Virginia targets dogs, underage drinking Owners of dangerous dogs face tougher penalties and adults who serve booze to underage guests are targeted under new state laws that took effect July 1 in Virginia. The dog-mauling death of 82-year-old widow Dorothy …
EU Leaders Fiddle While Europe Burns: The crisis in the European Union, provoked when French and Dutch voters rejected the EU Constitution, is being largely ignored by Europe’s leaders. Instead of a bit of soul-searching and reassessment, they’ve chosen to …
Speak up winner Speaking up has its rewards. Just ask Debbie Wentworth. Wentworth, who works at Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), won the National Association of Insurance Women’s Communicate with Confidence Speak-Off recently. Wentworth won local, state and regional …
House of Lords asbestos decision limits damage liability The U.K.’s House of Lords handed down judgments on May 3 in three major cases involving employers and their insurers’ liability for damages to workers and their families resulting from asbestos related …
N.Y. agents see E&O trouble New York insurance agents face potential errors and omissions claims if they follow a New York City requirement on certificates of insurance for road contractors, an agents group has warned. The city’s transportation department requires …
Study questions value of liquor-server training Programs for modifying environments where alcohol is served, including bars and liquor stores, do not help reduce alcohol-related injuries, according to a new review of controlled studies. “There is no reliable evidence that interventions …
Kan. and Mo. legislatures consider proposals targeting insurance fraud The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is reporting that the Kansas and Missouri legislatures are considering proposals that would require insurers to report suspected frauds and allow the insurance department to issue …
Adams appointed to fill Arizona house vacancy Arizona’s Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has appointed Kirk Adams, already a candidate for a state House seat, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Rep. Chuck Gray, a fellow Mesa …
Ariz. could deny benefits to those who test positive for drugs, alcohol Arizona lawmakers have preliminarily approved a bill and constitutional amendment that would deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured or killed on the job who test positive for …
N.Y. City eyes anti-terror cameras New York is considering installing surveillance cameras in Lower Manhattan in its fight against terrorism, similar to the “ring of steel” in London. Police department experts visited London in the fall to look at its …
