Willis Group Holdings has extended the employment agreement with its Chairman and CEO Joseph J. Plumeri. The agreement, which was originally scheduled to expire October 15, 2009, extends his tenure through April 2011. The extension assures that Plumeri will continue …
Zurich Financial Services announced that the Board of Directors will propose to the 2008 Annual General Meeting of shareholders on April 3 the election of “Dr. Susan Bies (age 60, US Citizen) and Victor L.L. Chu (age 50, British Citizen) …
Freshman Sen. Michael Watson knows the sting of rising insurance costs on the hurricane-battered Mississippi Gulf Coast. Watson said after Hurricane Katrina struck more than two years ago, he lost his home’s wind insurance with Farm Bureau so he joined …
A federal judge dismissed a criminal contempt charge against Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week, giving the prominent lawyer one less case to worry about as he fights a more serious bribery indictment. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled …
State fire investigators were sifting through the charred remains of a central Georgia church that burned to the ground. “The only thing standing is the face of the church,” McIntyre, Ga., police Sgt. Bernard Hughes said. The fire at the …
Investigators with the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office were sifting through ashes, trying to determine what sparked a fire that severely damaged the oldest house in Greenbrier County. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 at the …
North Carolina lifted an outdoor burning ban, hoping to burn off excess forest debris in preparation for the spring fire season. Outdoor burning became allowable after noon on March 1. Officials said recent rainfall has made it safe to conduct …
The Minnesota House approved a $40 million fund last week to compensate victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. The vote was 120-10 after a debate on the same day that lawmakers learned the state’s projected budget shortfall has grown …
An experimental plane that may have been having trouble landing struck another that was taxiing at an airfield March 1, setting both on fire and killing two people, authorities said. Two people were critically injured. The plane trying to land …
More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, a nascent movement is afoot to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to legally buy alcohol under some circumstances. Proponents say the higher age hasn’t kept young people …
