Ladder Safety Education Key to Reducing Falls May 20, 2016 By Denise Johnson A significant number of workers’ compensation claims are related to the careless use of ladders, according to the Accident Fund...
RMS: Sea Level Rise Will Threaten $77B Worth of San Francisco Property by 2100 May 19, 2016 RMS has completed groundbreaking analysis to quantify the economic risk to San Francisco’s property from future sea level rise. The...
People Moves May 19, 2016 Brentwood Reinsurance Intermediaries Names Hodson Senior Vice President Brentwood Reinsurance Intermediaries Inc. (BRII), a provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage...
Amtrak Engineer Distracted Before Deadly Philadelphia Derailment May 19, 2016 By MICHAEL BALSAMO An Amtrak engineer whose speeding train jumped the tracks along a curve in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, was...
Georgia Considers Semi-Only Lanes to Reduce Traffic, Improve Safety May 19, 2016 Georgia transportation officials are studying how to add semi-only lanes for truck traffic on Interstate 75 between Macon and Atlanta’s...
More Hearings in El Faro Sinking May 19, 2016 By JASON DEAREN A second round of investigative hearings into the sinking of the freighter El Faro began Monday seeking new information about...
New Jersey Shore Towns Resist Sand Dunes May 19, 2016 By Elise Young Governor Chris Christie’s warning of Hurricane Sandy-like destruction of the New Jersey shore will be tested as the worst storm...
Disaster Fraud Rampant After Floods, Hurricanes May 19, 2016 By Denise Johnson This year, extensive flooding has already affected parts of Texas and Louisiana. With more rain producing floods forecasted for the...
HSB: 90% of Businesses Reported Hacking Incidents Within the Last Year May 18, 2016 Nine out of ten businesses reported at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of...
Texas Bus Company in Rollover Crash Ordered to Sideline Buses in Past May 18, 2016 The small South Texas bus company involved in a rollover crash that killed eight people and injured 44 others had...