The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Insurance Institute of Michigan, are urging a no vote in the Senate in response to recent passage of legislation that would make it easier to sue for non-economic damages under the state’s no-fault …
State emergency management officials said recently that a growing number of disaster assistance programs aimed at helping individuals with storm damage has left many Iowans confused. Ice storms followed within days by a snowstorm and blizzard downed more than 10,000 …
More than 100 Illinois education officials attended a free seminar at Illinois State University to learn about best practice school safety planning and sexual abuse prevention from members of Indiana Insurance’s Safety Advantage Network, a group of specialists that supplement …
Attorneys for a group of homeowners said they will continue the fight after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuits charging some of the nation’s largest insurers with discriminating against black neighborhoods. U.S District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. threw out the …
Many current Congressional health care proposals could significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans and also decrease overall health care expenditures including those for insurance administration and prescription drugs. That is the conclusion eraxched in an analysis of health reform …
Residents of four apartment buildings in Berlin, New Hampshire have been ordered to move out after fire safety inspectors found serious violations. The state fire marshal’s office has been working with the city to inspect the city’s approximately 500 multifamily …
Chemical facilities in New Jersey using extremely hazardous substances must weigh using safer options and plant workers can now join state inspections under new state policies to improve safety and security at the facilities. Gov. Jon S. Corzine announced the …
The Uniontown, Pennsylvania volunteer fire department has taught its workers to safely respond to hybrid car accidents in hopes of paving the way for similar programs nationwide. With more than 1 million gas-electric powered vehicles cruising U.S. roads, instructors from …
All convicted drunken drivers in South Carolina would have to have a special device installed in their vehicles that would prevent them from driving if they have had too much to drink. Under a law passed in 2000, judges can …
Families like the Fretwells seem to be forgotten in the annual turf war between doctors and lawyers in Georgia’s Capitol over who should be protected from malpractice lawsuits. Like others, Rodney and Sherry Fretwell paid scant attention the state tort …
