Archive for May, 2008
A construction crane in New York City fell and smashed into a neighboring apartment building during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person - the crane's operator - and ripping apart much o
A first-ever analysis from AAA finds that crashes involving teen drivers ages 15 to 17 cost American society more than $34 billion annually in medical expenses, lost work, property damage, quality of
Legislation pending in the Delaware state Senate addresses the shortage of doctors at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Elsmere.
The bill would let retired doctors practice again and keep thei
A fire chief in Norwich, Connecticut says the blaze that destroyed a large apartment complex last month was accidental and
Four New Hampshire agencies are working together to catch companies that illegally misclassify workers as independent contractors to avoid paying workers' compensation insurance and unemployment taxes
Science and technology are converging with risk management to help insurers negotiate the current hurricane season such that it's now possible to use short-term hurricane forecasts -- as few as 10 day
The North Carolina Medical Board will hold a public hearing next month on a proposal to post doctors' malpractice information on its Web site.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported this week that
State insurance regulators want to centralize the filing and storage of their annual market conduct reports on insurance companies.
The regulators are reviewing a proposal that would allow insurers
Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced today that Daniel M. Izard will be retiring from his position as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2008.
Izard, a former Air
A manager for a home builder that installed inadequate fire walls in more than 100 town houses in Guilford and Forsyth counties says the oversight was an "honest mistake,'' not an attempt to cut costs
