Seventy-two fatal work injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2003, a decrease of nine cases from 2002, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total is below the five-year average for …
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week gave a veto to an assembly bill that requires the State Fire Marshall to form state regulations and statistical protocols requiring local firefighting agencies’ to provide information to the state regarding local fire response …
Flood Zone Correction Inc. (FZC), a flood zone correction company, has announced an alliance with Willis Group, one of three global insurance brokers. For a two-year term, Flood Zone Correction Inc. will provide flood zone correction services for U.S. real …
DriveSavers Inc. a provider in data recovery services, is offering discounted data recovery service to hurricane and storm victims with computers that suffered damage from severe weather conditions in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. “We know the enormous consequences of …
The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission reported it issued penalties totaling almost $2 million between Sept. 1, 2003 and Aug. 31, 2004 for administrative violations committed by system participants. A total of 2,195 Notices of Violation (NOVs) were issued during the …
The Council of Insurance agents & Brokers has told Congress that it “should move to extend the federal terrorism backstop beyond its Dec. 31, 2005, expiration date because the private marketplace is not prepared to take on the full risk …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the expansion of its Defense Base Act (DBA) product offerings. The new coverages includes “risk control and claims management services for DBA workers compensation exposures for …
Although Hurricane Jeanne has weakened slightly, the storm’s maximum sustained winds are still near 100 mph (160 km/hr) with higher gusts. However, the National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin warns, “some strengthening is possible during the next day or two.” Hurricane …
Standing with former nuclear workers from western New York, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) took the federal government to task for not processing claims of 525 former nuclear workers or their survivors, and called on them to push the …
The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster funds have been made available for Vermont to help state and local governments recover from the effects of a series of severe …