More Tickets Written After South Dakota Hiked Speed Limit to 80 mph April 17, 2017 The number of speeding tickets issued by South Dakota state troopers has gone up since the state’s top speed limit...
Safety Experts Questioning St. Louis’ Boiler Standards After Blast April 17, 2017 Safety experts are questioning St. Louis’ boiler safety standards, following a deadly explosion that killed four people and injured several...
Downward Trend in Workers’ Comp Claims Continues in Minnesota April 17, 2017 The number of paid workers’ compensation claims fell 53 percent relative to the number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees from 1997...
People – Midwest April 17, 2017 Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich named Jillian E. Froment to serve as the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance....
Iowa GOP’s Workers’ Comp Bill Signed by Governor April 17, 2017 By Stephanie K. Jones Iowa Gov. Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a controversial workers’ compensation bill that reduces benefits for injured workers, notably benefits...
Aon: Insured Losses Likely to Exceed $2B from March Storms, Wildfires April 17, 2017 Severe weather in March led to significant damage in the central and eastern United States, racking up more than $2...
This Year Already One of Oklahoma’s Most Active for Wildfires April 17, 2017 Oklahoma Forestry Services officials say 2017 is already among the most active years on record for wildfires. The agency has...
Managing Inland Flood Risk with Catastrophe Models April 17, 2017 By Dr. Hemant Chowdhary Flood risk is ubiquitous. In any given week, a storm with the potential to produce flooding is occurring somewhere in...
People – South Central April 17, 2017 Kristin S. Palmer has been named senior vice president and head of Communications at the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Palmer...
Earthquakes Lawsuit Against Oklahoma Energy Companies Dismissed April 17, 2017 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against three oil and gas companies over Oklahoma’s ongoing earthquakes. The lawsuit, filed...