Archive for July 2015

London-based Brit plc, which completed its merger with Fairfax Financial Holdings in the first half of this year, reported operating profit before foreign exchange and transaction related expenses of $70.9 million, compared with $172.3 million in the first half of … The article Brit Reports H1 After-Tax Profit of US$6.4M, Compared to $94.5m in 2014…

A Connecticut woman accused of using fireworks to burn down her Windham, Connecticut, home for insurance has received a fully suspended prison sentence. The Day of New London reports 48-year-old Julie Amero-Volle pleaded no contest to third-degree arson and pleaded … The article Connecticut Woman Gets Suspended Sentence in Insurance Arson Case appeared first on…

Smith Brothers Insurance LLC, an independent agency based in Glastonbury, Connecticut, announced that it has acquired the assets of Carillo & Howland Inc., an agency with locations in Windsor Locks and Somers, Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. … The article Smith Brothers Insurance Acquires Carillo & Howland in Connecticut appeared first on…

An Oregon State University student is suing a Eugene property management company after she fell from a third-story window while asleep. The Register-Guard reported that Shelbi Macholz filed a lawsuit this week seeking $230,000 from Principle Property management to cover her … The article Oregon Woman Sues University after Falling Through Window Asleep appeared first…

A woman who says she had to be taken to the emergency room after a Fred Meyer pharmacy employee gave her the wrong prescription has filed a lawsuit. The Oregonian reported that Anna Bell filed a lawsuit last week seeking … The article Woman Sues Oregon Pharmacy after Getting Wrong Drugs appeared first on Insurance…

Crews battling the toughest of several wildfires burning across the state held their ground late Wednesday, keeping a blaze east of California’s Napa Valley from jumping any more containment lines, fire officials said. The fire, which has burned for a … The article Firefighters Hold California Wildfire That Jumped Line appeared first on Insurance Journal.…

Fake palm trees and high winds fueled a poolside fire on a rooftop at The Cosmopolitan hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend, fire officials said Monday. The blaze on Saturday sent guests running and plumes of black … The article Pool Fire at Las Vegas Hotel Fueled by Fake Palm Trees appeared…

Deschutes County in Oregon has updated its plan for dealing with natural disasters, including the potential Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake that recently received national attention. The Bulletin reported that county commissioners adopted the update last week. The plan details how … The article Oregon County Updates Natural Disaster Plan to Deal with Cascadia appeared first…

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting no damage from a strong earthquake that rocked Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The quake struck at 8:49 p.m. Sunday and was centered 45 miles southwest of the village of Nikolski (nih-KOHL’-skee) at a depth of … The article Earthquake Shakes Alaska’s Aleutian Islands appeared first on Insurance Journal. Read More…