166 The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced recently that 166 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in Minnesota in 2006, the lowest death total on record. However, the department says a record-high 41,951 motorists were arrested for impaired driving. …
$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 …
214 Million Some statistics from the Society of American Florists worth noting for Valentine’s Day: The estimated number of roses produced for Valentine’s Day in 2007 is 214 million. Valentine’s Day floral purchases by gender: 63 percent are made by …
2 The number of fires in consecutive days in a University of Tennessee dorm that prompted the state fire Marshal to begin a 24-hour fire alert and watch. The Knoxville Fire Department responded to calls after fires in a fifth …
$500 Pine Bluff, Ark.’s new fire chief is so fed up with arsons at abandoned homes in his city that he’s reaching into his own wallet to try and stop the blazes. The Associated Press reported that Don Horton will …
30 A jury in New Mexico returned 30 guilty verdicts against former state Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, in a case in which Ruiz was accused of trying to coerce insurance companies to donate money to charity in exchange for reducing …
$6.5 Billion Amount U.S. property casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses for property losses last year from 23 catastrophes — the eighth lowest cost in a decade, according to Insurance Services Office. Forty-one states were affected by …
In recent 2007 year-end studies, both Corner-stone Research and NERA Economic Consulting documented how the subprime-related litigation wave drove an increase in securities class action filings during the year. But a related development has drawn less attention — in addition …
22 The number of Mississippi lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina damage settled by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. The question was whether State Farm officials denied claims in areas hit by the storm surge without thorough investigations. State Farm …
$1.3 Million Arkansas will receive $1.3 million out of the $72 million in funds and assets of Martin Frankel recently seized by the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Frankel was sent to prison for insurance fraud …
