August 6, 2007
Two senators want to know why a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund appropriated by Congress to help ailing ground zero workers has not been used to compensate those exposed to harmful substances. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and …
August 6, 2007
Sept. 11 workers sue WTC insurance fund for sick pay Ailing ground zero workers have gone to court to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care. Attorneys …
August 6, 2007
Insurers anticipate claims from Manhattan steam pipe blast Steam blast: Pipes and cables are seen sticking out of the crater created by a steam pipe explosion at the corner of Lexington Ave. and 41st St., July 26, 2007 in New …
August 6, 2007
Consolidated Edison in New York has agreed to let two insurance companies anticipating millions of dollars in claims monitor the cleanup of last month’s steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan, the utility’s spokesman said. The agreement between Con Ed, Travelers …
August 6, 2007
Ailing ground zero workers have gone to court to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care. Attorneys for the workers argue that federal officials meant for the …
July 29, 2007
Consolidated Edison in New York has agreed to let two insurance companies anticipating millions of dollars in claims monitor the cleanup of last week’s steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan, the utility’s spokesman said. The agreement between Con Ed, Travelers …
July 23, 2007
California workers’ compensation insurers will need $180 million annually to pay for workers’ compensation losses induced by earthquakes, according to a recently released study by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. The report, which was conducted by risk …
July 23, 2007
California workers’ compensation insurers will need $180 million annually to pay for workers’ compensation losses induced by earthquakes, according to a recently released study by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. The report, which was conducted by risk …
July 18, 2007
Ailing ground zero workers went to court Tuesday to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion (euro730 million) Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care. Attorneys for the workers argue that federal officials meant …
July 2, 2007
There is a border here between life and death. On one side are the bouquets and wreaths of fading flowers; balloons and ribbons and small American flags where the living remember nine fallen Charleston, South Carolina firefighters. Beyond the memorials …