February 15, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Audits Plug Claims Leakage Issues"The intentional and unintentional inefficiencies in the claims process" is how David Tweedy, managing consultant with Albert Risk ... Guess Loses Bid to Dismiss Gucci Trademark CaseA federal judge rejected Guess Inc's bid to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit by Italian luxury goods company Gucci. U.S. District ... Report: Property-Casualty Insurers Seek Risk-Adjusted Expense EfficiencyExpense management is one of the few areas within the control of insurers to improve performance; yet as they review expenses, insurers ... XL Group Reveals New Contractor’s Equipment Insurance ProductTo protect contractor's valuable assets, the marine insurance unit of XL Group plc unveiled Contractor's Equipment Coverage Solutions, a ... East Vermont Agency Says Irene Had Lessons for New ClimateVermont needs to pay more attention to its rivers and may need to rethink development along their banks, the state's environmental agency ... Carbon Monoxide Sickens More Than 25 in PennsylvaniaMalfunctioning heaters are being blamed for high levels of carbon monoxide that sickened more than two dozen people at a Pennsylvania ... New Jersey Public Adjuster Charged With Defrauding Insurance CompaniesA North Jersey public adjuster has been indicted for allegedly defrauding clients and insurance companies, including a company that insured ... OSHA Fines New York Wal-Mart $365,500 for Repeated Safety HazardsOSHA cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for a total of 24 alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards at its ... Midwest Member of McDonnell Family Sues BoeingA member of the St. Louis, Mo., family that ran McDonnell Douglas is suing Boeing Co. - the firm that bought the aerospace company in 1997 ... Indiana City Gets $600K Grant to Combat FloodingA southwestern Indiana town has won a $600,000 grant to address its long-running flooding woes by improving its drainage infrastructure. ... Ohio Considers Adding More Highway Cable BarriersOhio has cable barriers along 300 miles of highways, and it's considering adding more. The cables are cheaper and less damaging than ... Fatal Distracted Driving Accident Haunts Michigan ManJeremy Griffin was returning from his snowplowing route on Feb. 13, 2011, when he looked away from the road for a "split second'' and ... Michigan Woman Says Fire Response Wasn’t SwiftA suburban Detroit, Mich., woman who returned home to find a basement fire says she was told by authorities that no firefighters were ... Southeast State Agents Raid Metro Atlanta Car Body ShopState agents raided a metro Atlanta car body shop as authorities investigate whether cars were being intentionally rammed into each other ... 3 Face Federal Charges for Oil Spill FraudOfficials say three Florida Panhandle residents face federal charges for filing fraudulent claims related to the Gulf Coast oil spill. The ... Family of Slain Girl Sues Georgia Apartment ComplexThe family of a 7-year-old girl who was slain is accusing managers of her apartment complex of failing to properly check the background of ... Florida Could Curb Lawsuits Against DoctorsFlorida lawmakers are pushing ahead with changes that could curb medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors. A House panel on Monday ... South Central Judge Tosses Spill Claims Against BP ContractorA judge has dismissed all of the federal court claims against a BP PLC contractor sued over a deadly rig explosion and the massive oil ... Worker Dies After Texas City Industrial AccidentAuthorities say an industrial accident at a Southeast Texas port has killed a worker. A coroner says an autopsy has been scheduled Monday ... Louisiana City Works to Remove Dilapidated StructuresThe city of Alexandria, La., can't keep up with the demand for destroying dilapidated structures in the city. During the 20-month span from ... West California Investigates PG&E Pipeline Safety PracticesCalifornia utility regulators are investigating Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s pipeline safety practices after two welders claimed that ... Alaska Becomes 23rd State With Yellow Dot ProgramLaw enforcement and fire officials will introduce the Yellow Dot program in Alaska on Tuesday. Alaska State Troopers Colonel Keith Mallard, ... Payroll, Loans Continue After University of Hawaii FireUniversity of Hawaii payroll and student loan functions will continue without interruption after a fire destroyed a building that stored ... Super Bowl Weekend Colorado DUI Arrests Down AgainColorado officials say preliminary reports show drunken-driving arrests over Super Bowl weekend were down for the second year in a row. ... Idaho Considers Changes to State Concussion LawAthletics coaches and officials would be required to remove players from games who show signs of a concussion, according to a measure aimed ... International Fire Breaks Out at Olympic Park; No injuriesA fire that broke out at Olympic Park caused no major damage or injuries, London 2012 event organizers and the city's fire brigade said ... Airbus CEO Orders Probe on A380 CracksThe head of Airbus said he ordered an internal investigation into how the company allowed wing cracks to develop on its flagship A380 ... More Shipwreck Survivors Sue Carnival, CostaDozens of additional survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck off Italy have joined a Florida lawsuit that accuses the ship's owners of ... American Couple Stuck in Costa Rica After ATV CrashAn Anoka, Minn., couple is stuck in Costa Rica after an all-terrain adventure landed one of them in the hospital. Ron and Elissa Merritt ... Connect with Claims Journal
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