement …
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to spend $1.8 million to repair the flood-defense network around Omaha. The repairs being made around Omaha are part of the work being done along the Missouri River to prepare for spring. …
Ohio petroleum producers are pushing back against a call by the state attorney general to increase environmental penalties and chemical reporting requirements on the drilling industry. Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine has recommended three changes that he says will bring …
