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Chemical Vapor Build-Up Cited in Mass. Paint Factory Explosion

Feb 5 2007 // A build-up of chemical vapor was the fuel for a massive explosion at a Danvers, Mass. paint and ink factory that leveled the building and forced a neighborhood evacuation, according to a preliminary conclusion by federal...

13 Vehicles Pass Insurance Institute Crash-Tests to Make List of Safest Vehicles

Nov 22 2006 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced 13 vehicles that earned its Top Safety Pick awards for 2007. Winners include four cars, seven SUVs, and two minivans. Three of the 13 winning vehicles for 2007 are from...

E. coli expedites need for recall and business interruption coverage

Nov 6 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the...

Spinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverages

Nov 6 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections associated with fresh spinach consumption and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that...

Spinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverage

Nov 5 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections associated with fresh spinach consumption and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that...

Spinach contamination demonstrates need for recall and business interruption coverages

Nov 5 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections associated with fresh spinach consumption and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that...

E. coli expedites need for recall and business interruption coverage

Nov 5 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the...

E. coli expedites need for recall and business interruption coverage

Oct 23 2006 // On Sept. 13, epidemiologists in New Mexico, Wisconsin and Oregon began discussing a cluster of E. coli infections and warned the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they suspected fresh-bagged spinach as the...

La. Governor Waiting on Special Session for Insurance Relief

Oct 19 2006 // Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said she has delayed calling a special legislative session on insurance relief because she is waiting to hear if the state will attract the major manufacturers it is courting, in deals that...

Texas Mutual Launches Group for Machinery and Equipment Dealers

Oct 10 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced its newest workers’ compensation purchasing group: Texas Machinery and Equipment Dealers (TM&E). State law allows employers in similar industries to reduce their...

Calif. attorney general sues automakers over global warming

Oct 9 2006 // Automakers should be held liable for contributions to global warming, according to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Thus, he recently filed a lawsuit against leading U.S. and Japanese auto manufacturers, alleging...

Calif. attorney general sues automakers over global warming

Oct 9 2006 // Automakers should be held liable for contributions to global warming, according to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Thus, he recently filed a lawsuit against leading U.S. and Japanese auto manufacturers, alleging...

Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts

Sep 25 2006 // Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the “evil director of human resources” character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives...

Sorry, Catbert! Study shows cutting employee incentives hurts

Sep 25 2006 // Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the “evil director of human resources” character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives...

Former Lead Paint Makers Seek Dismissal of R.I. Case

Aug 31 2006 // Lawyers for three former lead paint manufacturers found liable for creating a public nuisance asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the state of Rhode Island’s lawsuit against them or order a new trial, saying the state...

Sorry, Catbert! Study Shows Cutting Employee Incentives Hurts

Aug 30 2006 // Contrary to the nefarious plots of Catbert, the ‘evil director of human resources’ character depicted in the popular Dilbert comic strip, a study of nearly 20,000 organizations shows that employee incentives...

Fire Out of Control at Military Flare-Manufacturing Plant in La.

Aug 16 2006 // A plant that makes military flares burned out of control near Minden, La., on Aug. 15, as firefighters waited a mile away in case it set off an explosive-filled magazine. “We’re not going to send anybody in to...

Texas Mutual Announces Manufacturers Purchasing Group

Aug 8 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced its newest workers’ compensation purchasing group: Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM). The group provides qualifying members with a competitive option for workers’...

Marine market responds to stressed property coverage demand

Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...

Marine market responds to stressed catastrophic property coverage

Aug 7 2006 // A recent Wall Street Journal story proclaimed, “As Hurricane Season Begins, Disaster Insurance Runs Short.” Indeed, the stark headline in the July 10 article mirrors the market reality: There is a severe lack...