State regulators say there were 34 accidental workplace deaths in North Carolina last year. The numbers released by the North Carolina Department of Labor show that accidental workplace fatalities dropped from 57 in 2008. Construction fatalities remained the highest, with …
A hospital that performed America’s first face transplant has told the family of a woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee a year ago that she is not a candidate for a face and hand transplant. Charla Nash’s family is …
A January 2010 opinion editorial, “Don’t deregulate insurance: Consumers only ‘choice’ would be bad” bylined by three consumer advocates totally misses the mark on the benefits of the Consumer Choice bill. The measure, proposed by Sen. Mike Bennett and Rep. …
The parents of two children whose aunt carried them onto a highway where all three were struck and killed, have sued a psychiatric hospital for allegedly failing to properly treat the woman’s mental illness. Ken and Danielle Lambert of Brentwood, …
Florida Peninsula Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., reports it has completed its acquisition of Edison Insurance Group, including its two subsidiaries: Edison Insurance Co. and Edison Insurance Underwriters. The previously-announced acquisition includes more than 25,000 …
Agricultural claims cost the California workers’ compensation system $1.46 billion in loss payments, according to a recent “Industry Scorecard. According to the Scorecard, which provides data on accident year (AY) 2000 to 2008 claims experience among agriculture workers in California, …
A U.S. federal judge ordered insurer Lloyd’s of London Tuesday to pay for alleged swindler Allen Stanford’s defense. Stanford and three other defendants sued the insurer after Lloyd’s stopped providing coverage last year under a directors and officers policy, citing …
The Idaho Department of Insurance reported it has recovered more than $4 million for Idaho consumers in 2009, by helping hundreds of Idahoans settle disputes with insurance companies. According to DOI Director Bill Deal, complaints are received on all lines …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner flatly denied any role in counseling American International Group Inc. to keep quiet about payments it made to leading banks during a 2008 rescue of the stricken insurer. Geithner faces a grilling on Wednesday before …
Water, wind and hail damage top the list of most common homeowner insurance claims in Texas, according to a review by Allstate Insurance Company of aggregated insurance carrier claims data. Allstate assessed data from 2000 – 2007 and found that …
