Authorities have added four more insurance fraud charges to those already lodged against an city official in coastal Alabama. Prichard City Councilman Derrick Griffin last week was indicted by a grand jury for the second time in four months. In …
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to …
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it has appointed Hart Humble to the newly created role of Head of Customer & Broker Engagement (C&BE) for the South Central U.S. Humble has spent more than 30 years in the …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country’s Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals.” The rule will require companies to report …
More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. …
A man working on a utility pole was electrocuted early Friday when low-hanging wires made contact with the basket of his truck, according to police. The cable company worker was doing routine maintenance in rural Berne, about 15 miles (24 …
Arbol Inc., a firm that has specialized in climate risks for businesses, including parametric insurance products, has acquired Sarasota, Florida-based Centauri Insurance from Applied Underwriters. The companies announced in an statement that Centauri will become part of Arbol’s newly launched …
When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system. Hale Center is a dusty, cotton-growing burg of 2,000 about …
Although it may have seemed like drivers had thrown in the towel on trying to find cheaper auto insurance prices late last year, a new study of consumer behavior finds they’re back to shopping around. In addition, when they decide …
China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc” on U.S. critical infrastructure and its hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. The comments were in relation …