Why Damages Caps Won’t Fix Malpractice Laws: Peter Orszag February 25, 2014 By Peter Orszag I have long believed that reforming U.S. medical malpractice laws could bring significant benefits, and new research supports that notion....
OSHA Denies Plans to Increase Oversight of Small Farms February 25, 2014 By Henry C. Jackson Facing pressure from Congress, the Obama administration has made clear it has no intention of increasing workplace regulations for the...
Grandpa and Grandma Much Safer Behind the Wheel Than Predicted February 25, 2014 By Joan Lowy Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation’s aging population swelled the number...
Red-Light Cameras: Safety Measure or Money Grab? February 25, 2014 By Tim Jones and Mark Niquette The shutters clicked, the grainy photos were sent to the red-light violators and St. Louis raised $4.1 million last year....
Ratings Recap: Balboa, MEMIC, ALAS, Modern Woodmen, Seven Seas February 25, 2014 A.M. Best announced that it has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of...
XL Group’s Specialty Businesses Launch Luxury Lines Program for Private Clients February 24, 2014 XL Group’s Specialty insurance businesses in North America have teamed up on a new luxury lines to extend their equine,...
House Republicans Release Flood Insurance Relief Bill February 24, 2014 By Andrew Taylor House GOP leaders last week put the final touches on legislation that would significantly water down a recently enacted overhaul...
Court Denies Notre Dame’s Bid for Exemption from Contraception Rule February 24, 2014 By Andrew Harris The University of Notre Dame lost a renewed bid for a court order relieving it of having to tell its...
Urbanization, Mobility, Gridlock and Predictions of ‘Peak Car’ February 24, 2014 By Jeff Green and Keith Naughton The world that Henry Ford put on wheels is poised for a stall. In the globe’s growing megacities, pollution and...
USAA CEO, President Robles to Step Down in 2015 February 24, 2014 The president and CEO of the insurer of military families, USAA, announced he will retire from USAA in the first...