GM to Pay $35 Million U.S. Fine Over Ignition Switches May 16, 2014 General Motors Co. will pay a $35 million fine as part of the U.S. Transportation Department’s investigation into the handling...
Average Dog Bite Liability Claim Cost Falls May 16, 2014 Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claim dollars paid out in 2013, costing more...
EPA Wants Feedback on Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rule May 16, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it wants to gather public comment on whether it should require chemical manufacturers to...
Adjuster Claims He’s Up for Lengthy Battle with Nationwide Over ‘On Your Side’ Slogan May 16, 2014 By Andrew G. Simpson A Tennessee adjuster sued by Nationwide Insurance for alleged trademark infringement because he used the company’s slogan, On Your Side,...
Africa Launches Its First Catastrophe Insurance Pool May 16, 2014 By Wendell Roelf In the 1980s images of skeletal Ethiopian babies and their parents, dying from hunger during a devastating famine, helped galvanize...
Canada Strengthens Oil Pipeline Safety with ‘Absolute Liability’ Rules May 16, 2014 By Julie Gordon Canada unveiled new rules on Wednesday to enhance pipeline safety and spill response, ahead of the development of new projects...
Enbridge Looks to Limit Liability Over Unexportable Oil May 16, 2014 By Dan Murtaugh Enbridge Inc., the largest shipper of Canadian crude to the U.S., is seeking to limit liability in case the oil...
Massachusetts College First Stop in Fire Safety Campaign May 16, 2014 A national campaign to promote fire safety on college campuses will make its first stop at Boston University. The campaign,...
Study Suggests Tropical Cyclone Intensity Shifting Poleward May 16, 2014 The latitude at which tropical cyclones reach their greatest intensity is gradually shifting from the tropics toward the poles at...
Death toll Rises to 232 in Turkey Mine Disaster May 16, 2014 By DESMOND BUTLER and SUZAN FRASER The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey increased to 232 on Wednesday, the prime...