Allstate reported a jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday as the property and casualty insurer benefited from a sharp fall in catastrophe losses. Earnings rose across the insurance industry on weaker catastrophe losses in the quarter. The prior year’s quarter …
Storm Austen Knocks Out Power to Nearly 300,000 French Homes
Storm Austen knocked out electricity to almost 300,000 customers in western France on Friday as hurricane-force winds battered the region, disrupting roads, railways and other