About 600 small mutual property/casualty insurers serving rural communities would get a tax break under federal legislation filed last month in Congress. Introduced by Reps. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., Ron Kind, D- Wis., and Aaron Schock, R-Ill., the legislation would update …
A North Carolina commission is asking scientists to only make a 30-year prediction of how fast the ocean will rise off the state’s coast. The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission caused an uproar in 2010 when its scientists predicted ocean levels …
In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has forecast a near-normal or below-normal season. NOAA said the main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Nino this summer. El Nino causes stronger …
A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side, in his firm’s name and marketing, is fighting back in court and on the web. Jeremy Snyder, owner of On …
Betsy Montgomery, drove the same car on her 55th birthday that she drove as a 15-year-old living in south Jackson, Mississippi – a 1966 red Mustang that her dad bought from the original owner in 1973. How she got the …
California has new rules that govern the testing of self-driving cars on public roads. The rules, approved on May 19 by state attorneys, require a human to be in the driver’s seat when a computer takes control during testing. They’re …
Leavitt Group of Boise has hired Deana Wood and Marisa Wood for its office in Idaho. The two are unrelated. Deana is a commercial account manager, and will service and maintain existing accounts and handle policy inquires. Marisa is an …
Climate conditions point to a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year with patterns possibly affected by an El Nino weather pattern, NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center announced. The outlook for 2014 calls for a …
A four-year investigation into an organized fraud ring has uncovered a million-dollar scheme targeting high-end vehicles through auto loan and insurance fraud has led to several arrests, the California Department of Insurance announced in late May. The alleged fraud ring …
Los Angeles building officials have called for more seismic testing at a proposed Hollywood development to determine if an earthquake fault runs under the project. The order by city geologist Dana Prevost comes after experts hired by the developer found …
