Puerto Rico News

Red Flags, Notification Laws and Hi Tech Act – What Does It All Mean?

Data breaches have hit an all time high and with that have been a dramatic increase in new data security and privacy laws and regulations. Both state and federal regulations have been in place for several years with regards to …

Tropical Storm Erika ‘Remains Disorganized’ NHC Reports

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 5:00 a.m. AST bulletin, the center of “poorly-organized tropical storm Erika” was located about 85 miles, 140 kms, west of Guadeloupe and about 260 miles, 420 kms, east-southeast of San Juan Puerto Rico. “Erika …

Atlantic Tropical Wave Could Become Cyclone, Warns U.S. Hurricane Center

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a tropical wave in the western Atlantic Ocean northeast of Puerto Rico had a high chance — greater than 50 percent — of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. NHC …

States Give ‘Thumbs Up’ to Fingerprinting Insurance Producers

Don’t be alarmed, but there are convicted criminals roaming around the country acting as insurance producers. They could be drunk drivers, robbers, forgers, possibly even rapists. They got their producer licenses in states that did not ask them for their …

Hurricane Bill Continues on Course; Bermuda on Alert

Hurricane Bill continues to follow the trajectory forecast by the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The storm remains a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of around 115 mph, 185 km/hr, with higher gusts. According to the latest NHC …

Hurricane Bill Expected to Strengthen to Category 3; Ana, Claudette Weaken

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, revved up quickly Monday as it headed toward Bermuda, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana dissipated without threatening the U.S. Gulf oil patch. Bill strengthened into a Category 2 …

Tropical Storm Claudette Hits Florida, Seen Fading

Tropical Storm Claudette, the third of the Atlantic hurricane season, moved ashore along the U.S. Gulf coast early Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Claudette formed early Sunday morning. The storm hit the coast near the eastern end of …

Hurricane Bill Heads for Bermuda

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, gained strength quickly as it churned across open ocean Monday in the direction of Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Two other tropical cyclones, Ana and Claudette, were fading; …

How Past Atlantic Hurricane Activity Compares to Recent Numbers

Reconstructions of past hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean indicate that the most active hurricane period in the past was during the “Medieval Climate Anomaly” about a thousand years ago when climate conditions created a “perfect storm” of La Niña-like …

Iowa, Minnesota Get ‘A’, 9 States ‘F’ in Best, Worst States for Workers’ Comp

Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia do the best job handling workers’ compensation injuries, while Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wyoming perform the worst. That’s according to the latest report card from the California-based Work …