Mississippi lawmakers have agreed upon a plan to use $20 million in premium taxes on policies statewide to help lower premiums for property owners in high-risk areas who are insured by the state’s wind pool. The plan hashed out between …
Performers can’t light a single candle on the Odeum Theater’s stage. The floors are concrete, the curtains flame retardant and an alarm system connects to the East Greenwich, R.I. Fire Department. “The most volatile appliance we have in the theater …
Fire fatalities have steadily declined in the U.S. since the late 1970s, thanks partly to improved building codes requiring safety measures such as sprinkler systems, multiple fire exits and fire-resistant construction materials. But a deadly blaze in the Bronx served …
A compromise on medical malpractice reform in the works by the Tennessee Legislature wouldn’t set a cap on damages but would create a way to penalize lawyers who bring frivolous lawsuits. Insurers and doctors have been lobbying lawmakers for several …
A state panel in North Carolina, acting against the pleas of the state fire marshal, has softened a rule on which buildings require sprinklers. The N.C. Building Code Council voted 8-4 earlier this week to relax the new standard, which …
ACE Canada, a division of the ACE Group of Companies, has appointed Karen Barkley as president and chief executive officer. ACE Canada specializes in providing innovative and customized property, casualty and accident and health products to businesses and individuals nationally …
A phone call to the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Arson Hotline helped fire investigators identify a young man and woman who were believed involved with a fire set inside a University of Texas at Austin sorority. The Insurance Council …
The evenly divided Oklahoma Senate recently passed three key lawsuit reform measures, according to a Senate announcement. Senate Republican leaders said they are negotiating with Senate Democrats and leaders of the House of Representatives to develop a comprehensive lawsuit reform …
Medical malpractice claim payouts in Oregon are lower than those in all but seven other states despite the elimination of a cap on such awards in 1999, a new study shows. The study researchers tried to measure the effects of …
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has authorized $2 million to help farm workers who were left jobless after a January cold snap make rent and mortgage payments. The funding will come through a first-come, first-served program open to eight counties and …