A fast-burning fire destroyed or damaged at least a half-dozen commercial buildings in a small southern Minnesota community before firefighters brought it under control on Feb. 3, city officials said. Stubborn winds from a storm that created blizzard-like conditions in …
A water utility company in Arkansas is urging a federal regulatory agency to uphold fines and new safety requirements for Exxon Mobil Corp. regarding an oil spill in Mayflower. In a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, …
Health officials on Feb. 2 reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America. …
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Underwater landslides at depths of 820 to 1,150 feet …
Two former Dixie State University women’s basketball players who alleged they were the victims of discrimination have settled a federal lawsuit against the Utah school for $100,000. The Spectrum of St. George reported court filings last week indicate plaintiffs Nanea …
Digital Benefit Advisors has acquired Hillenbrand Insurance Solutions of Roseville, Calif. Patric Hillenbrand and his team of nine have joined the Northern California office of DBA. The move expands Digital Benefit Advisors’ presence throughout Northern California. Digital Benefit Advisors is …
XL Catlin today announced the promotion of Anne Marie Elder to the role of chief underwriting officer of Marine for the Americas region. Elder, who previously held the position of senior vice president and chief underwriting officer, Inland Marine in …
Reno, Nev.-based LP Insurance Services Inc. has named Lindsay Minor chief marketing officer. Minor will support all six LP Insurance offices in their marketing and community efforts. She is responsible for developing and supporting all marketing and communications efforts including …
Three of the biggest freight railroads operating in the U.S. have told the government they won’t meet a 2018 deadline to start using safety technology intended to prevent accidents like the deadly derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia last …
Flood Re, the UK’s new flood reinsurance scheme, has successfully secured a £2.1 billion ($3 billion) multi-year reinsurance program. Flood Re, based in London, will begin operating in April. In an oversubscribed second phase of the tender process, Flood Re …
