Wyoming News

Oil drilling risks rise with novice crews

Boom-and-bust cycles can spell trouble for industry and insurers As the oil industry cycles into a drilling boom, the shortage of experienced workers raises safety issues that smart companies are working hard to address. Oil production has always been a …

Magazine: Drivers in Cheyenne, Wyo., 2 N.C. Cities among Worst

As far as Dick Lennox is concerned, things that go “bump” on the road are good for business. Still, even the owner of Lennox Body Shop would like to see a little less of it on local roads. An analysis …

Tornadoes Kill 2 people in Oklahoma, 1 in Colo.

An early spring storm swept across the central U.S. early on March 29, spinning off tornadoes that killed an Oklahoma couple in a home that was blown to pieces and a Colorado woman whose small town was nearly destroyed. A …

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Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s general liability. The program also covers: …

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R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a …

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Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts and Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a long haul trucking program for long haul truckers garaged in California. The program covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s general liability. The program also covers: …

R.I., Mass. safest while Wyo., Ark. deadliest states for truck crashes

Wyoming and Arkansas are the deadliest states for truck crashes, according to a safety group that has called for tougher federal regulation to reduce fatalities hovering above 100 a week nationwide for years. The safest states for truck crashes are …

8 Bronx tragedy a reminder on multi-family dwellings

Many buildings are crowded and not up to code 8 Carpooling parents in Conn. get a break DMV says no special driver’s license needed 10 N.J. court: public workers may sue negligent owners Ruling abolishes the “firefighter” rule 10 Conn. …

Study: Flu Pandemic Could Lead to U.S. Recession

A severe pandemic flu outbreak could result in the second-worst recession in the United States since World War II, with the gross domestic product dropping more than 5.5 percent, according to a report recently published by Trust for America’s Health. …

Fireman’s Fund Offers Optional Endorsement to Excess Policy Nonprofits Coverage

Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has launched a new optional endorsement available to Prestige Excess policyholders, increasing liability coverage for directors and officers of nonprofit organizations with limits up to $10 million. The endorsement protects policyholders who serve on …