January 22, 2006
A lawsuit asking a Miami-Dade Circuit Court to make sure victims of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways crash receive their share of the company’s insurance money, was filed on by relatives of a woman and her infant daughter who were killed …
January 5, 2006
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Bahamas First General Insurance Company Limited (Nassau, Bahamas). The rating outlook is stable. The rating reflects BFG’s excellent capitalization, historically profitable operating results, conservative risk management strategies …
January 4, 2006
A lawsuit asking a Miami-Dade Circuit Court to make sure victims of a Chalk’s Ocean Airways crash receive their share of the company’s insurance money was filed on Tuesday by relatives of a woman and her infant daughter who were …
October 24, 2005
As if being precisely orchestrated by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wilma thundered ashore in Naples, Fla. at 6:30 a.m. EDT, as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing with it pounding waves, torrential rain and sustained winds of up to …
October 6, 2005
A managing director at an American International Group investment unit and two other investment advisors have been indicted for their part in an alleged bribery scheme in Azerbaijan. AIG, which says it was defrauded by the employee, issued a statement …
September 28, 2005
There is a strong likelihood another hurricane will occur in October and the most likely landfall will be Florida and Gulf region, according to meteorologists with the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Researchers also warn …
September 20, 2005
What was once a tropical storm hovering off the Florida coast has turned into Hurricane Rita, as she strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday, lashing the Florida Keys with heavy rain and strong wind. Winds were sustained at …
September 19, 2005
Rita became the 17th named storm of the current season over the weekend, as maximum sustained winds neared 50 mph (85 km/hr) with higher gusts. Miami’s National Hurricane Center warned that the storm could become a full-blown hurricane within the …
September 19, 2005
Tourists and residents are beginning to evacuate Key West, and homeowners and businessmen are boarding-up, as Tropical Storm Rita continues on a path from east of Nassau, Bahamas toward south Florida. Rita’s winds are at 60 mph, but the storm …
September 7, 2005
Miami’s National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three tropical storms in the Atlantic, Ophelia, Maria and Nate. Only the first one poses any potential threat to the U.S. mainland. At 5 a.m. EDT, The center of Tropical Storm Ophelia is …