A Horry County environmental services officer is charged with burning land belonging to International Paper Company last year, according to South Carolina authorities. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported June 26 that Kyle G. Bell is suspended without pay …
A Walpole, Massachusetts lawyer and a business associate have been charged with stealing insurance money from a 95-year-old client. A Middlesex grand jury on Thursday returned an indictment against the 46-year-old attorney, Bruce Namenson, and 59-year-old Gerald Schena of Medford. …
New York’s top court has ordered the release of insurance company reports showing automobile policies broken down by zip code so Brooklyn officials can determine whether neighborhoods were deemed high-risk and avoided through “redlining.” The Court of Appeals concluded that …
The Texas Supreme Court threw out a jury award for injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters. In a 6-3 decision, …
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt and the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) called on insurance companies to provide maximum consideration to flood victims in the coming days. Missouri joins Illinois, Iowa and Indiana in asking insurers to …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that a former Monroe life insurance producer was issued a cease and desist order, license revocation and fine notice for alleged misappropriation of insurance premiums. Doc Edward Ward, Sr., 41, was served with an …
University of Wisconsin Hospital officials say a 6-year-old boy with a life-threatening kidney disease may have been infected while playing in contaminated floodwater. Dr. Ellen Wald says the child has been on dialysis and in intensive care since Sunday. She …
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on June 27 announced the creation of a 15-member task force that will focus on rebuilding after this month’s record flooding. Culver said the disaster is one of the 10 worst in the nation’s history and …
ISO Executive Vice President Scott G. Stephenson has been named chief operating officer for the company. In his new position, Stephenson will oversee ISO’s diverse subsidiaries focused on decision analytics and its business development and enterprise data management units. He …
Farmhouses appear to float on lakes, and farmers use boats to get to their barns. Businesses are shuttered as flooded roadways cut off customers. Rail lines, factories, river locks are shut down. Homeowners, who watched and waited and prayed, have …