The United States extended exemptions from its tough, new sanctions on Iran’s oil trade to seven more economies on Monday, leaving China the last remaining major importer exposed to possible penalties at the end of the month. In the latest …
Tightening fiscal integration in the euro zone and surrendering more sovereignty in the name of deeper cooperation between member states may be possible only in the medium term, the EU’s top economic official said on Monday, dampening expectations of a …
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by market value, said it would maintain the health coverage protections included in President Barack Obama’s healthcare law regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the legislation. The Supreme Court is …
Fathers of America, you may consider yourselves indispensable, but a new survey says you’re only worth about one-third as much as mom around the house. In fact, you are not even keeping up with inflation. Insurance news and data website …
A Maine man recently convicted of federal gun charges has pleaded no contest in state court to insurance fraud charges for burning down his house.Joseph T. Smith of Township 6 pleaded no contest last week to a charge of theft …
Texas top insurance regulator has named eight industry professionals to participate in an advisory group to work on issues related to windstorm insurance along the state’s coast. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) solicited participants for a technical advisory working …
Serious safety violations at a chemical plant in Arkansas have resulted in a proposed $122,000 in fines for an Indiana company, federal regulators say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited West Lafayette, Ind.-based Great …
An elderly California couple are suing the landowner of a Waikiki outdoor bazaar, claiming they were injured when a branch from a large banyan tree fell on them. Attorneys for the Rancho Palos Verdes couple filed the lawsuit Thursday against …
A $20 million notice of claim has been filed against Phoenix and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office over a jail inmate’s death last year. The family of Ernest “Marty” Atencio filed the claim Friday. It’s the precursor to a lawsuit. …
The University of Wyoming has established a website that provides ways for landowners to reduce wildfire risks to houses, cabins and outbuildings. The website address is BarnYardsAndBackyards.com. The website is part of Barnyards & Backyards, Rural Living in Wyoming by …
