Insurance News from August 26, 2008
National News
Traffic Fatalities Go Down as Gasoline Prices Go Up
Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps...
International & Reinsurance News
UPDATE: 12 Dead in Canada Food Poisoning Outbreak
Twelve people have now died out of 26 confirmed cases of food poisoning linked to deli...
East News
Settlement Reached in Deadly NYC Staten Island Ferry Crash
Lawyers say the widow of a man killed in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash has settled...
West News
California Drop Lowers U.S. Workers’ Compensation Payments
U.S. workers' compensation payments for medical care and cash benefits for workers...
Southeast News
Florida Rejects State Farm 47% Homeowners Insurance Rate Hike
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said he will disapprove the July 16 rate...
Texas / South Central News
Texas Wind Pool Claims Add Up as New Tropical Storm Develops,
With hurricane season halfway over for 2008, Louisiana has so far dodged the bullet but...
Midwest News
Illinois Mayor Charged with Insurance Fraud Steps Down
Niles, Illinois' long-time mayor, Nicholas Blase, is stepping down after 47 years. In a...