The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it won’t repay Mississippi for nearly $30 million spent to retrofit homes after Hurricane Katrina unless the state can prove the money was well spent. The state failed to provide documentation for the program, …
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a government report released. The technology, called positive train control or PTC, uses digital …
The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) elected Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Deputy Commissioner Gary West as secretary-treasurer during its annual membership meeting in Albuquerque, July 19-21. West, who oversees TDCI’s Fire Prevention Division (which includes …
Dr. David Wesson points to a spot below his belly button. That’s where the .22-caliber bullet pierced the abdomen of the first pediatric gunshot victim he ever treated. The Houston Chronicle reports the boy was 1 month old. He was …
A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested and accused of creating false auto policies, according to a statement from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Eddie Ray Butler, 29, formerly of Greensboro was charged with 11 counts of Identity …
In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering. For Dr. Shucheng Yu, an associate professor …
Brenda Craig has been appointed president of OneBeacon Healthcare Group. In this role, Craig is accountable for professional liability business targeting hospitals, physicians and physician groups, medical facilities, senior living organizations and managed care organizations. She will report to Executive …
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a non-for-profit national insurance advisory organization, announced new filings of Unmanned Aircraft Liability Coverage forms and rules in their Agricultural General Liability Program (AgGL), in response to consumer demand for coverage for unmanned …
“How’s your house?” That’s the new greeting for many across south Louisiana as a 20-parish area digs out of catastrophic flooding and its aftermath. The logical next question often remains unspoken: “How do you pay to fix this?” That’s the …
Insurance brokerage Hylant, headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has promoted Doug Miller to vice president, Executive Risk Practice leader. He assumes the Executive Risk Practice group leadership from Jim Lash, who was recently named president of the Cincinnati office. Miller brings …
