South Carolina authorities say a woman was killed and a half-dozen people taken to a hospital after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leaked from a tanker truck. Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Thom Berry says a truck was unloading …
Almost a year after their son died, the parents of a boy born at Jacksonville Naval Hospital have settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with the hospital for $500,000. Joseph and Kendra Alcorn, formerly of Orange Park, reached the settlement last …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay $3.9 million of a disputed $4.6 million claim for Hurricane Katrina cleanup work in Gulf Shores. City officials got the news this week. Gulf Shores and the federal agency have spent two years …
Bauer Investigation announced that through additional international expansion the service can “now offer international workers’ compensation investigation coverage in conjunction with existing nationwide domestic coverage.” Bauer said it has built on its “extensive experience working in Mexico and Canada and …
The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has reported that workplace fatalities in that state increased to 101 in 2007, compared to 85 in 2006 according to the 2007 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries conducted by the KDOL’s Labor Market Information …
The decline in claim frequency for workers’ compensation injuries continued in 2008, and economic factors suggest further reductions are likely in 2009, according to a report by NCCI Holdings. However, NCCI’s latest review of claim frequency and severity shows that, …
Drivers in Alexandria, Va., are the most improved, in terms of number of auto collisions, according to Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Insurance Co., which has released its fifth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The report ranks America’s 200 largest cities …
The implementation of a medical fee schedule in Tennessee after reforms passed in 2004 has helped save employers $1,300 per workers’ compensation case, according to a study by a research group. The study by he Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) …
Police in El Paso, Texas, can soon impound any car they stop that isn’t insured. The City Council approved a new ordinance July 15 giving police the power to seize any car they stop whose owner doesn’t carry liability insurance, …
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B-‘ (Fair) from ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bb-” from “bbb-” of Castle Key Group and its members, formerly known as Allstate Floridian Insurance Group (headquartered …