Southeast Has Higher Tornado Fatality Risk Than Midwest July 7, 2014 By Seth Borenstein Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputations as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are...
California Agency Failing to Ensure Limo Safety, Audit Shows July 7, 2014 Citing incidents like the 2013 limousine fire that killed five women on the San Mateo Bridge, California’s state auditor has...
South Carolina Joins States with Texting Ban July 7, 2014 South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed into law legislation on June 9 restricting texting while driving, making South Carolina...
Airbnb Alters San Francisco Rental Market, Report Shows July 7, 2014 Lodging sharing service Airbnb has taken a bite out of San Francisco’s already limited stock of rental housing as some...
Corps of Engineers Denies Causing Missouri River Floods July 7, 2014 By Josh Funk The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shouldn’t be blamed for causing major flooding along the Missouri River that has affected...
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Costs Set to Decrease July 7, 2014 By Michael Adams South Carolina employers could see their workers’ compensation premiums go down later this year after regulators approved an average 7.4...
Ex-Insurance Broker Arrested in California for Embezzlement July 7, 2014 John Monreal, 45, of Santa Clarita, Calif. was arrested on May 30 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies on...
Michigan Bill Limiting Lawsuits Against Insurers Sent to Governor July 7, 2014 By Stephanie K. Jones A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection...
Loophole in Tennessee’s Drunk Driving Law Under Scrutiny July 7, 2014 A newspaper investigation has found that Tennessee has a loophole in its drunken driving law. The Commercial Appeal reported that...
Hidden Perils of California’s Proposed Health Insurance Price Controls July 7, 2014 By Bill Gausewitz In November, California voters will decide whether to implement state government price controls on health insurance. Insurance agents and brokers...