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Editor’s Note: Consumer education still needed

An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t. — Anatole France (1844 – 1924) Apparently, when it comes …

Mine Safety Officials Warn 8 Mines in 5 States About Repeat Violations

The federal mine safety agency said it has warned eight mining operations across the country that they may face sanctions as repeat violators of health and safety rules. The list includes coal operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama, as …

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Declarations

Declarations Camera, lights, action “In addition to improvements in economic and political conditions, a number of countries are developing into attractive film locales.” — Chris Palmer, director of risk control for Aon/Albert G. Ruben and author of the annual Risks …

From Andrea to Wendy – the names of this year’s storms

8 Storms of 2007 State has until October to decide on no-fault’s fate 8 Fla. extends police, firefighter workers’ comp benefits Eases eligibility for first responders 10 S.C. reforms workers’ comp anti-fraud, injury reporting law Gets tough with cheaters and …

Lessons learned and applied

Among lessons that local businesses have learned and are putting into practice are: Get a plan. Officials with several Midstate companies that do business along the coast say they are offering training and providing educational materials for employees in hurricane-prone …

Consumer education still needed

An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.– Anatole France (1844 – 1924) Apparently, when it comes to …

Allstate Awards S.D. Cities Free Gas for Safe Driving Records

For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the chance that drivers in …

Best Puts Kodiak under Review

A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “B+” (Good) of New Jersey-based Kodiak Insurance Company under review with negative implications. However, Best indicated that the “FSR of ‘B++’ (Good) of Hermitage Insurance Group remains unchanged.” “The …

Insurance Group Urges Repeal of Mo.’s Workers’ Comp Second Injury Fund