Okemos, MI – NetRate Systems, a leading provider of commercial lines rating software for the insurance industry, announces the immediate availability of Massachusetts Commercial Automobile Rating. The Mass Auto Rating System includes Business Auto, Garage, and Truckers, all based on …
Mississippi’s capitol city has had a dramatic one-year jump in crime placing it among the most dangerous in the country, according to information from the FBI’s preliminary Uniform Crime Report for 2006. The report showed Jackson had a a 10 …
Unsafe work conditions contributed to a deadly oilfield explosion in Smith County, Miss., in 2006, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said this week. The board, an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents, released its findings about the …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of New York Marine Group and its members, New York Marine And General Insurance Company and Gotham Insurance Company. …
A Florida company issued a U.S.-wide recall of toothpaste it imported from China and distributed to wholesalers, saying that the product may contain a poisonous chemical. Gold City Enterprise LLC said the roughly 170,000 recalled Shir toothpaste products may contain …
Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill into law Monday that he says should lower insurance costs for residents along South Carolina’s coast. Sanford’s signature comes three months after the Republican governor and his recently appointed Insurance Department director, Scott Richardson, …
The session of the Alabama Legislature that started with lawmakers giving themselves a 61 percent pay raise ended with senators passing a resolution that could give them a reduced rate on state employee health insurance coverage. In the closing moments …
The number of workplace deaths and accidents is on the rise as construction continues its boom in King County, Wash., according to state statistics. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that accidents and deaths on the job have declined overall in Washington …
June is National Safety Month and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) issued a statement reminding employers and employees to take every precaution to avoid these illnesses, or possibly death, by following a few simple guidelines when working under extreme heat …
The Arizona Senate approved a workers’ compensation bill to carry out a business-labor compromise to increase Arizona’s caps on benefits received by employees who are hurt on the job. The Senate’s 24-2 vote sends the bill (HB2195) to the House, …