Feds Blame Industry for Hampering Oil Train Safety March 31, 2014 By MATTHEW BROWN U.S. transportation officials rebuked the oil industry Friday for not giving up information regulators say they need to gauge the... Read More
No National Landslide Hazard Warning System in Place March 31, 2014 By PHUONG LE and GOSIA WOZNIACKA People living in the path of a deadly Washington state landslide had virtually no warning before they heard a wall... Read More
Transitional Employment Service Leads to New Skills, Career for Injured Worker March 28, 2014 ReEmployAbility, a national provider of specialty early return-to-work (RTW) services and transitional employment programs, has successfully matched thousands of injured... Read More
Auto Safety Agency Staffing Cuts Linked to Inadequate Recall Tracking March 28, 2014 By Jeff Plungis The U.S. office responsible for monitoring safety defects in cars has had its budget stagnate and its staff cut by... Read More
Study Highlights Importance of Recalls in Mitigating Noncrash Fire Claims March 28, 2014 How seriously should a vehicle owner take a recall notice? A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI)... Read More
Untrained Volunteers Risk Harm During Disasters: Study March 28, 2014 In the immediate aftermath of hurricanes, floods and other disasters, it’s not uncommon for people to turn out in large... Read More
Insurance Merger and Acquisition Activity on the Rise March 27, 2014 An overwhelming majority (86 percent) of North American insurance executives expect to see an increase in the volume of insurance... Read More
More Than 1M Nissans Recalled Due to Airbag Issue March 27, 2014 Nissan Motor Co is recalling 1,053,479 vehicles globally, mostly in the United States, to fix software that could deactivate the... Read More
Coast Guard Targets Problematic Cruise Ships With Surprise Inspections March 27, 2014 By CURT ANDERSON The Coast Guard has begun unannounced inspections of cruise ships at U.S. ports, targeting those with patterns of safety problems,... Read More
Avoiding Bad Faith in Water Loss Claims by Practicing Due Diligence March 26, 2014 By Denise Johnson One way to ensure a bad faith claim against your company is by ignoring expert advice, according to two presenters... Read More