Fewer tornadoes, a mild hurricane season, lower acreage lost to wildfires, overall less flood and other damage— all in all, 2014 was not as bad as it could have been for natural disasters in the U.S. That’s according to global …
Almost half (43 percent) of Hispanics without renters insurance think they cannot afford it but they overestimate the cost, a new survey shows. Eighty-eight percent of respondents in the Hispanic market survey by State Farm overestimate what a typical renters …
Brown & Brown Inc. announced that its New Jersey-based subsidiary Brown & Brown Metro Inc. has acquired certain assets of Global Benefit Strategies in Morristown, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Global Benefit Strategies was founded by …
A new app could help reduce the number of fatal grain bin entrapments that occur in Illinois. The Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois teamed up to create an app that will locate the …
Two earthquakes have rattled parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in Logan County at about 2.30 p.m. on Christmas Day about three miles south of Guthrie and 30 miles north of Oklahoma …
Oregon’s state geologist urged Oregon State University not to put a marine studies building in a tsunami zone south of Newport’s Yaquina Bay Bridge – or at least build it to withstand waves as high as 43 feet. The school, …
A garbage collection business that serves the Eastern Oregon community of Pilot Rock has been ordered to pay the state more than $75,000 for not providing workers’ compensation insurance. Owner and operator Randee McKague told the East Oregonian newspaper her …
Leavitt Group of Boise has hired Randon Lessing, Norah Culbertson and Brie Homan in Idaho. Lessing is a loss control consultant developing and supporting safety programs. Culbertson is an operations specialist with experience in office management and medical assistance. Homan …
Uber Technologies Inc., facing a legal backlash as it expands globally, was called a “criminal enterprise” in a lawsuit by Philadelphia cab companies seeking to block the on-demand car service from operating in the city. “Not since the days of …
Consultants for the city of McComb said damage they’ve seen so far from a 2013 hailstorm was worse than they expected. The Enterprise-Journal reported that NewPath Strategy Consultants has examined roof damage and still needs to check water towers and …
