January 29, 2009
About one in four Oklahoma drivers is uninsured, the fourth-worst rate in the nation, according to a recent study. The study by the Insurance Research Council, which includes data from 2007, shows 24 percent of Oklahoma motorists have no insurance …
January 29, 2009
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake southwest of Oklahoma City. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 and no injuries or damage were reported. The U.S.G.S. say the earthquake was felt about 5:19 a.m. Wednesday and its …
January 29, 2009
Personal information of about 500 current and former city workers in Beaumont, Texas, accidentally was posted online on Jan. 14. The data involves people who had filed workers’ compensation claims in the past five years The information, including birth dates …
January 29, 2009
Branchville, New Jersey-based Selective Insurance Group Inc. reported a fourth-quarter net loss, hit by a 63 percent fall in investment income, sending its shares down more than 10 percent. The property and casualty insurer posted a net loss of $14.4 …
January 29, 2009
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the arrest this week of another Eastern North Carolina resident for his part in what Department of Insurance of investigators are calling an auto insurance fraud ring that staged accidents for more than …
January 29, 2009
ACE Private Risk Services has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum Portfolio policy to Kentucky and Ohio. Launched in May 2008 and sold through independent agents and brokers, the new product is designed to meet the insurance needs of …
January 29, 2009
When the question was posed — ever worry that the sport you love could ruin your brain? — Hines Ward shrugged it off as though it was nothing more than one of those pesky cornerbacks trying to keep him from …
January 29, 2009
Michigan Republicans are again trying to stop Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration from instituting mandatory workplace ergonomics rules in the state. The Democratic governor has previously vetoed similar GOP-backed legislation to block the rules. Earlier this week, a Senate panel sent …
January 29, 2009
North Dakota drivers’ minimum required insurance coverage for accidents hasn’t changed in 24 years and should be raised, the state House narrowly decided after debating whether motorists could afford the increase. “We talk about wanting people to have higher and …
January 29, 2009
A North Carolina town has formed an arson task force to investigates a rash of 22 suspicious structure fires that have broken out since last year. The Daily Dispatch of Henderson reported there were 17 suspicious fires last year and …