Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake

South Carolina fire officials say a blaze has caused $10 million in damage to a high-priced private community in Georgetown County. The May 13 fire in the DeBordieu Colony destroyed one two-story

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that an employer must pay temporary disability benefits to an employee although the employee had been suspended. According to Sigala vs. Atencio's Market

A West Virginia official says the passage of time makes it impossible to determine what caused a fatal 2005 coal truck crash. Administrator Terry Farley said May 14 the Office of Miners' Health, S

Preparing for hurricanes, despite two slow previous storm seasons, is key to the survival of Floridians and recovery efforts, officials said. About 2,800 people attended the 22nd Annual Governor's

Two more families of Charleston, S.C. firefighters killed in last year's Sofa Super Store blaze sued the store, furniture manufacturers and other companies. The Post and Courier of Charleston repo

Rancho Cordova, Calif.-based WIAA Insurance Services has expanded its strategic partnership with San Diego-based Barney & Barney LLC to include a specialty line insurance program with its environmenta

Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. reported net income for the first quarter in 2008 was $25.5 million, down from the $27.9 million earned in the same period in 2007. First quarter net premi

Appleton, Wis.-based Integrity Mutual Insurance Company recently named Darin L. Kath as president-designate, effective June 2. Richard J. Schinler, current president and chief executive officer, w

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group has promoted Mary J. Gray to the position of vice president of underwriting. Gray joined Vermont Mutual in 1984 and has served in several key positions in underwriti

M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has named John Stawecki vice president/branch manager and broker in its Woodland Hills, Calif., office. Stawecki will focus on the casualty side of the excess and surplus insura

Faced with an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration has found another, quieter way to make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It's rewriting the bureaucrati

New Yorkers would be let in on the secret when their doctor is charged with misconduct under a proposal by New York Gov. David Paterson. The measure would end the protection for doctors against dis

Georgia Gov. Sonny Purdue signed a bill that will give automobile insurers the ability to establish rates without the consent of the state's Insurance Commissioner. Purdue said he signed Senate Bil

Wildfires that have gutted at least 40 homes along Florida's Atlantic coast are believed to have been started by arsonists, but they got help from two classic Florida factors: rampant development and