Midwest News Researchers Examine Impact of Differential Speed Limits on State Freeways Years of research have produced mixed views on whether different freeway speed limits for cars and trucks make roads safer,... Read More
News Chemical Makers Lose Court Challenge to Train Safety Rules Chemical shippers failed to show any business harm from a regulation requiring railroads to deploy new train-safety technology, a U.S.... Read More
Texas / South Central News FEMA Denies Texas Aid Bid to Rebuild After Fertilizer Blast The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it won’t provide U.S. aid to help rebuild the town in Texas where an... Read More
Thought Leadership The Inherited Claim File: Getting Up to Speed on a 1,000-Page File Presented by SiftMed You inherit a claim. The adjuster who first opened the claim has since changed roles. What’s left is a 1,200+...
News Safety Firm Bolsters Battery Standards After Boeing Crisis Underwriters Laboratories, a 119-year-old U.S. company that develops product safety tests, is strengthening its lithium-ion battery standards after a string... Read More
International News EIB Weighs Flood Aid Similar to 1 Billion Euros Offered in 2002 The European Investment Bank is considering loans to countries affected by heavy flooding that could be on the scale of... Read More
News Commercial Insurance Reserve Deficiency Supports Continued Rate Increases A study compiled by Aon Benfield Analytics reveals that commercial lines moved to an overall deficiency position of $0.9 billion... Read More
East News More Than 1,000 Cited in Delaware Seatbelt Crackdown Delaware officials say officers issued 1,010 citations during the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign last month. The Office of... Read More
News Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Berries Sickens 87 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen berry mix sold... Read More
International News Fukushima Plant Steps Closer to Fuel Rod Removal More than two years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, damaged vehicles, twisted metal and other debris remains strewn about the Fukushima... Read More
Southeast News Alabama Board OKs Money to Fix Tornado Sirens Authorities are trying to find money to help fix the outdoor weather sirens in Calhoun and Talladega counties. The Alabama... Read More