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WORK-RELATED DEATHS:

The number of deaths in Connecticut due to work-related injuries increased by 50 percent last year, rising from 36 to...

ATV SAFETY STANDARDS:

ATV manufacturers in the United States, who for decades resisted federal safety regulations on their vehicles, are now embracing them...

PROSELECT MED-MAL HIKE RECONSIDERED:

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell scheduled a public hearing for Nov. 29 to reconsider her department’s rejection of ProSelect’s Medical...

DOI STAFFER AIDS KATRINA VICTIMS:

The North Dakota Department of Insurance sent a staff person to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Kathy Wolf, a...

AUTO REFORM DIFFERENCES:

Gov. Mitt Romney and Attorney General Tom Reilly sparred over auto insurance, with Reilly saying the governor’s reform plan would...

ALABAMA EXPECTS 50,000 CLAIMS

More than 50,000 claims are expected in Alabama from hurricane damage, however, complete cost estimates won’t be available until this...

OSHA CAVE-IN FINDING:

A Franklin, New Hampshire contractor faces $50,750 in fines from the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for...

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