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A bonfire built by college students and never fully extinguished was responsible for the massive wildfire in Santa Barbara that destroyed 210 homes, many of them multimillion-dollar properties, author

A major construction contractor could do more to ensure safety at its work sites, including the massive CityCenter project on Nevada's Las Vegas Strip, according to two new reports. Perini Building

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is warning consumers of the dangers of flooding in his state, and encouraging them to consider flood insurance. Despite the images of damage caused b

The Southern California wildfires are burning a bigger hole in California's budget, adding to the state's $11.2 billion deficit, the governor's finance spokesman said. The state has spent $305 mill

Transamerica Life Insurance has introduced several investment options available with its variable annuity suite.

Principal Wellness Company, a subsidiary of the Principal Financial Group, has appointed Lee Dukes as its new president.

The UK's Financial Services Authority has banned Peter King and his firm New Forest Mortgage Company for knowingly submitting applications for fraudulent life assurance policies.

Protective Life Corporation has filed a bank holding company application with the US Federal Reserve board of governors and an application for the US Treasury department's capital purchase program under the troubled asset relief program.

ACE Limited announced that it is "providing further detail to help clarify ACE's total exposures to potential loss related to its variable annuity reinsurance business. The clarification supplements a

Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Philip Reynolds as an advisor to its Property Investors Division. Starting in 1995, he "created and built the Royal & SunAlliance (RSA) Property Inve