A federal judge has awarded $50,000 in damages to a woman who accused a former Louisiana police chief of sexually assaulting her in his office while she was drunk and he was on duty. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick ruled …
Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa was found extensively damaged by fire on Aug. 1 in what the company building the pipeline called a shameful act. There’s little doubt the fires were intentionally set along …
The high number of tornadoes seen in Kansas in July was unusual, according to a state official. Eight tornadoes touched down in the state in July, The Wichita Eagle reported. Three twisters occurred in Greenwood County on July 7, including …
The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed on July 30 in Texas had at least four drunken-driving convictions, two prison stays and more than 40 customer complaints in his past, records show. Alfred “Skip” Nichols was identified by …
Data from the 14 U.S. surplus lines service/stamping offices show they have processed almost $12.7 billion in insurance premium filings in the first half of 2016, according to the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT). SLSOT gathers surplus lines …
Carrollton, Texas-based agency marketing, rating and management software and services firm, Insurance Technologies Corp. (ITC), announced the addition of two-factor authentication to its comparative rating and sales system, TurboRater. When agents who have enabled this enhanced security measure log into TurboRater with their …
The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas and killed all 16 people aboard was arrested in Missouri in 2000 for driving while intoxicated, and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with the balloon …
Wisconsin doctors should prescribe opioids sparingly, tell patients they could become addicted and avoid the drugs as the first option to treat pain, according to new guidelines the state Medical Examining Board recently adopted to combat heroin use. The board, …
Risk management firm Cobbs Allen has opened an office in New Orleans. The company is partnering with First Insurance in opening the office under the Cobbs Allen name. This will be the fourth office for the firm specializing in commercial …
A Pennsylvania steel company named in a lawsuit over an oil tanker train derailment near Casselton, N.D., more than two years ago wants the case moved from state to federal court. An attorney for Standard Steel made the motion to …