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Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, paying more …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …

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Contractors Pollution Liability Nuts & Bolts: Sloan Mason is now providing contractor’s pollution liability (CPL) for oilfield diving and sub-sea contractors of all types. For full underwriting review and the best quote, the company requires a CPL supplemental application and …

Luxury doesn’t always buy safety

Owning a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Volvo may mean a driver will ride in style, but when it comes to safety, such luxury vehicles don’t necessarily have the same cachet. According to recent studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway …

State Farm Study Shows 6 Midwestern States in Top Ten for Deer Crashes

A study by an Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm Insurance says Iowa is fifth in the nation when it comes to the likelihood of a motor vehicle hitting a deer. State Farm Insurance based its rankings on claims data from the …

Insure Montana May Cut Benefits to Reduce Premium Increase

The board that oversees a subsidized health-insurance plan for nearly 800 small businesses in Montana indicated it will try to hold down premium increases by cutting plan benefits. Jim Edwards, a member of the Insure Montana board, said increases that …

Insure Montana Premiums Could Go Up 32%

Small businesses with state-subsidized health insurance through the Insure Montana program face double-digit race increases next year, officials said. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, the company that sells and underwrites the policies, has said it needs to increase premiums …

Billings Schools Settle Lawsuit Filed by Former Soccer Coach

A teacher and former Billings, Mont., Senior High girls’ soccer coach has agreed to a $50,000 settlement in her federal lawsuit alleging the district discriminated against her because of her gender. The payment to LeAnne Wickun will come from the …

Texas leads the way in decreasing the number of railroad accidents

Texas experienced 49 fewer railroad accidents — the largest decrease of any state — in the first half of 2007 than it did during the same period in 2006. The decrease was part of a trend of continuing railroad safety …