Parts of northern and central Montana have seen more rain in the past two weeks than in a normal year, leading the Chippewa Cree Tribe to declare a disaster on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation swamped by widespread flooding. The …
ProSight Specialty Insurance, a global insurance group in the construction industry, has launched a new product that will provide residential and commercial contractors with additional cash flow through a “payas you build” feature with a low deposit premium called Builders …
The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles and was the second top-of-the-scale EF5 twister to hit the area in less than two weeks, the National Weather Service said. The …
A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over the recent discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat prices and causing some international …
Investigators trying to determine the cause of a blaze where four Houston firefighters were killed are focusing on an attic and the kitchen area of a restaurant connected to the motel where the fire spread and then the structure collapsed, …
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts to review her agency’s procedures for investigating consumer complaints against insurance companies. The move comes after the Argus Leader newspaper in Sioux Falls reported that the Department of Labor …
The Oregon Legislature has agreed to extend workplace protections against harassment and discrimination to unpaid interns. The Senate unanimously passed HB 2669, sending it to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who intends to sign it. The House unanimously passed the bill last …
A 76-year-old Havre, Mont. man has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a case for failing to report that he owned a profitable business while receiving more than $277,000 in federal worker’s compensation benefits from 2001 to 2012. The U.S. …
A presentation from the Geneva Association (GA), the international insurance think tank for strategically important insurance and risk management issues, calls for a long awaited dialogue between the industry and all levels of government in the face of the rising …
The National Collegiate Athletic Association won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging sanctions against Pennsylvania State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal. The lawsuit brought by Governor Tom Corbett failed to show a violation of federal …
