California’s high court has ruled that hosts who charge admission to parties may be held legally responsible if a drunken underage guest is hurt or injures someone else. The state Supreme Court said in the unanimous ruling Monday that a …
State officials say California’s latest carbon-permit auction has raised nearly $330 million. The Sacramento Bee reported industrial firms and others bought emissions allowances that can be used this year and in 2017. At the auction on Monday, the 2014 allowances …
A report detailing vulnerabilities leading to the destruction of nearly 350 homes in Colorado Springs from the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire provides communities located in wildfire-prone areas guidance on how to reduce risk of wildfire damage. Among the key findings …
A West Tennessee sheriff said an employee who was severely injured in a manufacturing plant explosion has died. Hardeman County Sheriff John Doolen told WMC-TV that Michael Chism, who was burned over 90 percent of his body in last Saturday’s …
Alabama’s physician governor plans to sign legislation to put Alabama among a growing number of states enacting restrictions on teenagers using tanning salons. The Legislature gave final approval to a bill last Thursday that sets the limits. The bill’s sponsor, …
Near-record snowfall and prolonged extreme cold throughout many parts of the country have caused insurers to pay more than $1.5 billion to more than 175,00 claimants thus far, according to the Insurance Information Institute (III). With more winter weather still …
Federal regulators issued an emergency order on Tuesday requiring oil from North Dakota being loaded onto trains to be tested and properly labeled to reflect its volatile nature after a series of explosive train derailments over the past year. U.S. …
The biggest U.S. banks and insurance companies would have to pay a quarterly 3.5 basis-point tax on assets exceeding $500 billion under a plan to be unveiled this week by Congress’s top Republican tax writer. The proposal by Representative Dave …
The ACE Group has announced the appointment of Anders Mølbjerg Hofman-Bang to the role of Casualty Manager, Denmark as part of a program of investment to further strengthen its proposition for corporate clients across the Nordic region. He will have …
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a call for UK automobile manufacturers to fit autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as standard on all new cars. “AEB uses radar, lasers and optical sensors to identify other vehicles and pedestrians and …
