Latest Mining Headlines
All the headlines from our Mining Topic Page, ordered by recency.
All But 1 West Virginia Miners Found Dead; Early Reports Said 12 Survived
Jan 4 2006 // Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 3 a.m. EST. News prior to then indicated that early reports were 12 miners in a West Virginia coal mine explosion had been found alive. Hours later, officials said that was...
W. Va. Coal Mine Had High Injury Rate, Multiple Safety Violations
Jan 3 2006 // A West Virginia coal mine where 13 miners were trapped after an explosion Monday was cited 208 times for alleged safety violations in 2005, up from just 68 citations the year before. Federal regulators’ allegations...
Mineo, Former Police Chief, Chosen to Head N.Y. Liquidation Inspections
Aug 18 2005 // New York State Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills has named Randolph Mineo, a former police chief in Wilton, Conn., to head the New York Liquidation Bureau’s Office of the Inspector General, a new position. In...
Zurich Provides Political Risk Insurance for Bolivian Silver and Tin Mining Project
Apr 12 2005 // Zurich’s U.S.-based unit will provide political risk insurance for construction and operation of a modern silver and tin mining operation in Bolivia. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is co-insuring...
Ohio Passes Mine Subsidence Insurance Bill
Jan 17 2005 // Legislation initiated by the Ohio Department of Insurance and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that enhances insurance benefits for Ohioans living in counties affected by mine collapses passed the Ohio General...
French Asbestos Verdict Compensates Miners
Oct 26 2004 // A French administrative court under the jurisdiction of the national health service has ordered the owners of an abandoned asbestos mine in Corsica to pay compensation to 13 former miners and their families as a result of...
S&P Affirms ‘BBpi’ Rating for American Mining Insurance Co.
Nov 28 2003 // Standard & Poor’s affirmed its ‘BBpi’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Alabama-based American Mining Insurance Co. Inc. The ratings reflect the company’s weak operating...
Mexican Mining Claim Embroils ING in Legal Dispute
Sep 3 2003 // ING, the Netherlands-based insurer and financial services company, which controls Comercial America, Mexico’s largest insurer, has been hit by a court order in the state of Morelos, ordering a freeze on the...
Abandoned Mine Subsidence Program Beefs Up Homeowners Coverage
Dec 13 2002 // The Pennsylvania Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board announced it has increased the maximum coverage available for residential structures from $150,000 to $250,000, effective immediately. “At an average cost of $1...
ChoicePoint Stops Data Mining at IIAA’s Behest
Feb 11 2002 // After meeting with representatives of the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint Inc., a credit scoring and consumer-lead generation service provider, agreed to stop selling data...
ChoicePoint Stops Data Mining
Feb 11 2002 // After meeting with representatives of the Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA), Alpharetta, Ga.-based ChoicePoint Inc., a credit scoring and consumer-lead generation service provider, agreed to stop selling data...
New Rules in Place for Construction, Drilling, Logging & Mining Workers in Calif.
Jan 3 2001 // California workers employed in on-site occupations in the construction, drilling, logging and mining industries started the new year off with new workplace rules. In the past, employees in these industries have worked...
American Mining Gets ‘BBpi’
Oct 2 2000 // A “BBpi” FSR was assigned to American Mining Insurance Co. Inc. by S&P. The company primarily writes coverages for the mining industry, including workers’ compensation, general liability and...
Data Mining vs. PrivacyTrolling for new business leads has been the bane of insurance agents fo
Jun 12 2000 // Trolling for new business leads has been the bane of insurance agents for decades. Electronic data mining has eased the pain, but there are many gray areas as the call for consumer privacy grows louder. It was a bet with a...
Data Mining vs. Privacy
May 15 2000 // Trolling for new business leads has been the bane of insurance agents for decades. Electronic data mining has eased the pain, but there are many gray areas as the call for consumer privacy grows louder. It was a bet with a...
