March 24, 2008
Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to an American Automobile Association (AAA) research report. The …
March 24, 2008
Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts were typical among 14 study states, but grew rapidly in four out of five study years, including a nearly 10 percent increase in 2005 claims evaluated in 2006. The study by a Cambridge, …
March 24, 2008
Kenneth A. Bowles as been named the 2008 PIA National Professional Agent of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Bowles was honored for his work on behalf of professional insurance agents, his commitment to the highest …
March 24, 2008
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services, Inc., is …
March 24, 2008
The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac & Associates, a division of Risk Placement Services Inc., is …
March 24, 2008
In the competition for jobs and capital investment among the states, those states that suffer from high tort costs and litigiousness will continue to lose jobs and businesses to states with superior tort systems. In case you missed it — …
March 20, 2008
A cell phone driving ban that has been rejected many times by Maryland lawmakers — as recently as last week — is alive again and headed for approval in the Maryland Senate. But it’s still unclear whether this is the …
March 20, 2008
An Environmental Protection Agency appeals board has upheld a $3 million penalty against a Virginia company that owns gas stations in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The Environmental Appeals Board filed a complaint in 2002 against Euclid of Virginia Inc. …
March 20, 2008
ASPN (Agency Specialty Product Network) announced it is expanding its regional territories from seven to 11 in the U.S. In addition to the five curent ASPN regional vice presidents, ASPN has added five new regional vice presidents to further increase …
March 19, 2008
NASA has released the findings from its most recent satellite observations, which, taken in conjunction with other reports, confirms that “the Arctic is still on ‘thin ice’ when it comes to the condition of sea ice cover in the region. …