The number of speeding tickets issued by South Dakota state troopers has gone up since the state’s top speed limit increased from 75 mph to 80 mph nearly two years ago. An analysis of ticket data by the Argus Leader …
Safety experts are questioning St. Louis’ boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed four people and injured several others. Boiler safety is regulated almost uniformly in most places, with standards that generally include periodic inspections, but not in …
The number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell 53 percent relative to the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees from 1997 to 2015, according to the Department of Labor and Industry’s 2015 Minnesota Workers’ Compensation System Report. The DLI said the …
Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich named Jillian E. Froment to serve as the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance. Froment succeeds Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor who has stepped down as insurance director but will continue to serve as lieutenant …
Iowa Gov. Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a controversial workers’ compensation bill that reduces benefits for injured workers, notably benefits for shoulder injuries, and decreases coverage for injuries tied to a pre-existing condition. A proposal to end permanent total disability …
Severe weather in March led to significant damage in the central and eastern United States, racking up more than $2 billion in insured losses, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team. Tornadoes, high …
Oklahoma Forestry Services officials say 2017 is already among the most active years on record for wildfires. The agency has responded to more than 800 wildfires so far that resulted in more than 450,000 acres of burnt woodlands and grasslands. …
Flood risk is ubiquitous. In any given week, a storm with the potential to produce flooding is occurring somewhere in the United States. The transfer of flood risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the private (re)insurance and …
Kristin S. Palmer has been named senior vice president and head of Communications at the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Palmer previously was vice president, Media Relations, for the AARP, a nonprofit organization for retirees with nearly 38 million members. Prior …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against three oil and gas companies over Oklahoma’s ongoing earthquakes. The lawsuit, filed last year on behalf of Sierra Club Oklahoma, asked for a reduction of production waste from Devon Energy Corp., Chesapeake …
