Painkiller Prescribing Varies By State, Highest in South; Florida Reverses Trend: CDC July 2, 2014 Health care providers in some states prescribe far more painkillers than those in other states, according to a new government...
Delaware Launching Annual Sobriety Checkpoint Campaign This Weekend July 2, 2014 Delaware authorities are holding the state’s first sobriety checkpoint for drivers this weekend. The first checkpoint for the 14th annual...
Maine’s Cross Insurance Launches Healthcare Practice Unit July 2, 2014 Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has announced the formation of a healthcare practice unit. The agency said its healthcare practice will...
Markel Now Underwriting Trade Credit Insurance in U.S. July 2, 2014 Markel Corp. is now underwriting trade credit insurance in its New York office. Policies will be underwritten on an admitted...
USI Appoints Employee Benefits Advisor in New York Metro Office July 2, 2014 USI Insurance Services has hired Mary Jo Jacobs as vice president and employee benefits advisor. She is based in USI’s...
Family Of Woman Killed In 2012 Crash Sues Hawaii Bar July 2, 2014 The family of a woman who died in a crash with a man suspected of driving while intoxicated is suing...
Rite Aid Settles California Lawsuit For Nearly $500,000 July 2, 2014 Rite Aid will pay nearly a half-million dollars to settle California claims that it didn’t follow consumer protection rules. The...
Nevada Driver Cards Draw Nearly 49,000 to Take Tests July 2, 2014 Nearly 49,000 Nevada residents have taken written tests since January to obtain state driver authorization cards, and just under 16,400...
DIR: California’s Alternative Security Program Frees $7.5B for Businesses July 2, 2014 Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker has approved the implementation of the 2014/15 Alternative Security Program, which DIR says...
Risk Management Privatization Saves $16M in Louisiana, Audit Shows July 2, 2014 By Melinda Deslatte A new audit says Louisiana has saved nearly $16 million in the first three years of a privatization contract for...