Lawyers Claim Montana Workers’ Compensation Investigators Violate Privacy August 30, 2011 Two Billings attorneys are asking the Montana Supreme Court to stop workers’ compensation investigators from practices that they say violate...
West Virginia Jury Awards $7 Million in Electric Plant Explosion Death August 30, 2011 A West Virginia jury has awarded $7 million in damages to the family of a worker killed in a 2007...
North Carolina’s Hickory Point: Small Towns, Big Floods August 30, 2011 By Michael Biesecker For Mavis Powers, a lifetime of work and keepsakes were washed away when Hurricane Irene drove a 13-foot storm surge...
Oregon Wildfires Threaten Homes August 30, 2011 Weather conditions improved for firefighters trying to contain a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired....
Tobacco, Poultry Among North Carolina Farm Losses from Irene August 30, 2011 North Carolina farmers felt the financial weight of Hurricane Irene’s winds and heavy rains Sunday as inspections following the storm...
With FEMA Running Low on Funds, Irene Revives Budget Battle August 30, 2011 By Andy Sullivan Washington’s never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top Republican said Monday that any...
Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades August 30, 2011 By Christine Kearney and Scott Malone New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already...
Vermont Flooding from Irene Take Its Toll: 3 Lives; Homes, Businesses Destroyed August 30, 2011 By Scott Malone Vermont residents surveyed washed out roads, swept-away bridges and destroyed homes and businesses Monday after a weakened Hurricane Irene brought...
Ratings Roundup: MS Frontier, Abu Dhabi National August 30, 2011 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Bermuda-based...
Swiss Re Analyzes Effects of Economic Crisis on Nordic Insurance Market August 30, 2011 Swiss Re, as host of its Nordic Risk & Insurance Summit (NORIS™) conference, warned that the “economic environment in the...