December 20, 2011
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Today's HeadlinesNational Nursing Claims Costs Rise Again After FallingAfter a substantial dip in 2009, insurance claims in the nursing profession are costing more. The average total paid per claim is generally ... Report: 2011 Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis of Record-Breaking Year of Natural CatastrophesCoreLogic, an information, analytics and business services provider, released its first ever Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis ... Wharton Study Analyzes Potential for Private Insurers to Offer Flood InsuranceThe Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania released a study that ... Nissan Recalls 2 Vehicles Because of Engine StallingNissan is recalling nearly 34,000 Sentra compact cars because of a battery cable problem that could cause the engines to stall. Documents ... OneBeacon Professional Insurance Expands Lawyers’ Professional Liability CoverageOneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its Lawyers' Professional ...  East New York Police Giving Back $100K in Stolen PropertyState police are giving $100,000 worth of stolen property back to the owners, just in time for Christmas. Investigators tell the Wellsville ... Hearing Set Over Massachusetts School Bullying SettlementA Massachusetts judge is set to hear arguments on whether South Hadley officials must disclose details of a settlement that the town paid ... Connecticut Police Hold 2 in Ice Rink Fire InvestigationConnecticut State Police say two men are in custody as troopers investigate fires that damaged a home and destroyed a regional curling ... Rhode Island State Police to Crack Down on Drunk DrivingThe Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through the end of the year to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of ... Connecticut Police: Stolen Cemetery Statues Sold as ScrapWaterbury, Conn., police say they've charged a man with stealing two bronze statues from a cemetery and selling them off as scrap metal for ... Midwest Badly Injured Bicyclist Loses at Michigan Supreme CourtAn Upper Peninsula quarry is not liable for brain damage and other injuries suffered by a woman who was riding in a popular bike event when ... Fire Ravages Historical Buildings in IndianaA fire has damaged nearly half a block of historical buildings and businesses in the heart of downtown Vincennes, Ind. WTHI-TV and WFIE-TV ... NTSB Report Details Small Plane Crash in IowaThe National Transportation Safety Board has released new details of a September plane crash near the Le Mars Municipal Airport. A report ... Cease and Desist Order Served Against North Dakota Insurance AgentNorth Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm served a cease and desist order against Brent Kitzan, a Bismarck insurance agent, and Kitzan ... Nebraska Lawyer Disbarred for Repeated DeceptionsThe Nebraska Supreme Court has disbarred an Omaha lawyer who the court says has exhibited a pattern of deception. In a decision released ... Southeast Mississippi Schools’ Legal Tab Rises With EnrollmentDeSoto County schools are seeing an expensive side effect of rapid enrollment growth in recent years. The Commercial Appeal reports the ... Pot-Decorated Jewelry Vendor Sues West Virginia FestivalA vendor says she was booted from this year's Mountain State Forest Festival because she was selling jewelry decorated with pictures of ... Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in South Carolina Pool DeathThe brother of former Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife deny they are liable for the death of a 6-year-old boy found dead in a pool during a ... Prowler Seen Breaking Into Assisted Living Homes in GeorgiaAtlanta, Ga., police are searching for a suspect who broke into at least two rooms of a retirement home in the Buckhead area and has been ... South Central West Texas Has 3rd Earthquake Since Late NovemberThe U.S. Geological Survey website says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake happened at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, centered 5 miles north-northeast of ... Texas Attorneys Release Wrongful Imprisonment ReportAttorneys for a Texas man who was wrongfully imprisoned nearly 25 years for his wife's murder planned to release a report Monday detailing ... Acquitted Defendant in Beauty Queen’s Slaying Sues Arkansas Police ChiefA man who was found not guilty of murdering a beauty queen in Russellville filed a $10 million lawsuit Thursday against the city's former ... York Risk Services Acquires JI CompaniesYork Risk Services Group, provider of a full range of claims administration and risk management services, announced it has acquired Austin, ... West Forklift Thief Jailed After Slow Speed Chase in CaliforniaPolice used a stun gun to subdue a combative California forklift thief who led officers on a 10-mile slow speed chase in the San Joaquin ... Honolulu Rail Authority Reconsidering ProgramHonolulu, Hawaii's rail authority is considering ditching an insurance program that was supposed to save the city $20 million. The program ... Arson Causes $100,000 Damage to Washington SchoolSomeone broke into Robertson Elementary School early Sunday in Yakima, Wash., and set fire to the library. KNDO reports many books were ... Tsunami Debris From Japan Expected in AlaskaDebris from the tsunami in Japan nine months ago has not been detected on Alaska shores but that may be because harsh weather is keeping ... International Winter Storm Joachim Causes Havoc in Western EuropeAccording to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, late last week, winter storm Joachim developed over the Atlantic and became a severe ... Model of Jet Fighter Missing From Dutch MuseumA large model of an American jetfighter has mysteriously disappeared from a small Dutch museum and its owners are hoping pranksters rather ... Suit Against Thalidomide Maker Set for AustraliaMembers of an Australian class action lawsuit who blame a German pharmaceutical company's anti-morning sickness drug, Thalidomide, for ... 7 Dead, Scores Missing in Russia Oil Rig AccidentOfficials say at least seven men have died and scores are feared dead after a floating oil rig off Russia's east coast capsized and sank on ... Connect with Claims Journal
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