New Hampshire emergency management officials are warning the third major snowstorm in a month is increasing the danger that roofs could collapse under the weight of the snow New Hampshire Acting Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Perry Plummer …
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced he is pleased that the 19th Judicial District Court has upheld an emergency rule put in place during Hurricane Isaac and his authority to do so during catastrophic events. Judge Janice Clark heard …
Alabama officials are trying to cut down on competition from Mississippi and Florida for Airbus suppliers by limiting lawsuits against commercial aircraft manufacturers and companies that supply them with parts. The Senate and House committees voted unanimously Tuesday to approve …
A measure that prohibits beginning drivers from using cellphones or other electronic devices until they get unrestricted licenses at age 16 passed through a South Dakota House committee. But the Transportation Committee rejected a bill that would have required beginning …
One of two freight trains that collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle last summer, killing three workers and causing an inferno that nearly welded the locomotives together, sped past three signals warning it to slow down or stop, federal investigators said …
The Arkansas Legislature has approved a bill allowing drivers to use their cellphones or other portable electronic devices to display proof of insurance. By a 91-0 vote, House lawmakers passed a Senate-backed proposal that would permit drivers to show their …
A jury said Johnson & Johnson should pay a South Dakota woman $3.35 million for failing to adequately warn her doctor of the potential dangers of a vaginal mesh implant made by the company’s Ethicon Inc. subsidiary, and for misrepresenting …
Wells Fargo’s Student Insurance Division, part of Wells Fargo & Co., announced plans to expand its Play it Safe Concussion Care Program to schools throughout Texas. The program improves identification and management of sports-related concussions and also provides student-athletes with …
A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Ltd. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of the Kazakhstan-based Eurasia Insurance Company JSC, both with stable outlooks. Best said Eurasia’s ratings “reflect its strong …
Nonprofit religious groups that help members share medical costs are a step closer to being exempted from Idaho insurance laws. The Senate to back removing Health Care Sharing Ministries from the state’s definition of an insurance company. The bill’s sponsor, …
