BP Plc managed Thursday to lower a containment cap onto its ruptured deep-sea wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico in a high-stakes bid to siphon off some of the oil billowing from its gusher. U.S. President Barack Obama canceled his …
The first major Colorado hail and wind storm of 2010 carries an estimated insurance price tag of $70 million, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA). Approximately 13,600 auto and homeowners insurance claims have been filed since baseball-sized …
A woman in New York has sued Citigroup Inc, accusing the bank of firing her for being too good-looking. The bank believes the lawsuit should be dismissed, or else sent to arbitration, court records show. Debrahlee Lorenzana alleged that management …
Dawson Cos. announced it has added Gregory C. Donnelly as a senior benefits consultant in Dawson Consulting Group LLC, the employee benefits division of Dawson Cos. in Ohio. Donnelly had been vice president, Sales and Customer Relations for CIGNA Healthcare, …
Teams of workers in protective boots and gloves scoured Alabama’s Dauphin Island Wednesday for washed up tar balls and tar patties that have put the 14-mile-long resort in the front line of the state’s fight against the Gulf of Mexico …
State lawmakers say a school bus crash that killed an eastern Ohio kindergarten student has given new urgency to a proposal requiring seat belts on school buses. Six-year-old Kasey King of Frazeysburg died June 2 when a bus went off …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” and the unsecured debt and preferred equity ratings of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Best also affirmed the ICR of “bbb” and unsecured debt rating of Crum & …
Oil companies need to improve safety technology for deep-water drilling and the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico should prompt the industry to rethink its business model for such operations, BP chief Tony Hayward said in comments published on …
The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its decision involving DuPont and punitive damages arising out of a pollution case. Wilmington, Del.-based DuPont asked the court to reconsider a ruling it issued in March involving pollution at a …
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is preparing to sign legislation requiring adults riding in pickup trucks to wear seat belts. Perdue was scheduled to go to Dalton, Ga., to sign the measure Thursday afternoon. The legislation had been blocked by state …
