Virginia Insurers ‘Actively Preparing’ for Florence; State’s Top 10 Home Insurers September 13, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Virginia Bureau of Insurance says it is “confident that insurers are actively preparing for this storm” as the potential...
Marijuana Use Suspected in Fatal Colorado Crash September 13, 2018 The Colorado State Patrol says a woman killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 70 is suspected of being under...
Tropical Storm Drenches Hawaii With Rain September 13, 2018 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy A gradually weakening tropical storm hit Hawaii on Wednesday, soaking a part of Maui and sending gusts of wind that...
Spike in New Mexico Traffic Deaths in August September 13, 2018 New Mexico saw a spike in traffic fatalities in August as a deadly crash involving a passenger bus and a...
Paladin in California Names Riley Head of Insurance September 13, 2018 San Francisco, Calif.-based Paladin Cyber has named Josh Riley head of insurance. He will lead the company’s efforts to develop...
Looming Florence Heaps Despair on Rural U.S. Towns Ravaged by Matthew September 13, 2018 By Patrick Rucker When Hurricane Matthew submerged the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, two years ago, Eve Waddell thought she had...
AXA’s Duverne Named Chairman of Insurance Development Forum, Replacing Catlin September 13, 2018 The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) announced the appointment of Denis Duverne as chair of its Steering Committee, succeeding Stephen Catlin,...
Powerful Typhoon Mangkhut Triggers Evacuations in Philippines September 13, 2018 By Ditas Lopez and Cecilia Yap A powerful typhoon is expected to make a landfall in the Philippines’ main Luzon island on Saturday, prompting authorities to...
Safety Board Seeks to Mandate Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Controls on U.S. Motorcycles September 13, 2018 By Tom Krisher A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes...
Alera Group Acquires Burnham Benefit Advisors, VantagePoint Benefit Strategies September 13, 2018 Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has acquired Burnham Benefit...