Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America has appointed Terry McCafferty as head of group captives, a key strategic business unit of Programs & Direct Markets. In his new role, effective Feb. 1, McCafferty will be responsible for the operational management of …
A federal judge has scheduled for Jan. 26 the trial of a Georgia doctor accused of recruiting casino workers in Biloxi to run a prescription pill ring. Dr. Sanjay Sinha of Woodstock, Georgia, is charged with one count of conspiracy …
Fire deaths are up slightly this year in Alabama over 2013. The state fire marshal’s office said 86 people have died in fires so far this year in the state. That’s four more fatalities than during the same period last …
A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges of lying about his past employment to get $25,800 in oil-spill recovery money. The Sun Herald reported that Shawn Albert Townsel will be sentenced March 26. Prosecutors said Townsel received …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the rains of the past week across Southeast Asia have been much higher than average, even for a period during which Southeast Asian countries normally experience heavy monsoon rains. AIR noted that “severe …
Less than five years after an explosion fueled by excess coal dust killed 29 men deep inside a West Virginia underground mine, the nation’s coal mines are on pace for an all-time low in work-related deaths. Federal mine safety officials …
Eight people died and several may be missing after rescue teams completed the evacuation of 427 people following a fire on an Italian ferry traveling from Greece to Italy, defying rough seas and high winds. “It has been an extremely …
Indonesian search crews recovered debris and bodies floating in the sea from the AirAsia Bhd. airliner that went missing three days ago with 162 people on board, as investigators seek to determine what brought down the plane. Among the discovered …
A legislative delegation moved by the August tubing death of a Greenwich High School honors student wants the Connecticut’s General Assembly to take a closer look at the state’s boating laws. The four Greenwich lawmakers are in the early stages …
It was called “Operation SANTA,” but Connecticut’s state police weren’t giving out presents on roadways during the holiday week. A stepped up highway safety enforcement program that began Dec. 19 and ran through Friday, Dec. 26, has resulted in at …
