A Southern California insurance broker was arrested on allegations he overcharged Tom Hanks, musician ex-Police band member Andy Summers and others hundreds of thousands of dollars for insurance premiums. Broker Jerry B. Goldman was arrested at his Thousand Oaks home. …
Economists say a wildfire that burned 346 homes and scorched 28 square miles in the Colorado Springs area over the summer could provide an economic boost over the next five years. Claims for the contents and homes damaged in the …
Adeveloper whose plans to redevelop a sawmill in Sweet Home, Ore., has pleaded guilty to accusations that he allowed an unlicensed contractor to demolish a building, releasing asbestos near residential neighborhoods. After the work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared …
The state of Louisiana sent a $3.5 million bill to the Texas company it blames for a massive sinkhole that has swallowed more than five acres of land in Assumption Parish and contaminated an aquifer. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell demanded …
State Fair of Texas officials are making Big Tex stronger, smarter, less flammable, more expensive in the wake of the massive mannequin’s spectacular, fiery finish to the 2012 fair. A wiring fault is blamed for a fire that burned Big …
Leaders from at least 40 Idaho cities are considering a plan to offset the rising cost of health insurance by becoming self-insured by the end of the year. Under such a system, city health benefits would be paid for by …
The city of Meridian has appealed a district court ruling that rejected its claims against a contractor hired to build a new $21 million city hall. In a statement Monday, the city said an appeal had been filed with the …
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The natural gas shortage that slammed the state last winter cost insurance companies $55 million in claims. A memo from the state Public Regulation Commission’s Insurance Division says homeowners received the most help representing 7,422 …
A federal fraud case against Peterson Farms is scheduled to begin next week in St. Paul. Peterson Farms, Wendell, Minn. and its related entities Division III Farms and Keywest Farms are accused of receiving $4.2 million in farm subsidies and …
Maine Gov. John Baldacci has applauded a ruling by Maine’s top insurance regulator that found $43.7 million in first-year savings from Dirigo Health, a state-subsidized program designed to provide health coverage to Maine’s uninsured. Backers of Dirigo Health said the …
