A woman and her 4-year-old grandson got a big scare when their SUV was partially swallowed by a 10-foot-by-10-foot sinkhole near the drive-thru of a South Florida McDonald’s. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles tells local news outlets that …
The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training will receive more than $524,000 in federal funds for training courses aimed at reducing mining accidents, injuries and illnesses. The Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the grants July 6. …
The Insurance Society of Philadelphia (ISOP) announced that Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg, chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc., is the recipient of its 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award. The Distinguished Leadership Award recognizes an industry executive who “demonstrates …
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Because the reconstruction cost to rebuild a home is generally higher than the original cost to build that same home, the topic often leads to difficult conversations between the insurance …
BrickStreet Mutual Insurance said it finalized an agreement to acquire the workers’ compensation block of business from Pittsburgh-based HM Insurance Group (HM), a Highmark company. The purchase involves workers’ compensation policies and accounts for approximately $120 million in premium, according …
Victor O. Schinnerer & Company and Spanning, an EMC company and provider of SaaS data protection, have released a new cyber security protection product. The collaboration, with help from Microsoft, is designed to help small and mid-size organizations safeguard their …
Federal aid is on its way to some of the communities in West Virginia ravaged by flooding last month, the governor said July 7, delivering some good news on the same day the owner of a posh resort announced the …
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says severe storms overnight July 8 are to blame for three deaths in the eastern part of the state. The agency says a 60-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were killed in Carter County when a …
Coal industry groups from three states are arguing that the conviction of former coal executive Don Blankenship could unfairly expose other industry leaders to criminal conspiracy charges. The Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia Coal Associations shared their concerns in a …
An Indianapolis suburb removed social media pages for the city and its police department after a lawsuit accused it of violating residents’ First Amendment rights by removing posted comments. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the lawsuit last …
