A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people. The first twister struck in Saline County in central Arkansas at 7:28 p.m. ET Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The tornado damaged 22 homes, an Arkansas Emergency Management spokeswoman said.

Brian Durkin’s academic resume is longer than most. Durkin, who has an associate’s degree in accounting, will graduate from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia this spring with a bachelor of science degree in finance. And risk management and insurance. For more and more business students, one major just isn’t enough.

Utah state Sen. Stephen Urquhart is hoping to change the law on motor vehicle coverage by proposing three bills that would affect uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, liability and arbitration for accident claims. Senate Bill 70, would modify the current Uniform Driver License Act by changing provisions relating to the liability limits imposed for damages caused by a minor operating a motor vehicle.

NOAA’s National Weather Service will use a new hurricane scale this season called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The scale keeps the same wind speed ranges as the original Saffir-Simpson Scale for each of the five hurricane categories, but no longer ties specific storm surge and flooding effects to each category.

AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses from the February 23-28 U.S. winter storm will range from USD 150 million to USD 350 million. Insured losses from two prior storms in February estimated at between USD 400 million and USD 1 billion. Boston-based risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimated that the insured losses from the winter storm that struck the East Coast between February 23 and 28 will be between $150 million and $350 million.