Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that he intends to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to invest in Shared Emergency Response Vehicles (SERVEs) for education and disaster response. “These vehicles are a great way for the …
The Supreme Court of North Dakota in Nodak Mutual Ins. Co. v. Bahr-Renner, 2014 WL 656868 (N.D., Feb. 20, 2014), recently considered whether a step-down provision in an automobile liability policy violated North Dakota’s financial responsibility law. The step-down clause …
Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded “Big One” from the more famous San Andreas Fault. The Puente Hills thrust fault, …
The Dallas City Council has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit with a man who claimed he was unfairly beaten by a police officer and unjustly jailed for 15 months. The Dallas Morning News reports the city …
A personal trainer who hurt himself climbing a boulder in a New York City park is suing the city and park managers, saying they should have advised adventurers to keep off the rock. Jonathan Stock’s suit was first reported Sunday …
The city of Chicago has agreed to pay $5.7 million to a man left paralyzed by a falling tree limb. Thirty-seven-year-old Erick Leon was on a bicycle when he was hit by a 40-foot limb in August 2011. According to …
The perimeter fence around the Carlsbad, N.M., airport is being repaired after a portion of the barrier was washed out by floods in September. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that Federal Aviation Administration will pick up more than 90 percent of …
A federal agency’s final report about its technical investigation into the 2011 Joplin tornado calls for nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, and public shelters and emergency communications that the group says can significantly reduce tornado deaths. The …
The Pennsylvania Departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry announced a 5.15 percent workers’ compensation rate reduction, effective April 1. “As a result of this action, we estimate that Pennsylvania employers will experience annual savings in workers’ compensation insurance costs …