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California Fines 18 Hospitals for Care Problems
Eighteen hospitals in California were fined for state health code violations, including leaving surgical instruments inside patients and causing the death of…Read more →On-the-job fatalities decreased in 2007
The number of workplace fatalities in the United States fell in 2007, but the number of workplace homicides increased. Sme 5,488 people,…Read more →Tips for Keeping your Cell Phone Safe from Hackers and Thieves
As technology improves, we increasingly rely on our cell phones for more than just making calls; we’re using them to send e-mails,…Read more →The Cure for Malingering Injuries
The Hartford Works Hard to Spot “Malingerers” and Employers Can Too Content to Collect You might assume that an injured worker wants…Read more →Introducing…the Wedding Protector Plan
Protecting your special event with the Wedding Protector Plan (by Travelers) can be the start of a lifelong relationship. Did you know…Read more →What Is Wrong With the Food That Our Children Eat?
If we really loved our children, we wouldn’t allow the food and advertising industries to become so powerful, because they force our…Read more →Department of Insurance Hot Line
The Ohio Department of Insurance says its consumer hot line can help when Ohioans have trouble with their insurance companies. In the…Read more →If You Don’t Like Workers Comp Amendments – Sue The State
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. and several of its subsidiaries filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court last week challenging some…Read more →Study: Most Know Little About Their Homeowners Policy
More than half of homeowners say they know very little about their home insurance policies and coverages, according to a survey by…Read more →University Professor Says ‘Early Offers Program’ Could Improve Tort System
An “early offers” program in which medical malpractice and product liability lawsuits could be quickly settled would improve a tort system that…Read more →Flood Facts
A flood loss is 30 times more likely to occur than a fire loss and the chance of a building located in a…Read more →Santa Cruz Nail Salons Cited for Workers’ Comp Violations
Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee announced that on Aug. 12, 2008, a sting operation was conducted at nail salons in…Read more →Make insurance the easiest thing on your to-do list.
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