April 17, 2006
The chief proponent of a new law cited by Nevada in trying to block a mining industry watchdog group’s efforts to stop pollution from an old Nevada gold mine said that he didn’t envision the law being used that way. …
April 17, 2006
News Currents Sometimes common sense is all one needs to reduce a child’s risk of getting hurt. Sometimes it requires technology. A coalition of parents and safety groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, are counting on both those things …
April 17, 2006
The Hartford teams with Blue Cross of California affiliate The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., a workers’ compensation insurance provider, will team up with BC Life & Health Insurance Co., an affiliate of Blue Cross of California to allow The …
April 17, 2006
Farmers are adding agritainment or agro-tourism to their operations, such as using the farm for haunted houses, corn mazes, cider mills, vineyards with wine festivals and restaurants, craft shops and hay rides, among other activities. Understanding buyers is key to …
April 17, 2006
A judge approved a $2.65 billion class-action settlement of claims that ad revenue was counted in a fraudulent manner prior to the merger of America Online and Time Warner. U.S. District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram signed a ruling approving the …
April 17, 2006
New Markets Excess Auto Liability Nuts & Bolts: Freberg Environmental Inc. has announced an excess automobile liability program. The program is designed to provide excess limits more than FEI’s hazardous material and hazardous waste trucking program with Arch Insurance Group. …
April 17, 2006
The decision by the three major consumer credit reporting agencies to create a more uniform credit scoring system is not expected to have a major impact on insurers’ use of credit in rating personal lines insurance policies, although some think …
April 17, 2006
Tort reform remains an issue in South Central states Despite having passed tort reforms in 2003, Texas has one of the worst legal climates in the country according to a study released by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform …
April 17, 2006
It would seem prudent for homeowners along the nation’s hurricane-prone coasts to buy as much wind and flood insurance as they need before this year’s hurricane season starts. A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss., recently refused to throw out a …
April 17, 2006
Wearing helmets while riding ATVs can reduce deaths by 42 percent and reduce nonfatal head injuries by 64 percent. News Currents The number of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the U.S. increased from 4 million in 1998 to around 7 …