The families of six men killed in a Utah mine cave-in sued the mine’s Ohio owners, claiming that the collapse occurred because they were harvesting coal unsafely. The lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court contends Cleveland-based Murray Energy Corp. and …
Atlanta-based Assurant Specialty Property, expanded the benefit choices available through its First Protector® mortgage protection product and launched a redesigned Web site. Recent enhancements to the supplemental homeowner insurance program include: -A broader coverage definition to allow for condominiums, multifamily …
There’s no way to know whether recent swarms of earthquakes in northeast Nevada and near Reno are an indicator that a bigger quake is coming, experts say. “We can say with 100 percent certainty that large earthquakes are going to …
A small earthquake near the southeast Missouri town of Poplar Bluff Monday morning wasn’t strong enough to cause any damage. National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Dodd says the 2.8 magnitude quake at 5:45 a.m. originated about 4 miles below the …
Hurricanes pose the greatest act of nature risk to the U.S. insurance industry for 2008, according to EMB, an actuarial consulting firm. With the hurricane season on the horizon, insurers must prepare for this heightened risk, EMB urges. “We’ve seen …
A section of construction crane plummeted 30 floors at the site of a high-rise condominium in Miami, Fla., killing two workers and smashing into a home that the contractor used for storage, police said. Five other workers were injured, one …
Alaska is testing its tsunami warning system this week, and officials say they’re using the event to remind Anchorage residents they don’t have to worry. Kattaryna Stiles is acting director of the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management. She says it’s …
An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude or greater on California’s Hayward Fault, in the heart of the San Francisco Bay area, could impact more than 5 million people and impact more than $1.5 trillion in property and contents, according to new …
The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) announced the hiring of Glenn A. Pomeroy as the CEA’s CEO. He will assume the position on April 1. Pomeroy has extensive experience in public service positions, including former commissioner of …
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will award up to $3.4 million in grants and cooperative agreements for earthquake research in 2009. Interested researchers can apply online at www.grants.gov under the funding opportunity number 09HQPA0001. Applications are due May 15, 2008, …
