Mississippi Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Millard Mackey and members of his staff recently participated in a two-day workshop designed to address the problem of juvenile fire setting, one of the reportedly fastest-growing segments of intentionally-set fires. “The number of fires …
Texas truck drivers recorded the largest number of occupational incidents during 2002, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The BLS (www.stats.bls.gov/) survey was conducted in cooperation with the Texas Workers’ Compensation …
Walter Bell With signs of improvement on the horizon for the property/casualty market in Alabama, Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell recently set aside time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast about conditions in the State’s insurance market and other topics of …
A home is one of life’s most important investments. Keeping it properly maintained can help reduce the risk of a loss and help ensure the safety and well being of friends and family. Just in time for spring, Travelers Property …
U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick has imposed an eight month federal prison sentence on a former Kodiak, Alaska school bus driver found guilty of 21 felony counts of mail fraud. The court also ordered Edgar David Leon, 38, to …
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently concluded a random sweep of 200 employers in the Toledo area to determine whether they have active workers’ compensation coverage, collecting $110,412 in previously unpaid premiums. Of those 200 employers, BWC found …
Consumer leaders and a key state senator recently called for regulating California’s workers’ compensation insurance system. The Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights called for applying the same remedies to workers’ comp insurance that have been successful in saving California …
SkillSoft PLC, a provider of e-learning courseware and Referenceware for business and IT professionals, has agreed to settle the class action lawsuits filed against the company and certain of its former and current officers and directors in late 2002 alleging …
The number of workplace injuries involving lost workdays fell 10 percent in 2002 compared with the previous year according to a report released this month by the Oklahoma Department of Labor. Of the 16,747 job-related injuries and illnesses involving days-away-from-work, …
The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by 3.5 percent in 2004, the smallest increase in four years, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The declining number of auto accidents due to better drivers and safer cars …