Insurance News from December 30, 2008

National News

Study: Deadliest Hotspots for Teen Crashes on New Year’s Holiday

Some have called New Year's Eve "amateur hour" on the roads. That couldn't be more true...

Southeast News

Inspector Shortage Hampers West Virginia Coal Mine Safety Effort

An inability to retain inspectors is hurting West Virginia's efforts to make the...

Texas / South Central News

Cleanup of Oklahoma Zinc Smelter to Cost $6.6M; Viacom to Pay

Heavy-metal contaminants left by an Oklahoma zinc smelter that closed more than eight...

Midwest News

Iowa Safer Cigarette Law Starts Jan. 1

An Iowa law requiring the sale of new cigarettes that are less likely to start fires...