It Figures

$3,600
Maximum amount in monthly workers’ compensation benefits the Arizona Senate is proposing by 2009. The current benefits are capped at $2,400 per month. Industry and labor groups said the Senate was focused on a compromise cap for fear the issue would become a ballot measure, which could cause the state workers’ compensation system to “fall apart.”

54
Number of automobile insurance claims California lawmakers have filed for state-issued vehicles in the past two years, costing taxpayers nearly $90,000, according to The Associated Press. Among the causes for the claims were roadway debris, vandalized vehicles, and being the victims of other drivers.

$4 million
Estimated amount Colorado Insurance Commissioner Marcy Morrison said she helped consumers to save by carefully reviewing rate filings by The Hartford Insurance Group and the Penn Treaty Network American Insurance Co.