More dangerous weather, spawning baseball-sized hail and tornadoes, was predicted for Oklahoma and parts of the Ozarks on Friday after more than a dozen reported twisters in Oklahoma and Arkansas on Thursday, U.S. forecasters said. “The atmosphere will become extremely …
Montana farmers told U.S. Sen. Max Baucus that planned cuts to the farm bill could make the crop insurance safety net too expensive. Baucus held a round-table discussion with farmers and agricultural groups Wednesday. The six-term Democrat said that the …
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. has expanded into builder’s risk insurance with the launch of its new Construction Property Risks Division. The new division will be based in New York and be led by Francis P. Tricamo, Sr. Tricamo has over …
Two former Chivas USA youth coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Major League Soccer team, claiming they were fired because they aren’t Mexican or Latino. The suit was filed Tuesday by Daniel Calichman and Theothoros Chronopoulos in Los …
According to EQECAT’s CatWatch on two moderate sized earthquakes in California this week there should be little to no damage is expected. Two moderate sized earthquakes were felt in California: a magnitude 5.7 in Northern California on May 23 and …
Joe Paterno’s family has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association over penalties levied against Pennsylvania State University and its football program for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse case. In a complaint filed today in state court in Bellefonte, …
Connecticut’s state Senate approved legislation early Thursday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their legal statuses. Immigrants would be able to obtain driver’s licenses beginning in January 2015 in the bill, which passed 19-16 in the …
A Chinese group’s purchase of ILFC, one of the world’s largest airplane leasing businesses, could collapse after insurer American International Group Inc. said on Friday it did not receive a scheduled deposit payment. Under terms of the purchase agreement, the …
Cross Insurance, an insurance brokerage and subsidiary of Bangor, Maine-based Cross Financial Corp., announced the hiring of Mike Guarino as a producer in the firm’s Manchester, N.H. office. Guarino has been in the commercial insurance field since 2002, with his …
The state Court of Appeals has thrown out a $700,000 judgment against the city of Jackson involving an accident during a police chase in 2001 in which two women were injured and a third killed. The Court of Appeals ruled …
