Law enforcement officers have issued few tickets for texting while driving since Wisconsin passed a law banning it. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sunday that state transportation records show that state troopers cited only five drivers for texting from January …
Workers’ compensation total costs per claim in Massachusetts grew rapidly from 2003 to 2009, so says a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study conducted by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based WCRI found that total costs per claim …
President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration Friday for areas of Hawaii damaged by the tsunami caused by Japan’s devastating earthquake, an action that enables the state to get federal aid for repairs. The waves caused about $8.5 million in …
A team of investigators plans to study how five District of Columbia firefighters seriously injured in a blaze became trapped in a building. DC fire spokesman Pete Piringer said Saturday that one of the firefighters remained in critical but stable …
Teen drivers get into serious accidents at a high rate because they fail to scan for possible hazards, go too fast for road conditions, or become distracted by something inside or outside their cars. A recent study by The Children’s …
At least 22 people have died in traffic wrecks on Interstate 10 in southern Mississippi since 2009 – and authorities blame many of the accidents on distracted drivers and speeding. Eleven of the deaths occurred in 2010 and six people …
Washington Commissioner Mike Kreidler has taken action against two insurance agents who misappropriated thousands of dollars from their clients, the state insurance department reported. Nancy M. Bishop, of Puyallup, has been barred from doing insurance business in Washington and ordered …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during February 2011 resulted in fines and restitution totaling $920,170. The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the actions included six license revocations and three license denials. Numerous …
Medical professional liability insurance carrier, Austin, Texas-based Medicus Insurance, announced that James O’Hare as has joined the company as Claims director. Prior to joining Medicus, O’Hare was vice president of Claims for Physicians Insurance Co. He has 26 years of …
The last thing that Dan Erickstad and other farmers in North Dakota’s waterlogged Devils Lake Basin needed was more moisture. The late March storm that dumped snow and rain in the Devils Lake region will make it even harder for …