Insurance News from January 19, 2006
News
Is Asbestos the Next Threat to the Workers’ Comp System?
While the insurance industry grapples with the issue of fair compensation for asbestos...
International News
Bird Flu Bulletin: Serious Funding, But No Need to Panic – Yet
Money talks, and it seems to speaking ever more loudly about the threat from the avian...
East News
Maryland Court Rules with Welders in Limiting Scope of Pollution Exclusion
On Jan. 6, Maryland's highest court handed a victory to the welding industry by ruling...
West News
NAMIC: Colo. Bill Will Increase Number of Uninsured Drivers
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it will oppose a...
Southeast News
Battle Looms in S.C. Over Eliminating Second Injury Fund
Legislative efforts to revise or totally eliminate South Carolina's Second Injury Fund...
Texas / South Central News
Nagin: New Orleans Enters into Consent Decree on Demolition
Mayor C. Ray Nagin reported on Thursday that the City of New Orleans has entered into a...
Midwest News
Mo. Trial Court Clarifies Comp Reform
Missouri's Cole County Circuit Court has ruled that despite a legislative drafting...