Insurance News from September 12, 2007
National News
Health Premiums Rise 6.1%; Average Family Coverage Costs $12,000
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1 percent in...
International & Reinsurance News
RI3K Launches New London Market E-Message Service
London-based service provider RI3K announced the completion of its new message service...
East News
R.I.’s Beacon Mutual Begins Paying Fine after Judge Denies Injunction
Rhode Island workers' compensation insurer Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. has made the...
West News
Sierra Nevada Fire Burns 62,000 Acres
Crews worked through the night to fight a wildfire that has blackened nearly 100 square...
Southeast News
W.Va. Residents Sue DuPont Over Zinc Plant Contamination
From its grassy surface, the 112-acre mound seems harmless, a vast but benign-looking...
Texas / South Central News
La. Court: Lack of Hospital Evacuation Plan not Malpractice
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Sept. 5 ruled that allegations that hospitals' lack of...
Midwest News
S.D. Seatbelt Use Up from 2006
More South Dakotans have gotten in the habit of buckling up in the past year. The state...