The launch of a new National Hurricane Survival Initiative and a new website that answers frequently asked questions about hurricanes and enables consumers to judge their readiness for such an event has been launched by the National Weather Center in …
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said this week that the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s decision to drop the state from its claim for lands in Ohio is a clear indication that their legal claims are baseless. “The (Shawnee) Tribe’s …
Detroit, Mich.-based Comerica Insurance Services has named Steven Turtz as a vice president and national sales director. Turtz will manage national sales, marketing, product development and training initiatives for Comerica Bank’s insurance subsidiary. Prior to joining Comerica, Turtz served as …
State officials predicted Tuesday that 95,000 children would sign up for the state’s All Kids health insurance program in its first year, nearly double what they initially expected. Despite the larger enrollment, the program’s $45 million budget will not have …
An online survey to gauge the problems Florida businesses are encountering accessing commercial insurance coverage is being conducted by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. The Office said it has heard from businesses and policymakers from around the state regarding …
The European Union called for a crackdown on mini-motorbikes, claiming the machines pose serious risk to users, notably children, because most of the imported bikes do not meet European safety standards. EU officials said they had placed the mini-combustible engine …
Severely clogged arteries, obesity and other factors caused a 68-year-old grandmother’s heart attack — not her use of Vioxx, lawyers for the drug’s maker told jurors in Atlantic City during closing arguments Tuesday in New Jersey’s latest case over the …
Wanted: about 200 volunteers to help clean basements of mold and mildew left over from the May flood in New Hampshire. More than 300 families statewide are living with toxic waste, mold and mildew as a result of the flooding, …
Rulebook Supplement 2006-03 containing a rule adopted by the Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation is available online from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Division of Workers’ Compensation, the department announced. The supplement can be printed from the TDI Web …
After 15 years of quiet, the Texas Gulf Coast woke up last year to the possibility of a windstorm so severe that it could devastate coastal property for years, affect the economy of the entire state, and strain the ability …
