Insurance Journal » Government Accountability Office http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Fri, 24 May 2013 02:59:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 U.S. Government Adds Climate Change, Weather Data Gaps to ‘High Risk’ List http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/02/14/281241.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:32:30 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=281241 Climate change and gaps in weather satellite data have been officially added to the list of high risks facing the federal government, a list that already includes the federal flood insurance program, Medicare and the Post Office. The Government Accountability …

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]]> Federal Watchdog Issues Report on Gas Pipeline Safety http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/01/25/278793.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:39:18 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=278793 Federal regulators must account for response times in the data they collect from transmission operators on natural gas pipeline incidents, a congressional watchdog agency said this week. The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Pipeline and …

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]]> Do Safety Incentives Discourage Workers from Reporting Injuries? http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/05/10/247088.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 14:35:44 +0000 Andrew G. Simpson http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=247088 Many employers are in the dark over whether their safety incentive programs encourage or discourage the reporting of injuries and illnesses by their employees, or if they have no effect. But a new report says employers, and the federal officials …

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]]> Federal Risk Retention Law Needs Clarification: Congressional Report http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/01/10/230537.htm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:58:44 +0000 Andrew G. Simpson http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=230537 The federal law governing risk retention groups should be clarified to reduce the number of disagreements between RRG managers and state regulators and to clarify the coverage RRGs may offer, a Congressional report advises. The Government Accountability Office said varying …

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