Motorcycle Helmets Increase Chances of Survival by 29%: GEICO October 16, 2014 According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey, riders wearing a helmet have a 29 percent better chance of...
Researchers Warn U.S. Ebola Cases May Top Two Dozen by November October 16, 2014 By Michelle Fay Cortez and Lorraine Woellert There could be as many as two dozen people in the U.S. infected with Ebola by the end of the...
Florida Hurricane Cat Fund Finances in Good Shape October 16, 2014 The Florida fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane is remaining strong near the end of...
Mississippi Lumber Company Cited by OSHA October 16, 2014 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Graham Lumber Co. in Fulton, Miss., for two safety violations following the...
3 Alabama Residents Convicted of Filing False Oil Spill Loss Claims October 16, 2014 Federal prosecutors say three Alabama residents have been convicted of fraudulently filing Gulf Oil Spill Fund loss claims. Officials say...
Maryland Company Gets Patent for Storm Tracking Technology October 16, 2014 By Victoria Slind-Flor Earth Networks Inc., a Maryland company that provides weather-tracking services, has received a patent on a technology that can be...
Insurers Recruit Crime Insurance Talent From AIG October 16, 2014 By Zachary Tracer and Laura Davison Beazley Plc hired Matt Barone from American International Group Inc., becoming the second insurer in a month to recruit from...
Ohio River Flooding Tires Business Owner October 16, 2014 Warren Krout estimates he has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory and office equipment at his pawn shop...
Grill Blamed in Fire That Destroyed $300,000 Utah Home October 16, 2014 Authorities are blaming an outdoor gas grill in a fire that destroyed a $300,000 home in Utah County. Lehi Fire...
Phoenix Arson Investigators Won’t Face Charges October 16, 2014 By JACQUES BILLEAUD Prosecutors in Phoenix, Ariz., have declined to bring criminal charges against two arson investigators from the Phoenix Fire Department whose...