December 22, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational Winter Holiday Season Keeps Adjusters BusyThough summer weather is associated with devastating catastrophe losses, the winter holiday season can be equally busy for insurance ... Aon Paying $16.3M in Alleged Bribery SettlementsInsurance brokerage Aon has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle criminal and civil allegations that it bribed employees of ... PEMCO Poll Finds Most Don’t Know Consequences of Damage From Fallen TreesWe've all heard the old saying, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" An interesting ... U.S. SEC Adopts New Mine Safety Disclosure RulesMining companies will need to disclose to investors information about health and safety violations under new rules adopted on Wednesday by ... Battery Packs Recalled in U.S. Due to Explosion HazardBatteriesPlus LLC of Hartland, Wisconsin, is recalling about 111,800 cordless tool battery packs because they can explode, the Consumer ... U.S. Rule Aims to Boost Rest for Airline PilotsPassenger airline pilots would work fewer hours and get longer breaks between shifts under revised U.S. aviation regulations spurred by a ... E-Trade, Insurers to Settle Class Action Lawsuit for $79ME-Trade Financial and its insurers have agreed in principle to pay $79 million to settle class action lawsuits brought against the online ... Countrywide Will Pay $335M Over Bias CaseBank of America Corp's Countrywide Financial unit agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $335 million to settle civil charges that it ...  East Scrap Thieves Blamed for Connecticut Gas LeakWaterbury fire officials say a gas leak that forced the evacuation of an apartment building was caused by scrap metal thieves who ... 2 Teens Charged in Theft From Delaware Construction SiteNew Castle County, Del., police say two teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing pipe from a construction site. Officers say ... 11 Firefighters Injured in Home of New Jersey HoarderA fire in the home of a New Jersey hoarder has killed 20 cats and injured 11 firefighters, most of them from throwing piles of heavy ... Brain-Damaged Woman Will Get $7M From New York CountyErie County will pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who suffered brain damage after she nearly drowned in a public pool ... Midwest Service to Remember Victims of 1951 Illinois Mine DisasterThe cinderblock buildings that gave access to Orient No. 2 mine's Portal No. 4 are still standing six decades after 119 men who carved coal ... $100,000 Worth of Copper Stolen From North Dakota BusinessFargo police say burglars stole $100,000 worth of copper from a business over the weekend. The Forum newspaper reports that Dakota Electric ... Two Ohio Men Owe $200,000 in Workers' Comp FraudTwo Ohio men have been sentenced after they were convicted of fraud for working while collecting workers' compensation benefits. BWC's ... Ohio Arboretum Fire Ruled AccidentalInvestigators have determined that a fire started by accident ripped through a maintenance building and destroyed several vehicles at a ... Crashed Plane in South Dakota Had Smoke PlumeA pilot and three passengers killed in a plane crash apparently had tried to return to the Sioux Falls, S.D., airport after an air traffic ... Southeast 3 Years After Tennessee Ash Spill, Court Fight ContinuesThree years after a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in East Tennessee, most of the gray muck has been hauled off or hidden while hundreds ... Alabama Cemetery May Get Camera System to Curb VandalismCity officials in a south Alabama town are planning to vote on whether to install security cameras at a cemetery in hopes of preventing ... New Georgia Group Seeks to Prevent ‘Defensive Medicine’A new Georgia advocacy group is launching to prevent what it calls defensive medicine. Organizers for Patients for Fair Compensation said ... Alabama Governor Gives Grant to Tornado Ravished CountyAlabama Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded more than $1 million in grants to help create and preserve jobs in tornado ravished Marion County. ... South Central 2 Louisiana Residents Cited for Insurance FraudTwo Slidell, La., residents have been accused of insurance fraud and other charges linked to a Hurricane Katrina claim. The Louisiana ... Oklahoma Supreme Court Nullifies Part of Workers’ Comp LawThe Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down part of a new worker's compensation law that prevents chiropractors and certain other medical ... Donelon Blasts Revival of $92M Award vs. CitizensLouisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says he will ask the state's highest court to reconsider its reinstatement of a $92.8 million ... Caliber Collision Centers Expands Coverage in the Houston AreaCaliber Collision Centers, with 94 collision repair centers in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, announced its continued expansion in ... West Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada in 2011Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in traffic accidents ... Forest Service Sued in Seattle Over Ice fatalityThe parents of an 11-year-old girl who was killed on a family outing by a big block of ice is suing the National Forest Service, saying it ... California Will Seek U.S. Aid For Tanker Fire Damage RepairGov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County because of last week's big-rig gasoline tanker fire that torched ... Stolen Plastic Lead to Arrest of California RecyclerThe owner of two Los Angeles recycling firms has been arrested after $250,000 worth of stolen plastic products was found. The sheriff's ... International Risk Managers Find Santa Exposed, Urge $1 Billion Coverage PlanSanta Claus will need a lot more than milk and cookies this Christmas -- he'll need about $1.2 million to pay for insurance coverage. That ... J&J Pulls 12M Motrin Bottles From ShelvesJohnson & Johnson, the consumer products company which has been plagued by product recalls in the past two years, said it is ... Insurers Open Black Box to Escape European Gender BanMotor insurers seeking to get around a European ban on charging male drivers more than women are turning to innovative black box technology ... Home Insurance Claims Increase During the HolidaysChristmas is almost here again, bringing with it all the usual parties, presents, food and drink. But according to data supplied by ... Connect with Claims Journal
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