States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators. Aimed at reducing driver distraction and highway deaths and injuries, the proposal follows a …
Continental Risk of Lodi, Calif., is offering a market for commercial properties for 10 or more dwellings with no maximum number. Rental, seasonal, or vacant dwellings are acceptable. Coverages include: 1) building; 2) liability; 3) BPP; 4) BI/rental value including …
The Ohio Department of Insurance has issued cease and desist orders to two companies that were found to have been selling insurance in the state without licenses to do so. Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson has also …
Jack Crews is watching his neighborhood on the south side of Kernersville change from fields and houses to offices and businesses. But he still got a shock when he got his revaluation notice earlier this year. His property value had …
Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that autopsy results were released for workers Barbara McLean, Lewis Watson and …
Legislators have agreed to alter a North Carolina law that allows scorned spouses to sue and collect damages for stolen affection and adultery. The House voted 63-48 last week to give final legislative approval to a three-year time limit on …
A woman falsely implicated by New York police in a gruesome 1989 multiple murder is entitled to more than $250,000 in compensation for the nearly 2 1/2 years she spent behind bars, a New York Court of Claims judge has …
North Carolina consumers could soon be able to place a security freeze on their credit reports for free in legislation awaiting Gov. Beverly Perdue’s signature. The Senate gave final legislative approval to expand the state’s 2005 anti-identity theft protection law. …
A Memphis insurance claims firm wants the more than $1 million that it was supposed to receive from West Virginia, but that was instead diverted in an apparent Africa-based fraud scheme, state lawmakers learned recently. Legislative leaders attending an interim …
Continental Risk Insurance Services Inc. of Lodi, Calif., can now place taxi liability anywhere from 1 taxi to large fleets. Limits range from $10,000 up to $1 million. Coverage is provided by “A” XIII rated admitted and non-admitted carriers in …
