It Figures

$16.4 Million

The total dollar value of subsidies sent last month to eligible doctors in high-risk specialties in New Jersey. The state distributed the cash as part of a program to ensure medical care for Ocean State residents by helping physicians reduce their malpractice insurance costs.

70,000

The number of Massachusetts insurance agents listed in the new AgentFinder Web site put together by the Bay State’s insurance department. The site, which breaks down agents by geography and specialty, was designed to make it easier for consumers to find nearby agents.

$7,000

The typical amount charged to traffic accident victims in New Jersey who are taken by private helicopter to a hospital. The average trip on a state police helicopter costs around $1,300. Under new Ocean State regulations, privately owned helicopters will replace state ones as the first responders to accidents in the state.

271

The number of people killed in New York City car wrecks last year — the fewest recorded deaths since record keeping began in 1910.

150

The minimum number of people left homeless after a fast-moving blaze torched 15 buildings — including apartments and a home for the mentally disabled — in a suspicious blaze in Lawrence, Mass. The fire began in an empty downtown nightclub that was being renovated.

3

Minimum number of fires in the last year at the Stage Neck Inn, an upscale, oceanfront hotel in York, Maine. The first, which broke out in a laundry room last February, caused nearly $300,000 in damage. The second, Jan. 17 in a storage shed, caused about $400,000 in damage. The third, which broke last month in the main building, caused damage even higher than either previous blaze. Officials said arson was to blame for the two January fires.