Los Angeles will pay $7.5 million to a bicycle rider who was paralyzed when he crashed after hitting uneven pavement. The Los Angeles Times reported says the City Council voted this week to approve a payout to settle William Yao’s …
Heavy rainfall over much of South Florida has led to flooding in areas hit hard by Hurricane Irma. Flooding due to heavy rain and the annual “King tides” is being reported along low-lying streets from Key West to Fort Lauderdale. …
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is boosting the size of loans available to small businesses damaged by last year’s flooding in Louisiana and is extending the deadline for applications. The Restore Louisiana Small Business Program offers interest-free, partially forgivable loans …
Motorists are more likely to crash into a deer in the Dakotas than in most other states. State Farm has released its annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions. The insurer uses claims data and …
When it comes to commodity theft, Texas probably is best-known for cattle rustling. The Valley Morning Star reports now the state — or at least the Rio Grande Valley — is earning a reputation for citrus thievery, too. Texas is …
An official says more than a million chickens died in a fire that destroyed several large barns at a northern Indiana egg-producing facility. Crews responded late on Oct. 2 to the fire at Hi-Grade Egg Producers near the Wabash County …
Insurance brokerage and consulting firm, USI Insurance Services (USI), has added Michael Cunningham and Brent Hyer in its Independence, Ohio, office. Cunningham joins USI as an employee benefits consultant. Previously, he was an account executive with Liazon, a private benefits …
The insurance industry in Texas is not happy with the state’s so-called Hurricane Harvey recovery czar. Texas A&M University Chancellor John Sharp, who was named by Gov. Greg Abbott to lead the Commission to Rebuild Texas, drew a quick response …
Warren Buffett is expanding his wager on Italy. The billionaire’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Thursday it agreed to buy about 9 percent of Italian insurer Societa Cattolica di Assicurazioni Scrl from Banca Popolare di Vicenza SpA, one of two failed …
Worldwide Facilities LLC has named John Galaviz its new chief financial officer. He is based in the firm’s Los Angeles, Calif. headquarters. Galaviz was chief financial officer for Answer Financial prior to joining Worldwide Facilities. His background includes corporate development …
