Raising the speed limit for large trucks and other vehicles on Idaho’s state highways is a recipe for disaster, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). S. 1133, sponsored by the Idaho Department of Transportation, seeks to increase speed limits …
A Wilmington, Mass., contractor’s reported failure to safeguard workers against potentially deadly silica hazards during brick repointing work at St. John’s Preparatory School, Danvers, Mass., has resulted in $60,000 in proposed fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and …
The fatal crash rate for 16-year-old drivers declined sharply after states began enacting graduated licensing laws in the 1990s, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The study found that fatal crash involvements based on …
Trier, Germany-based Geoka has release a new mapping technology claims to show the exact locations of areas that are affected by natural processes caused by heavy rain, i.e. landslides, mudslides, erosion, or underminings. The Ladwein Map of Geoka recognizes the …
Insurance companies with unsettled claims from Hurricane Ivan have been given until March 25 to pay policyholders, or explain to Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell why the claims have not been paid. Once claims are settled, the department’s regulations requiring policyholders …
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against a Dutchess County home improvement contractor who reportedly preyed upon immigrant workers and vulnerable consumers. R.E.M. Builders and its owner Robert E. Muscat were served …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission (EC) have entered into an information sharing agreement at a ceremony hosted by the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) …
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 Nevada to supplement emergency response efforts for a second record snowstorm that struck the state last …
Auto insurance companies would be barred from using credit ratings as a factor in setting auto insurance premiums under a bill passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives, the Associated Press reported. Rep. Rick Green, R-Van Buren, said he drafted …
Following emotional speeches about a lack of treatment options offered by managed health plans, the Arkansas House of Representatives voted to resurrect the state’s “any willing provider” law and open the plans to hospitals and doctors throughout Arkansas. The Associated …