U.S. officials did little to stop such practices, according to state insurance agencies.
Of those deaths, 161 warranted investigation of potential poor medical practices, according to an internal report.
The study produced by CVS indicates a shift in corporate responsibility practices, according to Vogel.
Hong Kong authorities are also investigating the hiring practices, according to people briefed on the matter.
But the company did little to correct the firms' practices, according to a report issued Tuesday.
He was accused of "villainous practices," according to the state-run MAP news service.
Mr. Barbir resigned in 2006 after complaining about the practices, according to the complaint.
The City Buildings Department cited the man's employer, M. Ferrante Construction Corp., for unsafe practices, according to a department spokeswoman.
To make the inflaters safe, TRW had adopted several practices, according to Mr. Blomquist's presentation and a spokesman at TRW.
Verizon and SBC may have also been scared by WorldCom's accounting practices, according to some telecommunications executives.
There are few, if any, penalties for companies that bypass responsible hiring practices, according to Human Rights Watch.
