A deadly head-on train collision in Arkansas proves more needs to be done to improve safety, but implementing fixes industrywide likely won’t occur before a federal deadline, a transportation expert said. Two Union Pacific crew members were killed and two …
A.P. Michaud Insurance Agency Inc., an independent insurance agency in Methuen, Massachusetts, announced the acquisition of Nancy Greenwood Insurance Agency, also based in Methuen. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. All current clients of Nancy Greenwood Insurance Agency will …
Managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M., Wilson has added Samantha Johnston as assistant property/casualty underwriter in its Portage, Mich., office. Johnston began at J.M. Wilson as a property/casualty intern in May 2014. Prior to that, she worked at …
A new U.S. Geological Survey report indicates a slightly greater earthquake hazard in the Greater Yellowstone region of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho than previously thought, a geophysicist says. “The new maps show how Yellowstone has had a relative increase in …
New Mexico’s commuter rail service has received a free ride while taxpayers have shelled out nearly $8 million to settle damage claims against the Rail Runner Express, according to state records. The Rail Runner, until last month, didn’t pay premiums …
Firefighters gained ground Tuesday on a blaze in the foothills near Yosemite National Park, allowing some of the 1,000 people who fled the flames to return to their homes. Nearly 1 square mile in Madera County had been scorched, revising …
A 32-year-old Port Arthur, Texas, woman has pleaded guilty in a case involving staged auto crashes and fraudulent insurance claims, according to U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas. Shawnta Rene Bell Jones pleaded guilty to …
Tower Group International Ltd. said it has received a notification letter from Nasdaq stating that because it has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tower is …
Beale Street has instituted a policy that increases safety by charging visitors a new fee. WMC-TV reported visitors arriving at midnight Saturday or later had to pay a $10 charge to get past a security checkpoint and onto the iconic …
A judge upheld a $2.6 million judgment awarded to a Kansas tourist whose skull was fractured when she was run over by a truck driven by a lifeguard. The Daytona Beach News-Journal said Volusia County had appealed part of the …
