July 6, 2015
Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says property owners who experienced flood damage during heavy rainfall in May and June have more time to file insurance claims. Commissioner John Doak said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has given National Flood Insurance Program policyholders …
July 6, 2015
The federal government has approved disaster assistance for nine more Oklahoma counties following a series of severe storms. Gov. Mary Fallin on Thursday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had accepted her request for aid, raising the number of …
July 6, 2015
A wildfire that might have been started by fireworks and burned more than 320 acres while threatening homes in the California city of Vacaville was 100 percent contained Sunday, officials said. The fire started Saturday night and embers were quickly …
July 6, 2015
A former special education teacher in Utah wants $1.7 million in damages from the school district that she says fired her over complaints she made about another instructor. The Spectrum reported Carol Boehme said in her lawsuit filed last week …
July 6, 2015
The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed last week in King County Superior …
July 6, 2015
Some Oregonians woke on the Fourth of July to a significant jolt when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Springfield and Eugene. Hundreds of people reported to the U.S. Geological Survey that they felt the quake, which struck at 8:42 …
July 6, 2015
It was a Superstorm Sandy double-whammy. About 15,600 rental units in New Jersey sustained severe damage during the hurricane, forcing thousands of renters out of their homes. These newly homeless tenants quickly learned that they were priced out of the …
July 6, 2015
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Worldwide Facilities LLC has received a large investment from private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners. Following the deal Worldwide Facilities will continue to be majority-owned by its employees. The terms were not disclosed. Waller Helms Advisors LLC …
July 6, 2015
Donovan Bell has joined Leavitt Great West Insurance Services as a producer in its Bozeman, Mont. office. Bell will focus on insurance for the hospitality and tourism industry, such as dude ranches, resorts, restaurants, bars, and breweries. He also brings …
July 6, 2015
Commercial insurance rates have barely budged at all over the last four months, according to the MarketScout report for June. Only the business interruption line saw rates go down in June from the previous month and those were only down …