Despite growing numbers on the road, fewer older drivers died in crashes and fewer were involved in fatal collisions during 1997-2006 than in years past, a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study reports. Crash deaths among drivers 70 and …
The Hartford Financial Services Group plans to hire 150 full-time workers by spring for a Reno, Nev., call center. The Connecticut-based company says the workers will take service calls from members of AARP, the nation’s largest organization for people 50 …
Memphis, Tenn.-based Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. (Sedgwick CMS), appointed Paul J. Posey as chief operating officer. In his new position, Posey has responsibility for all Sedgwick CMS operating groups engaged in the direct delivery of claims services on behalf …
Oklahoma State Sen. Randy Brogdon is sponsoring a bill to prohibit the state Department of Public Safety from requiring driver’s license applicants to give their fingerprints. The bill would prevent the state from collecting or keeping “any biometric data in …
Some dams in Oklahoma do not have a state-required emergency action plan that outlines possible dangers and steps to protect residents in case of a breach and dozens of dams had not been inspected within the state-mandated one-year period, according …
Oklahoma State Senator Andrew Rice hopes to reduce the growing rate of skin cancer in his state by limiting access to tanning salons by minors. One in five Americans will get skin cancer in their lifetime according to the American …
Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced a $3,162,738 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) group discount program. This marks the largest dividend in Texas Mutual’s history. It was based largely on TRA’s favorable loss history. For TRA President Gerard …
A 59-vehicle pileup on snowy Interstate 93 sent a dozen people to hospitals last Sunday morning and temporarily shut down a stretch of the highway’s northbound lanes. The most common injuries were broken ankles and legs, and none were life …
Collisions involving motor vehicles and deer are becoming enough of a menace in West Virginia that the Legislature is getting involved. Lawmakers decided they want an in-depth study of the problem and possible remedies done in this year’s legislative session, …
The Iowa Board of Regents plans to meet Friday to consider issuing $30 million in bonds to help with flood-recovery at the University of Iowa. The school suffered more than $230 million in damage during widespread June flooding. Officials say …