Insurance News from August 30, 2016
National News
Hospital Surgery Rates for Workers’ Compensation Vary Widely
Hospital rates for outpatient surgery paid by workers' compensation vary significantly...
International & Reinsurance News
Tokio Marine in Talks to Acquire RHB’s Non-Life Insurance Unit: Sources
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc, is in exclusive talks to buy RHB Bank's general insurance...
Brexit Vote Prompts Inquiries from Insurers Weighing Opening Offices in Dublin
Brazil Mine Disaster Caused by Poor Drainage & Design of Tailings Dam: Report
Asian Regulatory Changes Could Hike Demand for Local Reinsurance: Fitch
Low Interest Rates Pose Unknown Risks for European Insurers: CEO of Gjensidige
East News
Lawsuit Filed After Railing Collapse Injures 17 at New Jersey Snoop Dogg Concert
A lawyer representing 17 people injured when a railing collapsed at a Snoop Dogg and...
West News
Woman High on Drugs and Driving on Wheel Rim Sparked California Wildfires
Fire officials in southern California say a car driven by a woman high on drugs has...
Southeast News
Tennessee OSHA Head Says Spike in State Worker Deaths ‘Alarming’
The head of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a spike in...
Texas / South Central News
Opposing Sides File Briefs in Challenge to Oklahoma’s Work Comp Opt-Out
The constitutionality of Oklahoma's workers' compensation alternative, the Oklahoma...
Midwest News
Dakota Access Pipeline Worker Killed in Accident, Official Says
A man working on the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline was killed in an apparent...