All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 27 2007 // A judge denied bail for a suspect charged with setting fires in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest that damaged at least 100 acres of timber.John Wesley Irons, 60, poses a serious risk to the community if he is...
Aug 21 2007 // Marsh UK issued a warning to the European financial services sector, including insurance companies, hedge funds, banks and ratings agencies, that “they may be exposed to greater Directors’ and Officers’...
Aug 21 2007 // To help Missouri consumers keep track of the latest recalls, Attorney General Jay Nixon on Friday, Aug. 17th launched a new Web site to serve as a clearinghouse. The page brings together detailed information on recalls...
Aug 20 2007 // Australia’s QBE Insurance Group reported a hefty 56 percent increase in after tax net profit for the half year to June 30, 2007 to a record A$921 million (US$740 million), compared to A$591 million (US$475 million)...
Aug 20 2007 // Two federal appeals court rulings in early August in class-action lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina-related property damage in Louisiana underscored the validity of flood exclusions in property insurance policies.In...
Aug 20 2007 // Some states face tougher seasons than others but every state must deal with the threatHistorically, the lion’s share of in-season wildland fires occurs in the country’s western regions, however, as evidenced by...
Aug 20 2007 // According to U.S. Coast Guard, boating accidents on the water increased in 2005 with 4,969 reported accidents and 697 fatalities. California ranked first with 630 reported boating accidents and 58 fatalities in 2005, and...
Aug 20 2007 // Record earnings, capitalization and profits deliver new challenges for reinsurersIf the reinsurance industry were a game of golf, one would say that after three rounds — the two halves of 2006 and the first half of...
Aug 20 2007 // No region of country is immune to wildland firesSome states face tougher seasons than others but every state must deal with the threat Historically, the lion’s share of in-season wildland fires occurs in the...
Aug 20 2007 // Court affirms flood exclusions in La. property policiesTwo federal appeals court rulings in early August in class-action lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina-related property damage in Louisiana underscored the...
Aug 20 2007 // If the reinsurance industry were a game of golf, one would say that after three rounds — the two halves of 2006 and the first half of 2007 — it tops the leader board. But as any golf buff knows the final 18...
Aug 20 2007 // According to U.S. Coast Guard, boating accidents on the water increased in 2005 with 4,969 reported accidents and 697 fatalities. California ranked first with 630 reported boating accidents and 58 fatalities in 2005, and...
Aug 16 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
Aug 15 2007 // A former New York postal worker who said he suffered a back injury on the job 16 years ago has admitted to bilking the government out of nearly $400,000 in workers’ compensation benefits.David VanDeusen, 56, of...
Aug 15 2007 // A lead investigator of last summer’s deadly Comair plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people says the accident exposed “latent failures” across the nation’s aviation system.In an eight-page...
Aug 14 2007 // Indiana transportation officials closed a bridge that connects two northern Indiana highways and passes over a commuter rail line after an inspection revealed potential safety problems.Officials closed the Indiana 212...
Aug 10 2007 // Former Vice President Al Gore said this week that some of the world’s largest energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., are funding research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming as part...
Aug 10 2007 // Federal officials cautioned transportation authorities across the U.S. to re-examine bridges after investigators probing a deadly interstate bridge collapse in Minnesota said they found a potential design flaw.The National...
Aug 8 2007 // So far the U.S. hurricane season has been remarkable for its absence, but Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services questions whether that trend will continue. In a report, entitled “Are U.S. Insurers Ready If...
Aug 8 2007 // The U.S. Department of Justice is weighing whether to intervene in a lawsuit that accuses insurance companies of overbilling the federal government for flood damage from Hurricane Katrina, a judge who unsealed the case on...