Liability insurance carriers and brokers that offer coverage to higher educational institutions have been watching the Penn State scandal unfold. And one broker says liability insurers are likely to tighten their underwriting and demand more data from schools regarding protective …
More than 2,000 National Grid customers in northern New York remain without power after a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and utility lines and damaged several buildings. The utility reported 16,000 homes and businesses in neighboring St. Lawrence and Franklin …
Some New Hampshire communities are cleaning up after a fast-moving thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One of the harder-hit towns was Hopkinton. WMUR-TV reports over 40 percent of the town’s residents were without power at one point. That was …
Police say a naked man crashed a pickup truck into a Dallas mall, then drove over a few kiosks before stopping to try on clothes. Dallas police were called to the Southwest Center Mall around 7:30 a.m. on July 13. …
An 8-year-old Springfield boy who set up a lemonade stand to help his neighbors rebuild their home after it was damaged by a recent storm has surpassed his goal.
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) announced recently the appointment of Paul T. Martin as state affairs manager for the southwest region of the United States. Martin will be responsible for Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, …
Dallas-based insurance agency, CoVerica Inc., has acquired the property and casualty insurance assets of Unimark Insurance, also located in Dallas. Founded 41 years ago, Unimark is commercial property and casualty agency that over the years has specialized in insuring real …
Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced Thursday that the insurance department recovered $2.4 million for policyholders and state taxpayers in the second quarter. Leonardi said the department’s consumer affairs unit fielded about 1,600 complaints and inquiries and helped policyholders recoup …
A federal judge in Utah is asking the Montana Supreme Court to help decide if an air ambulance company can blame air traffic controllers for a deadly crash outside Bozeman in 2007. Because Metro Aviation Inc. settled with families of …
Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter has hired a consulting firm run by former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt to help decide whether to expand Medicaid to thousands of low-income Idahoans. The Idaho Statesman reported the governor’s office hired Leavitt Partners in …
