The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California. That’s according to results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test, which found that …
Straight-line winds of up to 110 mph damaged farm buildings and trees near Alliance, Neb., as storms tore through the northern Plains, the National Weather Service reported May 25. The weather service said the May 24 storms also produced tornadoes, …
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Zurich, a property/casualty insurance provider, has added six people to its underwriting staff in its Southwest region offices. They are: Matt Sweesy has been brought in to lead expansion efforts in the Strategic Risk Solutions business. He is relocating from …
National fire officials say northwest Wyoming could see more wildfires this summer after a season of light snowfall. The National Interagency Fire Center said the light winter in the region means drier fuels in the summer that could increase wildfire …
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Dolye has signed legislation banning drivers from sending text messages while driving. Wisconsin joins Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska and Wyoming as the states to pass laws that ban all drivers from sending text messages this year, according …
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Institutional investors are continuing to target Massey Energy’s board of directors over an explosion that killed 29 coal miners earlier this month. The New Jersey Building Laborers Pension Fund blames Chairman Don Blankenship and other board members for the April …
Wyoming, which has the worst fatality workplace in the nation, is hiring a full-time epidemiologist, a position that could replace a state task force that has been studying the issue, officials said. Gov. Dave Freudenthal formed the Wyoming Worker Fatality …
The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the number of people who died on the state’s highways decreased in 2009. The Highway Patrol said there where 116 fatal crashes in 2009, compared to 140 in 2008. A total of 134 people died …
