Country living isn’t as tranquil as it’s cracked up to be. Injuries requiring a hospital stay are more likely to occur in rural areas compared to urban settings, according to a West Virginia University study. The study analyzed all reported …
The final state report on a Tennessee car-show crash that killed six spectators says the public street on which an ill-fated dragster demonstration was staged was poorly designed for such an exhibition. The crash occurred in June 2007 in Selmer, …
A new $12 million public safety building in Kentucky that became a top campaign issue last fall has opened. Some candidates campaigning for city offices in November elections criticized the structure in Frankfort as too expensive. It now houses the …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B+’ (Good) from ‘B++’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “bbb-” from “bbb” for Omaha-based Cooperative Mutual Insurance Company, and has revised its outlook on both ratings to …
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a” to Bermuda-based Starr Insurance & Reinsurance Limited (SIRL), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Panama-based Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), a …
The Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compensation reported that the workers’ compensation interest/discount rate for Jan. 1, 2009, through March 31, 2009, will be 3.95 percent. The interest/discount rate for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2008, is 5.22 …
Some in the petrochemical industry are urging that the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s trauma center – closed since Hurricane Ike – be reopened because of a concern about a lack of proper medical care in the event …
A new electronic system to verify automobile insurance in Oklahoma is operational, but not yet reliable. A law passed in 2006 takes effect Jan. 1, 2009, allowing law enforcement agencies and tag agents to check for up-to-date automobile insurance electronically …
A veteran Edmond firefighter is due workers’ compensation benefits after being diagnosed with colon cancer, the Oklahoma Court of Appeals has ruled. The court upheld the ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Court in awarding benefits to Timothy K. Vernon, who …
Four inmates at the troubled Miller County, Ark., jail in have filed lawsuits alleging “inhumane” living conditions at the aging facility. Russell Lee, Paul Valdez Sr., Jason Weaver and Kenneth Young all filed their separate suits “pro se,” meaning they …