Food Spoils, Businesses Close as California Power Outages Imposed October 11, 2019 By Andrew Hay A California dentist canceled dozens of appointments and supermarkets tried to save rotting food on Thursday as electricity was cut...
Wildfire Destroyed Dozens of Homes in Southern California October 11, 2019 By Dan Whitcomb Burning trash dumped by a garbage truck caused a fire that by early Friday had destroyed dozens of homes in...
Vaping, Guns, Marijuana on Tap for Maine Legislative Session October 11, 2019 The Maine Legislature might consider restrictions on vaping, stricter gun controls and new marijuana laws in the coming legislative session....
Vermont Insurance Agents Association Elects Alan Kinney as President October 11, 2019 Alan K. Kinney III, principal at Kinney Insurance Agency in St. Albans, Vermont, was recently elected president of the Vermont...
How TRIA Would Handle Another 9/11: I.I.I. October 11, 2019 By James Lynch The Insurance Information Institute’s new white paper, “A World Without TRIA: Incalculable Risk,” shows how the market for terrorism insurance...
Two Workers Hurt in Crash Between Washington D.C. Commuter Trains October 11, 2019 Authorities in Washington, D.C., say two regional transit agency workers were hurt when one commuter train rear-ended another. WTOP-FM reports...
Connecticut Man Sentenced for Lying about Superstorm Sandy Damage October 11, 2019 A Connecticut man must pay a $5,000 fine and serve two years’ probation after making false statements to obtain a...
Court Allows Judge Opposed by Drug Firms to Oversee Nationwide Opioid Trial October 11, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a...
Global Safety Regulators Fault U.S., ‘Undue Pressure’ from Boeing for 737 Max Approval October 11, 2019 By Alan Levin U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the...
Largest African Insurer Sanlam Plans to Continue Growth via M&A October 11, 2019 By Roxanne Henderson Africa’s largest insurer is getting breathing room to build on its biggest-ever acquisition and expand existing operations as rivals scale...