All the headlines from our USA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2013 // Editor’s Note: This is part of a larger report on opioid use by injured workers. This particular part covers the U.S. Western Region. A national story appeared in the last issue of Insurance Journal. That article can...
May 31 2013 // When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world to create their predictions.Some of those models are more accurate than...
May 31 2013 // Severe thunderstorms, baseball-sized hail, flooding and possibly tornadoes may sweep across parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas today, according to the U.S. Storm Prediction Center.There’s a 45 percent chance of...
May 31 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (SFMAIC) and its...
May 31 2013 // Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 5/31/13 – Frank Alerte, a former executive insurance counsel at the U.S. Federal Reserve, Guy Carpenter and BB&T, has joined the law and governmental consulting firm of Colodny, Fass,...
May 30 2013 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to end litigation against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over whether the insurer retained the right after its 2008 taxpayer-funded bailout to sue over losses on...
May 30 2013 // Self-driving cars being developed by Google Inc. and some automakers are getting a lift from U.S. auto-safety regulators eager to accelerate automation that they predict could prevent many crashes.Transportation Department...
May 30 2013 // U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the corps’ scientists and engineers launched a collaborative study on Tuesday to determine how best to reduce flood and storm damage risks for people and communities along...
May 29 2013 // A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine.Everardo Garfias claims a cut-off switch should...
May 29 2013 // U.S. consumer groups plan to raise concerns on Wednesday about a proposed free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, which they fear could weaken important government health, environmental and...
May 29 2013 // U.S. consumer groups plan to raise concerns on Wednesday about a proposed free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, which they fear could weaken important government health, environmental and...
May 29 2013 // A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care...
May 28 2013 // Cleanup of a collapsed southeast Missouri highway overpass was underway on May 26, more than 24 hours after a cargo train crash led to a chain reaction.The crash, which happened about 2:30 a.m. on May 25 near Chaffee, led...
May 28 2013 // Wisconsin had the nation’s third-highest number of alcohol-related boating deaths last year, the same year a legislative bill to stiffen penalties on drunken boaters went nowhere.Intoxicated boating killed eight...
May 28 2013 // ANV Holdings BV, a Dutch-headquartered specialty insurance business, announced the launch of a new line of business, Transaction Risk Insurance (TRI) coverage. ANV will initially focus on providing locally compliant...
May 24 2013 // Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing a U.S.-based marine and fabrication company, saying it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards...
May 24 2013 // A section of a major interstate highway bridge in Washington state collapsed yesterday, sending two vehicles into the rushing waters of the Skagit River north of Seattle. Three people were rescued and no one is believed to...
May 24 2013 // European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington.The...
May 24 2013 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Thursday an additional $3.7 billion in disaster relief funds to help the four major transit agencies in New York and New Jersey that sustained the greatest damage from...
May 23 2013 // Lloyd’s specialist underwriter Marketform will commence underwriting hospital professional liability, comprising medical malpractice and associated general liability insurance, in the United States effective June 1,...