Monthly Archives: December 2005

Be Careful What You Wish For…

Last month Congress had to bail out the Federal Emergency Management Agency with an $18.5 billion loan so the agency...

LEADER IN DEER CRASHES:

Pennsylvania motorists are reporting more deer-vehicle collisions than any other state. More than 150 people are killed each year in...

AGENTS BACK EXPENSE FORMULA:

The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. recently supported the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance’s proposal to...

OIL SPILL LIABILITY RAISED:

Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey has signed legislation increasing liability limits for owners and operators of vessels that discharge hazardous...

$100 BILLION HURRICANE:

A major hurricane making landfall in the New York City metropolitan area would result in approximately $50 billion of insured...

VICARIOUS LIABILITY AWARD:

The New York State Supreme Court has awarded $21 million to an accident victim, setting what is believed to be...

SEPT. 11 AID LOST:

Congressional budget negotiators have decided to take back $125 million in Sept. 11 aid from New York, which had fought...

OSHA CAVE-IN FINDING:

A Franklin, New Hampshire contractor faces $50,750 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for...

AUTO REFORM DIFFERENCES:

Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Tom Reilly sparred over auto insurance, with Reilly saying the governor’s reform plan would...

PROSELECT MED-MAL HIKE RECONSIDERED:

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 29 to reconsider her department’s rejection of ProSelect’s Medical...