More than 3,000 people die each year in fires at home, according to a new study released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s U.S. Fire Administration. Michael Brown, under secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness …
Officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) on Thursday delivered two final Long-Term Recovery Plans, designed to help guide the recovery process in Escambia and Santa …
Jerry Sullivan, former senior vice president of ADESA Impact, has joined QCSA Auto Auctions as a partner. QCSA currently operates four salvage auto auctions in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. John Lindle, president of QCSA, noted, “We are thrilled to bring …
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken has reminded consumers to review their insurance policies and offered a brochure entitled “Are You Ready if a Disaster Strikes?” to provide strategies for people whose homes and businesses suffer weather-related property damage. “It’s critical …
After previously signing tort reform legislation into law, Republican Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt yesterday granted another long-held insurance industry wish when he enacted workers’ compensation reforms. Both sets of reforms were stymied under previous Gov. Bob Holden, a Democrat. According …
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said damage from tornadoes and violent weather that struck Miller, Seminole and Wayne Counties recently generated nearly a thousand insurance claims, with estimated insured losses as high as $12.5 million. “That figure …
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has recommended that local officials in coastal communities be given clear authority to order evacuations in the case of catastrophic hurricanes and that the state provide financial assistance to improve hurricane evacuation routes. The recommendations are …
UnumProvident has expanded its suite of online tools that help employers and employees file a disability insurance claim. Employers can now access a step-by-step online guide that includes sample claims forms, administration guides, and information specific to maternity or long …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that non-construction laborers and freight, stock, and material movers recorded the largest number of occupational injuries and illnesses in Texas in 2003, according to the most recent data released by the U.S. Bureau of …
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster funds have been made available for New Hampshire to supplement emergency response efforts for a second record snowstorm that struck the state …