FEMA Responds to Florida’s Flood Rate Request, Sort Of February 17, 2016 By Amy O'Connor The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has responded to Florida’s request to review the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rates...
Ex-Freedom Industries Exec Sentenced to 1 Month for West Virginia Chemical Spill February 17, 2016 By John Raby A former Freedom Industries executive was sentenced Feb. 11 to one month in federal prison for a chemical spill that...
Coast Guard Panel Questions If Captain Responsible for El Faro’s Sinking February 16, 2016 By Barbara Liston The captain of the U.S. cargo ship that sank off the Bahamas in a hurricane last fall, killing all 33...
FAA Open to Discussing Turning Over Air Traffic Safety to Nonprofit February 16, 2016 By Alan Levin The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a House Republican plan to spin off the nation’s air- traffic control system...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting to Air Live on Yahoo February 16, 2016 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans to webcast its annual meeting for the first time, allowing the largest U.S. shareholder...
Sierra Club Lawsuit Claims Fracking Contributing to Oklahoma Earthquakes February 16, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra Sierra Club weighed into the controversy over fracking and increased earthquake risk with a lawsuit accusing a Chesapeake Energy Corp....
Massachusetts Bill Aims to Open Up Home Rate Filings for Discussion February 16, 2016 The Massachusetts Senate recently passed a legislative amendment that would open up home insurers’ rate filings for public discussion. The...
U.S. Risk Hires Guadagno as EVP of Binding Operations in New York February 16, 2016 U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. has hired John L. Guadagno as executive vice president of Binding Operations for its affiliate...
Narragansett Bay Hires McLaughlin as Connecticut Territory Manager February 16, 2016 Narragansett Bay Insurance Company (NBIC) has hired Brendan McLaughlin as the company’s assistant vice president – Connecticut territory manager. In...
Midwest Group Challenges Peabody Energy’s Plan to Self-Bond Mines February 16, 2016 By Alan Scher Zagier A Midwestern environmental group has followed through on its promise to formally challenge Peabody Energy’s ability to guarantee it has...