A list of survivors and those whose fate is unknown following Hurricane Katrina is up and running at www.gulfcoastnews.com. The site has a survivor list with the person’s hometown address and the latest updates on that individual or family. Katrina …
Many Americans jeopardize their health simply by going to work, according to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). The facts in the U.S. are cause for concern: * 5,703 work-related fatalities were recorded in the United States in …
In what New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called ‘A Desperate SOS,” city, state and federal officials worked into the evening Thursday trying to evacuate refugees from the Louisiana Superdome, who are headed to Houston’s Astrodome 12 hours to the west …
Calfiornia lawmakers are consdering dozens of bills in their final two weeks of this year’s legislative session. Among the measures that advanced on Monday was SB1023, which proponents say would punish companies that deny proper payments to insured workers. If …
Paul Raul of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed this week that a recall of standard equipment side-view mirrors is likely due to safety issues. These mirrors reportedly have a hazardous blind spot that conceals quickly approaching or …
Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto and homeowner insurance rates in California effective Sept. 1, 2005. The rate reductions apply to customers and prospects who are members of the education community. “We are extremely pleased to reduce rates for …
In an effort to alleviate some of the pain that Hurricane Katrina has brought to the southeastern part of the United States, ProBuilders is offering reduced premiums to those contractors licensed and domiciled in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, …
New Jersey Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that a Monmouth County pharmacist was sentenced for paying kickbacks to Medicaid recipients to solicit business. According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Abdul Hameed Anayoor, 56, of Howell, Monmouth County, …
A former St. Louis insurance agent with A.J. Gallagher agreed to a settlement with the Missouri Department of Insurance that will require him to be supervised, the department said Wednesday. Jeffrey Combs made efforts to promote a Caribbean insurance carrier, …
American Family Insurance of Madison has paid out $11 million in damage claims so far as a result of the Aug. 18 tornadoes that hit central Wisconsin. The insurer provided an update Wednesday on damage claims stemming from the fierce …