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Oklahoma homeowners will be eligible for a cash rebate of up to $2,000 for the installation of a qualified tornado shelter under a program announced by Gov. Mary Fallin. Using $1 million in federal grant money, the program will provide … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Starting next year, a new law in New York says student athletes suspected of suffering concussions should be immediately removed from games. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

In addition to the $5.2 billion in agricultural losses as a result of the drought in Texas this year, an additional $150 million in losses can be attributed to wildfires, according to state agriculture experts. Dr. Andy Vestal, Texas AgriLife … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Where and how a baby is born might affect its chances of getting allergies and asthma growing up, suggests a new study. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The insurance unit of Wells Fargo & Co. has purchased ISU Stetson-Beemer Insurance, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm in Reno, Nev. The purchase closed on Sept. 1. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stetson-Beemer, founded in 1923, provides … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

The House of Representatives yesterday approved a temporary continuing resolution that funds the government through next Tuesday, Oct. 4, which is when Congress is expected to consider another short-term resolution funding the government through Nov. 18. The latest bill includes … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Orthopedic surgeons are much more hesitant to see kids with broken bones than they were a decade ago, suggests new research from California. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

[Business Wire] – Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick, Chancellor Steven J. Diner, Rutgers Business School Dean Glenn Shafer, the Rutgers Board of Governors and Prudential Financial Chairman and CEO John R. View full post on Yahoo! Finance: Life Insurance Industry News

The Department of Consumer and Business Services announced the pure premium rate for workers’ compensation will increase 1.9 percent starting in 2012, the first rate hike in Oregon in more than 20 years. The decision on the rate hike, based … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

With almost 30,000 cases of measles and eight deaths from the disease recorded in the European Union so far this year, a leading health official is urging doctors to do more to ensure parents have their children vaccinated with MMR. View full post on Yahoo! Health News