The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has expanded its online homeowners insurance rate comparison program, Choices, to include the auto insurance. The program allows consumers to select among three standard risks for statutorily required coverages, or for more comprehensive coverages. …
First thieves swiped manhole covers from a new subdivision. Then officials discovered that bronze plaques honoring work done during the Great Depression had been pried from sidewalks at Providence’s largest park. Then a historical marker vanished in Pawtucket. Rhode Island …
Authorities in New Jersey announced that a state-licensed public adjuster pleaded guilty for defrauding clients and insurers — including a company that insured a church in Essex County — of more than $42,000 by billing for services that were never …
Alterra American Insurance Company is arguing that it is not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured — the National Football League and NFL Properties L.L.C. — against concussion-related lawsuits brought by former NFL players and their families.Alterra filed its …
The city of Lawton has approved a $215,000 settlement with a police officer who argued that he was wrongly terminated from the department. The Lawton Constitution reported that Lt. Charles Todd Palmer filed a grievance against the city after he …
Officials say a construction worker has died in a trench collapse at a Southeast Texas refinery. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Tuesday afternoon at a construction site at the Total Port Arthur refinery. Investigators say the …
General Motors is recalling more than 10,000 full-size vans in the U.S. and Canada because the fuel filler pipes can rust, leak and cause fires. The recall from the Detroit, Mich.-based auto maker affects Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans …
Three lawsuits have been filed on behalf of passengers injured when a Megabus slammed into a bridge pillar along a southern Illinois freeway. Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit Monday in Cook County on behalf of 19-year-old Jamie Schultz. Defendants …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is standing by its denial of flood aid for individuals and businesses in northeastern Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton’s office says Dayton received word last week from FEMA that the agency has denied his appeal. In …
State officials say it’s cost $50 million to fight wildfires in Utah this season, and that number is expected to keep climbing. Department of Natural Resources chief Michael Styler told lawmakers Tuesday that more than 1,000 fires have sparked and …
