Insurance News from June 13, 2005
News
WCRI Study Quantifies Impact of Age, Education, Injury and Employment Status on Return-to-Work Outcomes
Workers over the age of 55 are 12 to 35 percent less likely to return to work when...
International News
Australian Insurers Back Mandatory Smoke Detectors
A proposal by the government of New South Wales that would make the installation of...
East News
D.C. Man Pleads Guilty to 45 Residential Arsons; Actions Result in Pair of Deaths
United States Attorneys for the District of Maryland Allen Loucks, for the District of...
West News
Alaska Gov. Signs Health Care Tort Reform Bill
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski has signed into law a bill to limit non-economic damage...
Southeast News
WCRI: Miss. Comp System Stable, Characterized by Delays in Dispute Resolution and Low Maximum Weekly Benefit Level
Although the Mississippi workers' compensation system has been relatively stable in the...
Texas / South Central News
Judge Upholds Jury Verdict Against DuPont for $591,000 in Disability Bias Suit from EEOC
A federal court in New Orleans has rejected the efforts of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co....
Midwest News
N.D. Emergency Management Offers Flood Recovery Guidelines Following Storms
North Dakota emergency management officials have issued flood recovery guidelines for...