Insurance News from January 29, 2009
News
Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Gaps in Peanut Product Inspection Process
Food regulators didn't consider salmonella a threat to most peanut products before they...
International News
S&P Raises Fairfax Ratings to ‘BBB-‘ From ‘BB+’; Outlook Stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit and senior...
East News
Maryland Governor Pushes Hike in Age for Teen Drivers
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will push state legislators to raise the minimum age for...
West News
Boy Dies Years After Disneyland Ride Accident
A 13-year-old boy who never fully recovered after he fell from a Disneyland children's...
Southeast News
Georgia Governor Seeks Limits on Biotech Lawsuits to Attract Firms
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is proposing tort reform legislation intended to protect...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Utility, Oil and Gas Company Settle Wildfire Lawsuit
A lawsuit that alleged a Fort Worth-based oil company's equipment sparked massive...
Midwest News
Iowa Considers Local Disaster Relief Tax Option
A local option sales tax could go on the books as early as April 1 in flood-ravaged...