Police in Rhode Island can force motorists who are suspected of driving drunk and are involved in serious car crashes to submit to blood-alcohol testing under a new law. Police and state prosecutors are praising the law, which was signed …
The Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel wants the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt a rule OPIC banning discretionary clauses in insurance policies. The OPIC says discretionary clauses give the insurer broad discretion to interpret policy terms and evaluate …
Auditors will take a new look at denied workers’ compensation claims in North Dakota and also will study the laws defining eligibility for certain benefits. The performance audit of Workforce Safety and Insurance will review its operations in 2008 and …
Virginia Tech’s Seismological Observatory says a small earthquake that struck central Virginia prompted numerous reports of weak to light shaking but it didn’t cause any damage. The observatory and the U.S. Geological Survey say the 2.7-magnitude quake occurred at 5:24 …
State Farm Lloyds has filed an appeal to a Texas Department of Insurance order to pay home insurance policyholders $310 million in refunds and interest for alleged overcharges going back as far as 2003. Spokesman Kevin Davis says Texas’ largest …
Children under 18 who lost a parent in a deadly 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire should receive an average gross award of $202,000 as their shares of a $176 million legal settlement, according to a report submitted in federal court. …
The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is urging New Mexico drivers to be prepared for winter conditions by putting together an emergency kit. Department Secretary John Wheeler says kits should include at least a shovel, windshield …
One worker is dead and another is seriously injured after being shocked by an electric line while making repairs at the site of a water main break in Arlington, Virginia. The county identified the worker as 59-year-old James Bea, a …
A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is raising concerns about a plan to beef up the state’s electronic insurance verification system. The plan would involve cameras that would randomly record vehicle tags. But Rep. Mike Reynolds of Oklahoma City says the …
American International Group and former chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg have reached an agreement to bury a long-standing, bitter legal battle and the insurer will turn over materials the former boss can use to write his memoir, as well as …
