The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week is launching a study of permanent flood protection for the Souris River Basin in North Dakota, which includes Minot. The Corps will look at the cost-effectiveness and environmental impacts of various flood …
Thousands of people in the Clarksville, Tennessee, area received surprise notices in the mail that their licenses have been revoked because records show they have not paid court fines and fees dating back to 2012. A total of 14,223 notices …
Officials say Michigan traffic deaths rose 10 percent last year as alcohol-involved, bicyclist, teen and motorcyclist traffic deaths increased. The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says Monday the number of deaths rose from 876 in 2014 to 963 in …
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding the state’s residents and businesses that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has granted a 60-day extension for filing proof of loss forms by National Flood Insurance Program policyholders affected by storms across the …
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in a remote part of the northern Nevada desert, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The U.S.G.S. says the quake hit at 1:53 a.m. Sunday about 14 miles northeast of Gerlach (GEHR-lack). That’s about 182 miles …
The city of Bozeman, Mont., a housing developer and an engineering firm have reached a $7.5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by homeowners who said the city approved a subdivision near a former landfill that is leaking fumes …
A six-member jury was chosen on Monday in Colorado to hear the first civil trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims stemming from a 2012 mass shooting in which 12 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suburban …
Organic revenue growth at privately-held large and mid-sized insurance agencies bounced to 5.1 percent for the first quarter of 2016, up from 4.6 percent for the full year 2015, according to the latest Reagan Consulting Organic Growth and Profitability (OGP) …
CMS LLC, an insurance wholesaler based in Melville, New York, announced that it has acquired Diversified Professional Risk Managers in Rockville Centre, New York. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2013, Diversified Professional Risk Managers is a …
Andre Stewart has been named chief underwriting officer for NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co. Stewart joined NORCAL in 2015 as senior vice president of underwriting for custom accounts, where he was responsible for new business growth with a focus on multi-state …
