North Carolina legislators are aiming to locate more funds to help with the recovery from recent hurricanes, with an emphasis on lessening damages in future storms. The full House voted unanimously Wednesday night for a bill that would allocate $257 …
Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has donated $100,000 to Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), the state’s largest community foundation. The donation, which will go toward CFT’s Dallas Tornado Recovery & Relief Fund, is in response to several tornadoes …
Solon, Ohio-based Suracy Insurance Agency Inc. (formerly AmVenture Insurance Agency Inc.) has launched a sub-brand, Suracy Faith. Suracy Faith focuses on providing insurance solutions for churches and other religious organizations across the country. The launch of this sub-brand is one …
Officials say severe storms that moved through Tennessee on Halloween knocking down trees and power lines led to the death of a man. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted on Friday that 79-year-old George Walker was pronounced dead late Thursday, hours …
The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes were recorded in south-central Kansas and northern Oklahoma this weekend, but no significant damage was reported. The Kansas City Star reports that one earthquake with a 3.2 magnitude was recorded Saturday night near …
The North Dakota Water Commission unveiled a new interactive mapping tool that provides residents and community leaders with information on potential flood risks. It shows where flooding might occur and to what extent it could happen in various scenarios, Laura …
No injuries are being reported after an explosion shook a Dow chemical plant in Louisiana. Dow Louisiana Operations said in a Facebook post that a “vessel” had ruptured at its facility near Plaquemine on Sunday morning. The company said there …
Vaping might not be the gateway to teen smoking that many had feared, according to a study. Using e-cigarettes doesn’t raise the likelihood a teenager would smoke, according to a study by U.S. researchers. Smoking can be entirely attributable to …
Charter Communications Inc. unit Time Warner Cable must pay $140 million in damages for infringing five Sprint Corp telecommunications patents after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Time Warner’s appeal in the case. The justices declined to …
Canopius Group Ltd. announced the completion of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance’s (SFMI) strategic investment in its business. The investment will support Canopius’s growth arising from the recent acquisition of AmTrust at Lloyd’s and merger with its own Lloyd’s interests, …
