The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the chemical PFAS due to the environmental and public health risks as it evaluates possible alternatives. PFAS, nicknamed “forever chemicals” because …
More oil from a massive offshore spill landed on the southern California shore on Monday, with beaches closed and dead fish and birds washing up on shore as officials investigated whether a ship anchor striking a pipeline could have triggered …
U.S. senators from coastal states are predicting “an actuarial disaster” in the future once FEMA’s new flood insurance rating systems goes into full swing. In a press call on Sept. 30, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and New Jersey Sen. Bob …
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) said the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) estimates that under its new rating system more than 52% of Michigan flood insurance policies will see immediate savings once the program begins. The …
Four Southern states have some of the least affordable automobile insurance rates in the country, according to a recently published affordability index by the Insurance Research Council (IRC). The index measures the proportion of household income used to pay for …
A federal agency is proposing a $150,000 fine against Entergy Operations Inc. for three violations at its nuclear power plant in Louisiana. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Oct. 1 announced the fine regarding Entergy’s River Bend Nuclear facility near St. …
At least one person has been arrested after more than 175 bronze vases were stolen off graves in two southwest Louisiana cemeteries. More than 100 vases were stolen from Consolata Cemetery in Lake Charles and, next door, nearly 70 vases …
Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a monthly survey released Oct. 1 that reflected leaders’ lowest rate of confidence since the COVID-19 pandemic began last …
Ohio State University has now tallied over 2,800 instances of alleged, decades-old sexual misconduct by the late team doctor Richard Strauss, according to its latest campus crime data released on Oct. 1. The school says more than 170 total instances …
Digital flood insurance provider Neptune Flood has acquired Jumpstart Insurance Solutions, a parametric insurtech broker that offers parametric earthquake policies. Terms were not disclosed. Jumpstart, a licensed surplus lines insurance broker selling online and using Lloyd’s capacity, began offering earthquake …
