January 17, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Zappos Says Customer Database HackedOnline shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers. Customers' credit ... Experts: Cruise Ship Victims Can’t Use U.S. CourtsVictims of the Italian cruise ship disaster who might seek to sue in the United States, where damages lawsuits are a virtual industry, may ... Cruise Disaster Unlikely to Halt Industry GrowthThe luxury cruise liner that ran aground off the Italian coast has rattled even the most die-hard "cruisers'' in an industry where ... Crawford & Company Appoints New Global Technical Services Leadership in U.S.Crawford & Company, an Atlanta-based independent provider of claims management services, has named claims executive Terry Hunt to the ... XL Adds Excess Auto to E&S Insurance OfferingThe insurance segment of XL Group plc added excess auto to its Excess & Surplus (E&S) product offerings and hired Michael Gramm to ...  East Expert: Ice Likely Caused Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor’s CrashA traffic safety expert says Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray's high-speed car wreck in November was more likely caused by icy road ... Massachusetts Highway Joint Dislodges, Damages CarsMassachusetts State Police say an expansion joint that became dislodged on a highway damaged several cars and caused a weekend crash ... New Hampshire Men Charged in String of Arsons, Burglaries19-year-old man is facing charges in New Hampshire in connection with four arsons and several burglaries in Concord. Jesse Vaigrt of Weare ... 12 Treated After New York Carbon Monoxide EmergencyAuthorities say 12 people were treated at a hospital after a carbon monoxide emergency in the Bronx. NBC New York says a five-story ... Midwest Missouri Man Wins $50,000 in Police Taser LawsuitA 24-year-old Columbia, Mo., man has received $50,000 to settle a lawsuit against the city police department and two officers over their ... Southwestern Indiana City Getting New Earthquake Risk MapsThe city of Evansville, Ind., is getting a new set of earthquake hazard maps illustrating the areas at greatest risk of damage from strong ... Kansas Governor’s Budget Includes Disaster Relief FundsGov. Sam Brownback is proposing that Kansas create a special fund to help cover the costs of recovering from natural disasters. The measure ... Ohio Man Electrocuted While Checking Crash SiteA man stepped on a downed power line and was electrocuted while trying to check the condition of a driver whose SUV had veered off the road ... Report Details Kansas City-Area Priest Sex Abuse SpendingThe Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese spent more than $1 million over a four-month stretch last year to deal with allegations of sexual abuse ... Southeast Settlements Exceed $500,000 Over Kentucky Train DerailmentLouisville, Ky., Metro Government has paid more than $525,000 to settle 23 claims stemming from a train derailment at the Louisville Zoo in ... 4 Accused in Mississippi Chevron Refinery TheftsThree people suspected of stealing equipment and trucks from Chevron's Pascagoula Refinery, in Mississippi, were in custody, a fourth was ... Florida Man Guilty in DUI Deaths Sues Victim’s FamilyA Florida man who pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter in a Christmas 2007 car crash is now suing the family of one of the three people ... Tennessee 2011 Traffic Deaths Among Lowest in Half CenturyTennessee's highway deaths in 2011 stayed below 1,000 for just the third time in 48 years. Preliminary figures released by the Tennessee ... Security First Announces Promotions Roles Amid GrowthFlorida-based homeowners insurance provider, Security First Insurance Company, now serves more than 145,000 policyholders-up 35% from ... South Central Antitrust Suits Target Louisiana Pool Products CompanyA Louisiana company that bills itself as the world's largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool products is becoming an Olympic-size ... Louisiana Homeowners Insurance Rates Rising More SlowlyNew data from by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners shows that homeowners insurance premiums in Louisiana remain among the ... Caliber Collision Centers Expands Coverage in San Antonio, TexasCaliber Collision Centers opened its newest location, a 22,500 square feet collision repair facility at 619 Broadway Street in San Antonio, ... West 600 Nevada Flood Victims Get Share of SettlementAbout 600 victims of a flood caused by the failure of a century-old irrigation canal in Fernley, Nevada, in 2008 have received their share ... Hawaii Couple Sues Police Over Home SearchA Kihei couple is suing the Maui Police Department alleging officers raided their home while executing a search warrant on the wrong ... EPA: Low Asbestos in Wood Chips from Libby, MontanaTest results from huge piles of wood chips that were being sold from a Montana Superfund site for use in landscaping show they contain some ... Firefighters Rescue Man From Seattle ApartmentThe fire early Monday morning at a Seattle apartment building was started by candles. Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore says they were ... International UK Panel Seeks to Reign in Whiplash Claims; ABI, RSA CommentA report from the UK Government's Transport Select Committee targets the voraciously expanding number of claims for "whiplash," i.e. ... Panel Clears Audit Firms of Olympus Scandal BlameAn unofficial panel of experts cleared global accounting groups KPMG and Ernst & Young of any responsibility for a $1.7 billion ... Chevron: Rig Catches Fire Off Nigeria’s DeltaChevron Corp. says an offshore rig being run for its subsidiary near Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has caught fire and officials are ... Aon To Move Corporate Headquarters to LondonGlobal insurance broker, risk management and human resource consulting firm Aon Corp. announced that it will move its corporate ... Connect with Claims Journal
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