Towers Watson, a global professional services company, announced the launch of DriveAbility 2.0 Score, a new analytical scoring model designed for the automobile insurance industry. DriveAbility 2.0 Score includes a GPS version with location-specific factors in the risk model and …
Two students at colleges in Virginia and Michigan have died since December after leaving Sigma Alpha Epsilon parties, renewing questions about safety at one of the largest U.S. fraternities. SAE’s national office last week suspended its chapter at Washington and …
Much of West Texas faces extreme wildfire danger because of gusty winds and plummeting humidity. The National Weather Service has issued a “red flag warning” for the Permian Basin and much of the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. Forecasters explain …
The U.S. Labor Department has given $702,741 to help Arkansas recover from tornadoes and severe storms that hit the state last May and June. The agency said Wednesday the National Emergency Grant is being given to the Arkansas Department of …
President Barack Obama has issued a major disaster declaration to help Vermont recover expenses from December’s severe snowstorms. The declaration on Wednesday triggers the release of federal money to cover some of the emergency work and repairs to damage caused …
Federal agencies aren’t doing enough to track incidents of sexual abuse committed by school personnel and should better educate districts and states about how to handle such cases, congressional investigators say. While the breadth of the problem is unclear, the …
The U.S. Labor Department says New York private industry employers reported about 146,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2012. That translates to 2.5 cases per 100 full-time workers. The agency says New York was one of eight states to …
Officials at a western Connecticut ski area say a 14-year-old high school student who was injured after falling about 20 feet off a ski lift didn’t use the lift’s safety bar. The teenager fell off a lift at the Mohawk …
A man injured in an industrial building collapse in Omaha, Neb., that killed two workers earlier this month is suing the company and its owner, primarily in an effort to find out what happened, his lawyer said Wednesday. Tomas Balderas, …
Some 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against three companies that manufactured Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by its 2011 meltdowns. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said that the lawsuit, filed …