Private Forecaster Still Sees Quiet Hurricane Season

Private weather forecaster WSI Corp. said on Monday it still sees a quiet 2009 Atlantic hurricane season with conditions not conducive to an active year for violent storms

Former New York Insurance Chief Dinallo to Run for Attorney General

Dinallo, former New York superintendent of insurance, said Monday that he is gearing up for a possible election effort to be the state's next attorney general. “I recently filed papers with the …

UPDATE – Thousands Flee Raging Wildfires in Greece

An overnight drop in gale-force winds offered hard-pressed Greek firefighters a brief respite Monday after wildfires raged unchecked for two days north of Athens, burning houses and swathes of … Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved

Hurricane Bill Expected to Strengthen to Category 3; Ana, Claudette Weaken

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, revved up quickly Monday as it headed toward Bermuda, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Ana dissipated without threatening the …

New AIG CEO Benmosche to Be Paid $7 Million

American International Group Inc., the insurer that received billions of dollars in a U.S. bailout, said on Monday that it will pay newly-appointed Chief Executive Robert Benmosche an annual …

Hurricane Bill Heads for Bermuda

Hurricane Bill, the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season, gained strength quickly as it churned across open ocean Monday in the direction of Bermuda, the U.S. National Hurricane Center …