One of the nation’s top safety officials is putting manufacturers on notice: Comply with new rules aimed at keeping children’s products safe, or face the potential of big fines. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said that her agency …
A judge has awarded $749,000 to the estate of a World War II veteran who lost much of his vision during a surgery at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Jackson, Mississippi. Charles West died May 8, …
Claims management and loss adjusting firm GAB Robins UK Limited announced the appointment of Steven Nock as a Business Interruption Specialist in its Major and Complex Loss team. He is responsible for Business Interruption losses across a number of sectors, …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook to stable from negative on Netherlands-based commercial lines insurer Fortis Corporate Insurance N.V. (FCI), and affirmed its ‘A-‘ long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on the company. S&P said …
A consumer group is criticizing a California bill that would allow an insurer to provide an auto insurance claimiant with information regarding services and benefits available during the claims process. According to Assembly Bill 1200, “Motor vehicle insurance: direct repair …
As slips, trips and falls continue to represent significant exposures and hazards in the workplace, the Des Plaines, Ill.-based American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has approved three new fall protection standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), aimed …
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has created an online survey to ask external parties about their interaction with the Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS). The survey is designed to collect feedback from filers regarding the implementation of EAMS, along …
A proposal to overhaul the way doctors and hospitals are paid in Massachusetts, a pioneer in healthcare, could help hold down spiraling costs and may have lessons for Washington as it grapples with reforming the U.S. health system. A state-appointed …
Kentucky State Police have arrested four young volunteer firefighters in a series of fires in central Kentucky. A news release from the KSP identified those charged as 19-year-old Stephen Orberson of Gravel Switch, 22-year-old Melinda Orberson of Perryville, 24-year-old James …
The Industrial Commission of Arizona has announced that new guides for self-represented (“pro se” or “pro per”) parties in workers’ compensation case appeals are now available. The “Appeals Guides for Self-Represented Parties” is a series of five separate guides created …