A legislative committee has endorsed a $250,000 settlement with the state’s veterans department over a World War II veteran who died while his nurse went to eat her lunch. The Joint Budget Committee’s Claims Subcommittee approved the settlement this week, …
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is investigating whether fracking contributed to two small earthquakes near a western Pennsylvania drilling operation. DEP spokeswoman Melanie Williams says Hilcorp Energy Co. stopped fracking at the Mahoning Township site at about noon on …
The National Weather Service confirmed this week that a tornado touched down briefly in western Indiana on Sunday. The weather service rated the tornado as an EF-0, estimating it had peak winds of 70 mph. The weather service said the …
The Main Street America Group has named Scott Simmons assistant secretary in its Omaha, Neb., office. Simmons reports to Dan Gaynor, the company’s vice president and head of commercial lines. He is responsible for leading Main Street America’s Austin Mutual …
Ohio’s high court says a New York man who was hit by a foul ball at a baseball game and blinded in one eye can seek damages from the Cleveland Indians. Lawyers for Keith Rawlins of Rochester, New York say …
New Orleans taxi drivers say competitors with ridesharing service Uber illegally let passengers hail them on the street. In papers filed this week in Orleans Parish Civil District Court,The Times-Picayune reported that 26 taxi drivers allege illegal acts by UberX …
Alliant Insurance Services Inc. has opened a New Orleans, La. Office, and has hired Christian Chauvin and Noah Hardie to man it. Chauvin and Hardie have joined the firm’s Alliant Americas division to provide insurance and risk management solutions to …
Selective Insurance Group in Branchville, New Jersey, posted $37.0 million net income for the 2016 first quarter, down 7 percent from $39.7 million net income in the first quarter of 2015. Selective’s net income was lower than a year ago …
A bill to require hosting platforms to disclose to the homeowner or renter host what insurance coverage they are providing to protect the host’s property is making its way through California Legislature. Senate Bill1092, authored by state Sen. Bill Monningm …
Editor’s Note: This announcement has been updated to correct the name – Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., based in Las Vegas. Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of: Automobile …
