Severe weather and tornadoes moved through several North Mississippi counties on May 8 causing damage to property and infrastructure. The state emergency operations center in Pearl, Miss. posted initial damage reports in four counties including building and roof damage to …
With cleanup efforts under way, life is slowly returning to normal in riverfront areas across the Quad Cities in Iowa. Cleanup crews went to work on Monday, May 5th even though flooding was still a worry in some areas. There …
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for five counties following a severe weather system and tornadoes affected parts of North Mississippi on May 2. Thunderstorms with high winds, tornadoes and torrential rains causing damage to homes, businesses, …
San Diego, Calif.-based MGA and wholesale insurance broker Sloan Mason Insurance Services opened a new office in New Orleans, La. Sloan Mason specializes in the marine and energy business and will introduce specialty programs and coverages for vessel owners, shipyards, …
An explosion tore through a Mississippi paper mill May 3 after a boiler was inspected, killing a contract worker and injuring 17 others, the company said. The explosion occurred as workers started a boiler at the International Paper mill after …
A federal judge ruled in favor of a Greenwich, Conn., woman trying to collect more than $2 million for back rent and damage to a home occupied by rogue financier Martin R. Frankel. Judge Ellen Bree Burns rejected a request …
Bad Faith Blues “It is good for consumers … it will help them get what they paid for, which is our goal. But it also recognizes the industry’s needs. It gives them some ability to have some understanding and some …
Can’t Prove Fraud “Judge Senter has confirmed what we have been saying all along – this is a basic wind/water dispute and plaintiffs cannot prove fraud.” —State Farm spokesman Jonathan Freed said April 21 after a federal judge dismissed claims …
77% The drop in first quarter net income reported by Allstate Corp., which said it was hurt by write-downs in its investments and larger-than-expected catastrophe losses. Net income fell to $348 million, or 62 cents a share, from about $1.5 …
Just weeks after earthquakes rattled Nevada, the Midwest and the coast of Oregon, and on the heels of the 102nd anniversary of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake, the public, government officials and insurance industry professionals are wondering whether towns across could …
