Updated: March 12, 2010, 8:24 am EDT
U.S. Weighs 'Black Box,' Brake Override Mandates For All Cars
U.S. safety regulators are weighing whether to make "black boxes'' mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Motor Corp. ...
U.S. Traffic Fatality Rate Fell to Lowest Ever Recorded in 2009
The number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter, the U.S. Department of ...
NHL Managers Looking for Ways to Deal with Serious Head Injuries
NHL general managers are trying to find a way to deal with serious head injuries.
"I think we all care about the safety of our players, first and foremost,'' Philadelphia ...
New York's 'Ground Zero' Workers Reach Settlement with Insurer
Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing the city ...
Police Probe Toyota Prius Crash in New York Suburb
The driver of a Toyota Prius told police in suburban New York that her car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.
The 2005 ...
Maine Plaintiffs Lose Ruling in Light Cigarette Lawsuit
Smokers suing Philip Morris and its parent company over light cigarettes will have to start from scratch with their lawsuit in Maine.
A federal judge in Bangor has denied ...
Virginia Woman Sues State over Son's Drowning at Park
A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several other defendants.
Dora Mae ...
New York to Deactivate Street Fire Alarm Boxes
The fire department is preparing to deactivate its 15,000 street alarm boxes throughout New York City to save money and eliminate the thousands of false alarms triggered when ...
Fire Sparked by Static Kills Gas Pumper in Pennsylvania
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a gas station patron died when static electricity ignited a fire as he filled up his tank.
Authorities say 19-year-old L. David Byers of central ...
$400K Bond Set in Indiana Workforce Development Office Shooting
An Indiana Department of Workforce Development auditor has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after authorities said he fired a shotgun into an agency office in ...
Lawsuit Filed Over Ohio 'Bachelor Pad' Apartment Ad
An apartment developer says it expects to be cleared in a federal discrimination lawsuit filed over an Ohio apartment listing for a "bachelor pad.''
The suit filed in federal ...
Federal Study of Fatal 2007 South Carolina Sofa Store Fire Not Ready
A complex federal study of a fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters, already delayed by months, is still months from completion, authorities said.
The National ...
Kentucky Contractor Cited Over Miner's Death by Drowning
A Kentucky company has been accused of a regulatory violation that federal investigators say contributed to the drowning of a truck driver in a mining accident.
A Mine Safety ...
University of Kentucky Closes Frat House After Fire Prank
University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. says the university followed its fire marshal's recommendation in closing the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house until ...
Bluefield County Wants to Be Included in Disaster Aid for West Virginia
Bluefield officials say Mercer County should have been included in a federal disaster declaration issued for 15 other southern West Virginia counties hit by a winter ...
Powerful Tornadoes in Arkansas Damage Homes; Injuries Reported
Three powerful tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 10, damaging homes and injuring at least four people, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has reported.
According to ...
Auto Theft and Burglary Prevention Program Expands in Texas
The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) has joined with the South Plains Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority in Lubbock, Texas, in a crime prevention campaign aimed at ...
Bayer Ordered to Pay More Than $1M to Arkansas Rice Farmer
A Wooodruff County, Ark., Circuit Court jury has ordered Bayer CropScience LP to pay a rice farmer more than $1 million in a lawsuit over experimental rice variety.
The ...
Seattle Man Placed on Electronic Home Monitoring for Insurance Fraud
A West Seattle man has been sentenced to six months of electronic home monitoring and must pay more than $26,000 in restitution for first degree theft in an insurance case, the ...
Transportation, Agriculture Are Oregon's Most Fatal Industries
The transportation and warehousing industry was the most dangerous industry in 2009 in Oregon, according to the state Department of Business and Consumer Services, Information ...
Calif. Regulator Sues Farm Labor Contractor for Workers Safety Violations
Los Angeles-Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has filed a lawsuit against an Imperial Valley, Calif., farm labor contractor Juan Munoz for failing to pay minumum wage and ...
Aftershocks Rattle Chile, as New President is Sworn In; RMS Analysis
Sebastian Pinera's inauguration as Chile's new president was accompanied by a blunt reminder of the peril the country faces from earthquakes as two large aftershocks struck ...
A.M. Best B+ (Good) Rated Contractor GL Insurance Carrier Expanding to 35 States
National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group ("NCIC"), A.M. Best Rated B+ (Good), is expanding from 25 to 35 states, with their Commercial General ...
Insurance and the Internet
It seems like every day we hear about the Internet and how some sort of new online social networking site or service will revolutionize the way people communicate, collaborate, ...
The Importance of Scorekeeping
Most sales teams when confronted with sagging results, realize how essential sales culture is to ones ultimate success. However, defining exactly what is meant by a term as ...
