Since Newtown Shooting, 15 States Have Strengthened Gun Controls March 11, 2014 Fifteen states plus the District of Columbia strengthened their gun control laws in the year following the Newtown school shooting,...
Baby Boomers Can’t Party and Drive Like They Used To March 10, 2014 Even drinking just one glass of wine with dinner may turn a driver over 55 years of age into a...
Rise in Auto Injury Medical Costs Tops Inflation While Severity Declines March 10, 2014 Medical expenses reported by auto injury claimants continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation, in spite of the...
Study Says N.Y. ‘Scaffold Law’ Drives Up Construction Costs, Causes Injuries February 27, 2014 A new study published this month challenges the claim that New York’s Labor Law 240, also known as the “Scaffold...
Wake Forest Researchers Use Drone to Measure North Carolina Coal Ash Spill February 27, 2014 By Michael Biesecker A team of academic researchers equipped with a drone estimate that about 35 million gallons of coal ash and contaminated...
Study Shows P/C Insurers Plan to Hire, Grow Significantly in 2014 February 27, 2014 By Andrea Wells More than half of all insurance companies responding to a recent survey say they plan to increase staff in 2014....
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....
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....
Northeast PIA Survey Shows Prices Rising, But at Slower Pace February 24, 2014 In the first month of 2014, the PIA affiliates in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York conducted their...