Summer’s here and plenty of motorcyclists are gettin’ their motors runnin.’ Hopefully. they’ll be wearing helmets. But if they’re riding in 31 states they may not be. Only 19 states currently require all riders to wear helmets, down from 26 …
Critical Restructuring “Restructuring is critical to TWIA’s ongoing operations so we don’t keep digging a deeper hole for ourselves. There will be no eminent decisions on the administrative oversight.” —Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman, speaking at a May 2012 board …
When it comes to preventing injury, California and New York states rank the highest. On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries, 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received …
Ohio’s new “vicious dog” law became effective May 22. Under Ohio Sub. HB 14, pit bulls will no longer be considered vicious dogs solely on their breed and the law eliminates the mandatory liability insurance requirement for dog owners, according …
Workplace trust, fear of claim denial and injury severity are the main reasons for attorney representation in workers’ compensation claims, according to Bogdan Savych, a public policy analyst with the Workers Compensation Research Institute. In a recent study of 11 …
BenefitSpecialists, Higginbotham Insurance Group Higginbotham Insurance Group and BenefitSpecialists announced the merger of their operations in Houston. BenefitSpecialists, an employee benefits broker in Houston, will align capabilities with Higginbotham to offer a single source solution for insurance, risk management and …
Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the journal Science. Companies chosen for random inspections by …
No Guns at Polls “Wisconsin’s concealed carry law … permits municipalities to prohibit concealed firearms at polling places during elections, whether or not the polling place is located on municipal property.” —Wisconsin Government Accountability Board Attorney Mike Haas says elections …
For the first time in four years, no area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring flooding, largely due to the limited winter snowfall, according to the weather forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s …
What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past? That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm, Celent, in a new report that envisions …
