Just over one-quarter of U.S. adult health care spending was associated with disability in 2006, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The study, published in the January-February …
Drunken driving fatality rates have fallen in 40 states and the District of Columbia, an encouraging sign that crackdowns are improving highway safety. The Transportation Department said that 11,773 people were killed in drunken driving crashes in 2008 for a …
Members of Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee have voted down a measure that would have increased liability for oil and gas operators whose employees are injured in workplace accidents. Proponents of the bill, known as “duty of care,” said it would …
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. Campgrounds, Dude Ranches & Other Outdoors Risks Market Detail: Hull & Company Inc. has availability …
A Republican state senator in Ohio wants to prohibit the nation’s largest state-run injured worker insurance program from providing benefits to illegal immigrants, a change he said should lower business premiums. State Sen. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati said he was …
Members of Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee have voted down a measure that would have increased liability for oil and gas operators whose employees are injured in workplace accidents. Proponents of the bill, known as “duty of care,” said it would …
A Nebraska appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit from a former Union Pacific Railroad worker who claims the company should have better protected her from West Nile virus. Vivika Deviney contracted the disease in 2003 after being bitten by mosquitoes …
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. Commercial Construction Liability Market Detail: Insurance Specialty Group presents PrimeSTARR, an ISO-based commercial construction general …
PersonalUmbrella.com of Emeryville, Calif., announced that American Alternative Insurance Corp. (AAIC) will be the insurer of its online personal umbrella program. AAIC is a subsidiary of Munich Re America Corp. and an affiliate of Munich Reinsurance America Inc. The company …
New York-based program manager Irwin Siegel Agency Inc. (ISA) says it has added several new eligible classes to its worker’s compensation program for the social services, small business and healthcare industries. The coverage, which is available as a stand-alone policy …
