Additional Claims Filed in Deadly Arizona Wildfire December 19, 2013 Additional claims are being filed against the state, Yavapai County and the city of Prescott in connection with the deadly...
Feds Cite Postal Service in Death of Massachusetts Carrier December 19, 2013 Federal workplace safety officials have cited the U.S. Postal Service in the July death of a mail carrier who collapsed...
All Texting While Driving Banned in Eastern Missouri City December 19, 2013 An eastern Missouri town has banned all texting while driving, regardless of how old the driver is. The Manchester Board...
Florida Lawmakers Take up Flood Insurance Issue December 19, 2013 By TAMARA LUSH Two Tampa Bay-area legislators said Tuesday that they are proposing a bill to give Florida’s homeowners relief from rising flood...
Winter Means Slippery Sidewalks and Icy Stairs December 19, 2013 Winter’s here and so is the snow and ice that make sidewalks slippery. About 1 million people slip and fall...
EU Pledges $620M for Railroad Technology December 19, 2013 The executive arm of the European Union says it will give 450 million euros ($620 million) to a research program...
Researcher Says Seattle Earthquake After Rain Would be Devastating December 19, 2013 A University of Washington researcher says an earthquake on the Seattle fault would be even more devastating if it occurs...
Few Doctors Trained to Practice Cost-Conscious Care Despite Rising Healthcare Costs December 19, 2013 Despite a national consensus among policymakers and educators to train residents to be more conscious of the cost of care,...
P/C Insurers Focus on Underwriting, Data and Analytics in 2014: EY Report December 19, 2013 In the face of continued economic, competitive and regulatory challenges, property/casualty insurers are seizing opportunities to improve underwriting discipline, drive...
Swiss Re Sees 2013 Total Disaster Cost at $130B December 19, 2013 By Katia Dmitrieva Swiss Re AG, the second-largest reinsurer worldwide, said natural and man-made catastrophes in 2013 caused $130 billion in economic losses...