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May Is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This annual campaign is held each spring by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) to promote safe driving and riding practices to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on the roadways. In 2020, 5,579 motorcyclists died in traffic crashes. In fact, motorcyclists are about 28 times more likely to die in traffic
MCCA Refunds: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has developed this FAQ document to help answer questions about upcoming auto insurance refunds. Please use the content below as appropriate for your stakeholders: Why are Michiganders getting auto insurance refunds? Thanks to Michigan’s historic, bipartisan auto insurance reform law passed by the Michigan Legislature and signed by Governor Whitmer in 2019,
DOL Initiative to Focus on Worker Wages and Employment Rights
On Feb. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an initiative that will focus on safeguarding worker rights and protections in the warehousing and logistics industries. This announcement follows an earlier DOL announcement that it will add 100 additional investigators to its Wage and Hour Division. Highlights The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division has announced a warehouse and
How to Avoid Underinsuring Your Home
Your home is one of your greatest assets and a significant long-term investment. As such, it’s vital to protect your home and its contents with adequate homeowners insurance. Nevertheless, recent research found that many homeowners lack proper coverage. In fact, nearly 2 out of every 3 homes in America are underinsured—which means that the home is protected to an extent
Officials Saw More Professional Cybercriminals and Infrastructure Attacks in 2021
Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure increased in 2021, hitting 14 of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors in the United States, according to a report from cybersecurity authorities in multiple countries. Ransomware trends and recommendations were laid out in a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory, coauthored by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. The report noted that evolving tactics
