Wyoming News

Wyoming Aims to Decrease Workplace Fatalities

Many years ago when Mindy Hixon started working in the family trucking business in Carbon County, Wyo., she realized safety wasn’t a top priority. “I knew for a fact what we were doing was illegal, unsafe and not in compliance,” …

Cheyenne Aims to Tighten Taxi Requirements

Cheyenne, Wyo., may tighten its rules for taxi cab companies that operate in the city. The council is set to vote next week on a requirement for taxis to display the vehicle’s commercial insurance policy. The new rules would also …

Federal Disaster Aid for West Virginia Tops $3M

Federal disaster grants totaling more than $3 million have been approved to help businesses and residents slammed by storms and flooding in southern West Virginia last month. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the aid is primarily for temporary housing …

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West Faces High Wildfire Potential

Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims An Arizona wildfire that has burned 15,075 acres and incurred $6.9 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing in 2010. …

U.S. Launches Pre-Existing Condition Health Insurance Plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today the launch of a Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) that will offer coverage to uninsured Americans who have been unable to obtain health coverage because of a pre-existing health …

Arizona Wildfire Incurs $1.8 Million in Claims

An Arizona wildfirethat has burned 14,000 acres and incurred $1.8 million in claims to date might be the first example of the fire risks the Western United States are facing in 2010. But, the National Interagency Coordination Center expects fire …

Arizona Fire Burns 10,000 Acres

The wildfire burning near Flagstaff, Ariz., has claimed more than 10,000 acres and is only 10 percent contained three days after it started, the National Interagency Coordination Center has reported. NICC’s latest Incident Management Situation Report said the Schultz fire, …

Progressive Sees Increase in Cat Losses in May

Progressive Insurance has reported 5 percent increases in both net premiums written and earned in May 2010 compared with May 2009, but net income dropped by 19 percent in May 2010 compared with the same month in the previous year. …