When state lawmakers passed two pioneering laws aimed at providing hospital safety information to patients, health care experts said Illinois was a national model. Four years and many missed deadlines later, that’s no longer true. “It’s disappointing because Illinois was …
A Detroit company is voluntarily recalling about 13,150 pounds of steaks and ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the products from Mark’s Quality Meats …
A ruptured levee sent a frigid “wall of water” from a rain-swollen canal into this high desert town Saturday, Jan. 5, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of more than a dozen people by helicopter and boat. To …
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of two employees in recent workers’ compensation decisions, saying they are due insurance for injuries received while on break and at a company party. In one case, a woman was injured during …
SAN DIEGO – January 7, 2008 – Sanford Elsass, President and CEO of Unit-Ter Group, a Georgia based MGU which provides general and professional liability insurance to the healthcare industry in 42 states, will be speaking on “Risk Retention Groups …
Montana State Auditor John Morrison is reminding all licensed property and casualty insurers doing business in the state that a new law recently went into effect to protect Montanans’ right to choose an auto body repair shop after an accident. …
Southern California homeowners still struggling to rebuild their lives after last fall’s wildfires are preparing for downpours that could bring more than a foot of rain to some mudslide-prone mountain canyons. A trio of rainstorms — possibly the most rain …
A large livestock auction barn in Fayetteville was destroyed by a fire early Wednesday morning but no people or animals suffered injuries. The Tennessee Livestock Producers Association — a service of the Tennessee Farm Bureau — owned the barn, which …
New Jersey auto insurance agents will have a lot easier time quoting and writing new policies under a bill signed yesterday by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill, which had awaited his signature since last month, eliminates the so-called “three …
A fast-moving fire destroyed the sanctuary of a Spartanburg County, S.C. church, bringing down its steeple. The employees and construction crew inside escaped without injury when the Abner Creek Baptist Church caught fire Wednesday morning. Church members say the buildings …