January 18, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Coalition’s 2011 Insurance Fraud Hall of ShameA cash-strapped businessman torches his home then massacres five people to keep witnesses from testifying. A cop shoots himself to steal ... As Cruise Ships Get Larger, Are They Any Safer?The grounding and capsizing of the Costa Concordia has raised questions about the safety of the ever-increasing size of cruise ships. But ... BMW Recalls Close to 90,000 Mini Coopers Due to Fire RiskDue to a risk of fire, BMW has issued a recall that impacts 88,911 Mini Coopers manufactured between 2006 and 2011. The recall includes ... Trimble Partners With Great American Insurance to Automate Crop ReportingTrimble announced a strategic alliance with Great American Insurance Group to help farmers automate their crop insurance reporting under ... East ‘Makeover’ Contractor Charged With Connecticut ArsonA Connecticut contractor who helped build a house on the ABC reality TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' has been accused of burning ... Pennsylvania School District Pays Settlement Over Harassment ClaimA central Pennsylvania school district has paid more than a half-million dollars to settle a student's lawsuit involving a teacher ... More Than $25.2M in Virginia Quake Aid ApprovedMore than $25.2 million in federal disaster aid has been approved to help residents, businesses and local governments in Virginia recover ... Lawyer Wants Probe of Power Lines After Pennsylvania DeathThe attorney for the surviving family of a western Pennsylvania woman killed by a downed power line wants the state Public Utility ... Midwest Report: Joplin Might Not Have Debt From TornadoA new report says the city of Joplin might not end up with any debt related to the May 22 tornado. The report from the city finance ... North Dakota Ranked Second Least Expensive Auto Insurance Premiums in the CountryAccording to Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm, North Dakotans are paying the second lowest auto insurance premiums in the nation. This is ... Former Michigan Student Shot in Raid Got $144,000 SettlementA former Grand Valley State University student who was shot by an Ottawa County sheriff's deputy during a drug raid in 2009 received nearly ... Adjusters International Opens New Chicago OfficeAdjusters International, a provider of public insurance adjusting and disaster recovery consulting services, announces the opening of its ... Southeast Tennessee to Study Workers' Compensation SystemTennessee state officials, business groups, labor leaders and legal experts are lining up to study the state's workers' compensation ... 5 Amish Children Escape Injury When Buggy Hit in KentuckyA buggy carrying five Amish children was hit by a sport utility vehicle in western Kentucky and the buggy driver was cited for not ... Puerto Rico Installing Tsunami Sirens in CapitalPuerto Rico is setting up a tsunami alert system in densely populated San Juan. San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini says experts warn that the ... Personal Tragedies Spur West Virginia Mine Safety ProposalFor two West Virginia lawmakers who lost fathers in coal mining accidents, preventing disasters like the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion ... Klein Joins Normandy Harbor Insurance as Director of Loss ControlSteven Klein has joined Normandy Harbor Insurance Co. (NHIC), a workers' compensation insurance carrier based in Ft. Lauderdale, as ... South Central Houston Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding PayrollTexas Mutual Insurance Company reported today that Marvin Solano, of Houston, pled guilty to workers' compensation fraud-related charges. ... Pilot Tried to Warn Texas Fashion Editor Away From PropA pilot has told investigators that he warned a Dallas-area woman away from the front of the small plane before she walked into the ... Texas Officers Face Harder Line on Drunken DrivingChanges to state policy are making it harder for Texas police officers convicted of drunken driving to stay on the job. The Dallas Morning ... West Fire Causes $600,000 Damage at San Diego SchoolA fire at a San Diego, Calif., elementary school has caused an estimated $600,000 in damage. Classes have been canceled Tuesday at Alice ... New Mexico Police Vow More Consistent Patrols on US 550New Mexico police agencies are vowing to do more consistent patrols along U.S. 550 after the rural four-lane highway was the site of six ... City Bus in Phoenix Crashes Into 18-WheelerAuthorities say a city bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig Tuesday morning in west Phoenix. Captain Scott McDonald, a ... Oregon Nightclub a Total Loss After FireA fire has destroyed a Salem, Ore., nightclub, but authorities believe no one was inside when the fire broke out. The fire on Tuesday ... International Mexico Police Ticket Boy After Toy Motorcycle Hits SUVPolice in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez repented over ticketing a 6-year-old boy for reckless driving, driving without a license ... 2-4 Weeks to Remove Fuel From Italian Cruise ShipItalian naval divers on Tuesday exploded holes in the hull of a cruise ship grounded off a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing ... China Cancer Village Tests Reach of Law Against PollutionNothing in Wu Wenyong's rural childhood hinted he would end up on a hospital bed aged 15, battling two kinds of cancer. Born to poor ... Bulgaria Bans Chevron From Using ‘Fracking’Bowing to public pressure, Bulgaria's government said U.S. oil company Chevron cannot explore for shale gas in the country using the ... City of Vancouver Streamlines Claims Process With Aon ProductThe City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, completed its implementation of the Aon eSolutions iVOS Claims Administration Platform, ... Connect with Claims JournalClaims Journal TV
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