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Swiss Re estimates costs to deal with climate change
New forms of private-public partnerships are needed, particularly for developing nations, to deal with risks and costs related to climate change, Swiss…Read more →Risk Control – Contractors
Fleet A significant risk for contractors relates to vehicle accidents. Construction workers typically spend more time in vehicles than other workers because…Read more →Pay-As-You-Drive Regulations – California
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has proposed regulations that would make green auto insurance option available for California consumers. If implemented, pay-as-you-drive…Read more →Less Then 50% of Teen Passengers Wearing Seat Belts
A new study on teen driving habits and safety found that 59 percent of teens always buckled up in the driver seat…Read more →Higher Gas – Higher Insurance Costs?
Yes… Lighter Vehicles Could Mean Higher Insurance Costs… The cost of auto injury claims involving lighter-weight vehicles tends to be higher than…Read more →Teen Insurance Safeco
With Teensurance™ powered by Safeco, you can help parents change the conversation they have with their teen drivers. Think about how thankful…Read more →Bad days for Surplus Lines Insurers
Surplus lines insurers’ share of the market is expected to continue decreasing over the near term unless a catastrophe curtails competition from…Read more →Malpractice Appeals Lost Again in SD
A Rapid City neurosurgeon who said he had been sued more than 30 times for malpractice lost two appeals on August 21…Read more →Testing Mistakes at the Family Doctor
We have decided to continue doctor’s topic… Ordering the wrong test, missing results and forgetting to notify patients are among the many…Read more →Change in Workers’ Comp Rules in Oreg.
Health care providers all over Oregon say they’ll have to drop workers’ compensation cases, after a change in how they are paid…Read more →Climate Change Price List
New forms of private-public partnerships are needed, particularly for developing nations, to deal with risks and costs related to climate change, Swiss…Read more →Four Small SUVs Earn Top Safety Pick
Automakers are improving the crashworthiness of their vehicles and quickly installing side airbags and electronic stability control, an important crash avoidance feature,…Read more →Make insurance the easiest thing on your to-do list.
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