Friday 14 October 2011

Daily Headlines: Friday, October 14, 2011

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October 14, 2011
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National

In Few Years, Social Network Data May Be Used in Underwriting

The insurance industry is paying increasing attention to what people and businesses post on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter ...

2,100 Jobs Lost in Insurance Industry in August

The latest U.S. jobs data show the insurance industry lost 2,100 jobs overall in August. The industry employs some 2,211,000 workers ...

CooperVision Steps Up Contact Lens Recall Effort

One of the nation's largest eye care companies is stepping up efforts to publicize its recall of more than a half-million contact lenses ...

Cincinnati Insurance Estimated Third-Quarter Cat Losses Up to $98M

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' property casualty group expects its third-quarter results to include pre-tax catastrophe losses of ...

Kroger Recalls Ice Cream with Unlisted Peanuts

Kroger is recalling ice cream sold in 10 states because it may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label. The nation's largest grocery ...
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East

New Jersey Looks to Put a Lid On Its Auto Insurance 'Pot of Gold'

New Jersey's auto insurance personal injury protection (PIP) regulations are due for an update. The state's law requires that the ...

Stonework Being Removed from Washington National Cathedral

Engineers are removing parts of a pinnacle at the top of the Washington National Cathedral that were damaged by the August earthquake. ...

Weary Irene, Lee Victims in New York Mired in Red Tape

Tropical storms Irene and Lee have left its victims tired and frustrated more than a month after the back-to-back disasters swamped homes, ...

Allstate Files $4.5 Million Insurance Fraud Claim

Seeking to recover $4.5 million from medical providers in a scheme to allegedly bill insurance companies for procedures that were medically ...
Midwest

Ohio Business Owner Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Fraud Case

An Ohio business owner has been sentenced following a fraud investigation that showed he was operating his business in violation of the law ...

Kansas Will Get $5M to Improve Truck, Bus Safety

Kansas is getting more than $5 million in federal funds to improve truck and bus safety. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne S. ...

Report: Indiana County Pleads Out Most Drunk Driving Cases

Less than 40 percent of the drunken driving cases filed in Lake County courts in the past five years have resulted in drunken driving ...

Fire Destroys Luxury Lodge in Southeast Ohio

Fire has destroyed a luxury lodge in southeast Ohio's scenic Hocking Hills region. Authorities suspect an electrical problem started ...
Southeast

TVA Attorney Says No Proof Negligence Caused Spill

An attorney for property owners seeking damages from a huge coal ash spill asked a judge to hold the Tennessee Valley Authority liable, ...

AAA Honoring Safest Towns in South Carolina

South Carolina's safest communities are being honored by the Foundation for Traffic Safety of AAA Carolinas. Awards are being handed out in ...

Progressive to Fill 130 Jobs in Tampa, Florida

Progressive Insurance Company plans to fill 130 positions in sales, service, and claims at its Riverview contact center in Tampa Bay, Fl., ...

Lawsuit Claims VA Negligent in Tennessee Veteran’s Suicide

The widow of an Iraq war veteran from Tennessee claims in a lawsuit that the Veterans Affairs was negligent in failing to diagnose and ...
South Central

USGS: No Fracking Fluid Found in Arkansas Water Wells

The U.S. Geological Survey says no fracking fluid has been found in domestic water wells in the Fayetteville Shale area of Van Buren ...

Louisiana Gulf Island Fabrication Worker Hit by Cable, Dies

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana says a 22-year-old Gulf Island Fabrication employee died when he was hit in the head by ...

Louisiana Woman Sues Facebook Over Wiretap Claims

A Louisiana woman is suing Facebook over allegations that the social networking site collects and stores users' Internet browsing history ...

FEMA Trailers Arrive for Texas Wildfire Victims

The government has started providing trailers to families needing housing after their homes burned during Central Texas wildfires. The ...
West

Jury Awards Couple $104M in Nevada Hepatitis Case

A Nevada jury found drug companies liable Wednesday for $104 million in damages in a third product liability lawsuit stemming from a ...

Up to 18 Hurt in California Amtrak Collision

Authorities say 16 people were hurt when two passenger trains collided at the Amtrak station in Oakland, Calif., Thursday night. Oakland ...

4 Injured in Explosion at Calif. Apartment Complex

Southern California authorities say four people were injured in an explosion at a Newport Beach apartment complex that triggered a fire and ...

Report: Arizona Sees 60% Drop in Vehicle Thefts

A crime data analysis released by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission shows that the state has seen its crime rate drop by nearly a ...
International

Indonesia’s Bali Shaken by Quake; Dozens Injured

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali on Thursday, injuring more than 50 people and sending others ...

16th Firebomb Found Near German Rail Tracks

Police on Thursday found bottles filled with a potentially explosive mix of liquid and powder beside train tracks in southwestern Berlin on ...

Roads Turn to Rivers in Flooded Thai City

The lucky ones traverse this flood-submerged Thai city in navy boats and motorized canoes. The rest float on whatever they can find - inner ...

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