A Midwest fault zone that unleashed a series of violent earthquakes in the early 19th century shows no signs of building up the stresses needed for the quakes many seismologists expect to someday rock the region again, two scientists say. …
A LaSalle County jury has awarded $1 million to a Tonica man who sued an orthopedic surgeon who mishandled his knee surgery. The jury handed the award to Jack Hughes Sr. of Tonica, who sued Dr. Mark Kelley of Peru …
A proposal to put interlocks in the vehicles of every West Virginian convicted of drunken driving appears to be on hold this year while lawmakers await the results of an earlier expansion of the program. But a West Virginia University …
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the difficult Classes: Roofers, Foundations, Excavators, Fire Sprinklers, Paper GC’s, Custom Home Builders & …
Global warming should lift sea levels along the U.S. Northeast nearly twice as fast as global rates this century, putting New York City at risk to damage from hurricanes and winter storm surges, scientists said. “The northeast coast of the …
Florida lawmakers need to make some smart decisions on reducing the risk for Florida property owners from hurricane damage, the state’s chief financial officer said Thursday. In a letter to key legislative leaders, CFO Alex Sink said property owners cannot …
Tony Laska has joined workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. as its senior vice president and chief information officer. Laska comes to West Virginia from the Chicago area, where he had been assistant vice president for Allstate Insurance Co. …
Ohio’s Feb. 11-12 windstorm caused at least $88.9 million in damages, based on preliminary insured loss estimates from the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), an insurance industry trade group. Widespread losses were reported by a number of Ohio insurers. Unseasonably warm …
A.M. Best Co. has removed the ratings from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of Utah-based Great Western Insurance Company, but has assigned them a negative …
With the prospect of another season of spring flooding fast approaching, the Army Corps of Engineers insists the earthen flood levees outmatched by the Mississippi River last summer are rebuilt and ready. Not everyone’s so sure. It was nearly nine …
