Long Island, N.Y., Residents Asked to Take Disaster Survey January 2, 2014 A Long Island, N.Y., politician is asking residents to take an online survey to help officials update their plans for...
In Shickshinny, Penn., Flood-Buyout Program to Continue Through 2014 January 2, 2014 By Jennifer Learn-Andes, The (Wilkes-Barre) Times Leader Donald Hargraves is flooded with nostalgia when he drives past the Shickshinny, Penn., home he owned for more than five...
Joplin, Missouri Publishes Book Featuring Tornado Experiences January 2, 2014 Joplin has published a collection of stories that chronicle the 2011 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city. The book,...
N.H.-Based BUA Purchases Weather Insurance Agency January 2, 2014 BUA, LLC, a managing general agency based in Portsmouth, N.H., has agreed to purchase Weather Insurance Agency of East Setauket,...
Doctors, Hospitals Expect Confusion as Obamacare Plans Begin January 2, 2014 By ewis Krauskopf and Julie Steenhuysen Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under President...
U.S., Automakers Pursue Drunk Driver Detection Systems January 2, 2014 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has extended for five years its agreement with automakers to...
Florida’s Towne Center Agency Joins Brightway January 2, 2014 Brightway Insurance agency owner Ken Toney, whose retail store is located in Sanford, Fla., has acquired the book of business...
Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Claims Firm ICA January 2, 2014 Brown & Brown Inc. has acquired certain assets of insurance claims adjusting firm ICA Inc., based in Charlotte, North Carolina,...
AmWINS Completes Acquisition of Bliss & Glennon and eReinsure January 2, 2014 AmWINS Group Inc. completed its acquisition of Bliss & Glennon and eReinsure. AmWINS signed an agreement to acquire the firms...
North Dakota Train Fire Restarts Oil Transport Safety Debate January 2, 2014 By Jim Snyder, Bradley Olson and Lynn Doan The derailment and fire that led to the evacuation of a North Dakota town has renewed the debate over whether...