Additional claims are being filed against the state, Yavapai County and the city of Prescott in connection with the deadly Yarnell Hill fire last summer. The Daily Courier reports that the additional claims were filed Monday on behalf of owners …
Federal workplace safety officials have cited the U.S. Postal Service in the July death of a mail carrier who collapsed while walking his route on a day that the heat index went over 100 degrees. WCVB-TV reports the Occupational Safety …
An eastern Missouri town has banned all texting while driving, regardless of how old the driver is. The Manchester Board of Alderman approved the ban Monday night. The law is stricter than state law, which bans texting while driving only …
Two Tampa Bay-area legislators said Tuesday that they are proposing a bill to give Florida’s homeowners relief from rising flood insurance premiums. State Sen. Jeff Brandes and Rep. Larry Ahern said during a news conference that the bill would allow …
Winter’s here and so is the snow and ice that make sidewalks slippery. About 1 million people slip and fall every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and approximately 20,000 of them die due to …
The executive arm of the European Union says it will give 450 million euros ($620 million) to a research program trying to develop new railroad technologies by 2020. The European Commission said in a statement Monday it will fund the …
A University of Washington researcher says an earthquake on the Seattle fault would be even more devastating if it occurs when the land is saturated with rain. Research by Kate Allstadt indicates a quake in dry weather would trigger about …
Despite a national consensus among policymakers and educators to train residents to be more conscious of the cost of care, less than 15 percent of internal medicine residency programs have a formal curriculum addressing it, a new research letter published …
In the face of continued economic, competitive and regulatory challenges, property/casualty insurers are seizing opportunities to improve underwriting discipline, drive operating efficiencies and leverage data and enhanced analytics to sustain growth and widen their performance advantage, according to EY’s 2014 …
Swiss Re AG, the second-largest reinsurer worldwide, said natural and man-made catastrophes in 2013 caused $130 billion in economic losses tied to floods, hailstorms and other events. Insured losses fell to $44 billion from $81 billion a year earlier, Swiss …