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....
Tennessee County Officials to Reconsider Speed Detection Lasers February 25, 2014 A decision by Hamilton County officials to approve the purchase of two speed detection lasers equipped with cameras has gotten...
Tennessee Court Says Police May Still Arrest Drivers Who Pass Sobriety Test February 25, 2014 By Sheila Burke Police may still have grounds to arrest people for DUI even if they pass field sobriety tests, the Tennessee Supreme...
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....
Olympics: What Do You Do with a Mountain Resort with Games Gone? February 25, 2014 By David Ljunggren and Olga Petrova Stanislav Kuznetsov has a headache like no other: it measures 780,000 square metres and covers a large expanse of Russian...
MGAA Elects 3 New Members to Board; Brown Awarded Honorary Life Membership February 25, 2014 The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA) announced the election of Darren Doherty of Pioneer, Jeff Turner of Miramar and Catherine...
Guy Carpenter Launches Satellite-Based Catastrophe Evaluation Service February 25, 2014 Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and member of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has announced the...
QBE Jumps on Premiums, North American Unit Outlook: Sydney Mover February 25, 2014 By Narayanan Somasundaram QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Australia’s second-largest insurer by market value, climbed to its highest level in more than two months...