Six more minor earthquakes were reported in South Carolina this week, potentially raising new demand for earthquake insurance. The U.S. Geological Survey said that Wednesday’s 2.3 magnitude earthquake hit around 4:12 a.m., four miles of Elgin, in the Midlands region …
A workplace safety investigation into the June death in Neville Island, Pennsylvania, of a 19-year-old roofing worker found two commercial contractors willfully failed to use fall protection systems that might have saved his life. Instead, the worker fell 30 feet …
A retired priest who once oversaw the safety of children in a Catholic diocese in the Washington suburbs has been charged with sexually assaulting a child, Virginia’s attorney general announced Tuesday. A Fairfax County grand jury indicted Terry Specht, 68, …
HSBC said on Thursday it had received regulatory approval in China to take full ownership of its life insurance joint venture in the country, as it continues to expand its non-core banking services. HSBC has got clearance from the Shanghai …
Tesla Inc. is recalling more than 475,000 of its Model 3 and Model S electric cars to address rearview camera and trunk issues that increase the risk of crashing, the U.S. road safety regulator said. The U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer …
When the Food and Drug Administration last week identified the likely sources of a powerful carcinogen that’s been found in a myriad of personal-care products, it was the latest development in a year of recalls that has shown the potential …
Wright National Flood Insurance Co. said it will acquire the current flood insurance book of business from Westfield Insurance Co. and will service, administer and issue flood coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for Westfield policyholders and agents going …
BERLIN (AP) – Six men will go on trial in Germany next month over their alleged role in the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum in 2019, a court said Wednesday. The Dresden state court said that …
Chubb has appointed Paul Johnstone, Chubb Canada’s current executive vice president, Personal Risk Services, to the role of Chubb Canada chief operating officer, reporting to John J. Alfieri, president, Chubb Canada. In this new role, Johnstone will have executive operating …
MADRID (AP) – Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday [Dec. 25] following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity or significant sulfur dioxide emissions. But the emergency …
