Child car seats would for the first time have to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes under regulations the government is proposing, The Associated Press has learned. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeks to upgrade standards …
Lorega promoted Angus Tucker to the role of chief executive and Martin Almond to the role of chief operations officer of Lorega Solutions Limited, its wholly owned chartered loss adjusting business. Their new roles reflect an increased level of activity …
A congressional committee’s investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings has reinforced that the biggest threat to the U.S. and other countries is the radicalization of homegrown terrorists, U.S. Rep. William Keating said Monday. He said the Homeland Security Committee is …
Barge traffic is shut down on the Arkansas River in western Arkansas after damage was discovered on a railroad bridge. Officials say two broken cables tilted the northern end of the bridge in between Fort Smith and Van Buren. Train …
Florida’s top insurance regulator says a contentious fix to auto insurance laws is driving down premiums. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Wednesday that a preliminary analysis shows a 25 percent decrease in no-fault Personal Injury Protection rates since legislators changed …
Medical, auto and workers’ compensation fraud are expected to be at the forefront of the National Insurance Crime Bureau focus on insurance fraud trends in 2014, according to Chief Communications Officer Roger Morris. The medical and workers’ comp business is …
It took two votes, but the Lafayette City-Parish Council introduced an ordinance authorizing a $775,000 legal settlement with former City-Parish Attorney Steven Dupuis Sr. and his wife. The Advertiser reports the ordinance approved Tuesday comes up for final adoption in …
The Sorrento Police Department is still without liability insurance but the town council has one insurance proposal to consider and a second proposal expected within the week. On Tuesday, The Advocate report council members unanimously postponed action on a proposed …
It doesn’t surprise experts that some debit and credit card numbers stolen from Target’s computer systems may have surfaced among nearly 100 fake credit cards seized by police in Texas this week. Even so, they say the bust is unlikely …
Alabama fire officials say the state has seen an alarming increase in fire deaths. Al.com reports that 19 people have died in fires across the state so far this year. In 2012, 71 people died in Alabama fires. Only six …