All the headlines from our Church Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 13 2006 // Investigators believe a pair of men in their 20s or 30s, likely “bosom buddies,” are responsible for a string of church fires in rural Alabama, as authorities confirmed the latest blaze at a Baptist church on...
Feb 10 2006 // Two companies insuring several rural churches burned in Bibb County and west Alabama are offering rewards that could total more than $77,000, in addition to state and federal rewards totaling $10,000.Five church fires Feb....
Feb 8 2006 // The five rural Alabama Baptist churches either damaged or destroyed in fires last week were able to begin filing insurance claims Feb. 6 after all the fires were formally ruled arsons by the state insurance commissioner,...
Jan 26 2006 // A Roman Catholic church in Manhattan has sued the Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. charging breach of contract, claiming the insurance carrier has improperly refused to pay $1.22 million stolen by a priest.The Church of...
Jan 4 2006 // Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 3 a.m. EST. News prior to then indicated that early reports were 12 miners in a West Virginia coal mine explosion had been found alive. Hours later, officials said that was...
Jan 2 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...
Jan 2 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance.Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...
Jan 1 2006 // If you live within a mile of a church, you’re far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But if you live within a mile of a restaurant, you face a significantly...
Jan 1 2006 // Why people who live close to restaurant are more likely to pay more for auto insurance.Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a...
Dec 18 2005 // MassachusettsAuto Producer Reassignments Delayed: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has asked that a plan for reassignment of auto insurance producers doing business with the state’s residual...
Dec 9 2005 // In a case that could have implications for New York Cardinal Edward Egan, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that newspapers can ask for documents related...
Dec 7 2005 // Authorities are investigating an early morning church fire in Winder in northeast Georgia that they say is suspicious.Glenn Allen, a spokesman for state Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said a neighbor...
Dec 6 2005 // Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But those who live within one mile of a restaurant face a significantly greater...
Dec 6 2005 // Roman Catholic Church officials in Pennsylvania say a proposal that would allow sexual-abuse victims from decades ago to file lawsuits could lead to financial ruin for dioceses across the state.Some Harrisburg lawmakers...
Dec 5 2005 // Here are a few smaller and regional programs that are meeting specific needsPumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president...
Dec 4 2005 // Pumped for profitRobin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president with the Managing Agency Group in Hartford, Conn., a subsidiary of Hilb Rogal...
Nov 9 2005 // Roy Pasini, former publisher of Underwriters’ Report, died Saturday following a month-long hospitalization. Funeral services and mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, at St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker...
Oct 3 2005 // In the mess that was left after Hurricane Katrina blasted into the Gulf Coast last month, many insurance companies anted up dollars for relief. But it’s probably safe to say that few organizations literally went the...
Aug 31 2005 // The twice-a-week bus trips from Preston, Idaho, to Logan have been canceled due to church-state and insurance concerns.Franklin County Clerk Elliott Larsen said the trips, which have been shut down for the past month,...
Aug 9 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “BBB” financial strength and counterparty credit ratings to Australia-based nonlife insurer EIG-Ansvar Ltd. with a positive...