March 14, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational ‘Super Losses’ On the Rise in U.S. Healthcare Sector: HiscoxThe overall cost and frequency of so called $50 million plus "super losses" in the U.S. healthcare insurance sector are on the rise. ... Liberty Mutual ‘Disappointed’ in AIG $450M Workers’ Comp SettlementLiberty Mutual said it will continue its legal fight even after a federal judge formally approved a $450 million workers' compensation ... Cruise Line Executives Defensive, Optimistic After Costa Concordia TragedyIn their first major industry gathering since the deadly Costa Concordia accident, cruise line chief executives defended their overall ...  East Judge: New York City Owes Over $128M in FDNY LawsuitA federal judge says the amount of back wages owed to minorities impacted by discrimination in New York City's firefighter entrance exams ... Connecticut Lawsuit in Murder-Suicide Filed Too LateThe Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that the mother of a woman killed in a 2002 murder-suicide in Watertown filed a lawsuit against ... 3 Teens Charged With Setting Fires in MaineThe Maine Fire Marshal's Office has charged three teenage boys with setting fires at a motor home and a lumber yard. In Vassalboro, a ... Agents Tell New York Senate Panel of Flood Insurance Claims HasslesA director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York told lawmakers and regulators that New Yorkers are dealing with ... Midwest Indiana WWII Factory Radiation Workers, Survivors Owed CompensationThe work lasted only eight years, but the effects scarred a generation for decades. In 1944, the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. in ... Michigan Plans Changes to Workplace Safety RulesA state office is making hundreds of recommendations to eliminate Michigan workplace safety regulations that exceed federal standards. The ... Indiana Men Burning Bed Bug-Infested Items Set House AblazeTwo Indianapolis men burning furniture in their yard to eradicate their home of accidentally set the house ablaze, causing about $15,000 ... Iowa Plans Special Traffic Enforcement This WeekIowa traffic safety officials are stepping up enforcement of driving violations later this week. The Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau ... More Than 1,000 Workers May Join Electrolux LawsuitUp to 1,500 former employees of a now-shuttered washer and dryer plant in Webster City, Iowa, are expected to join a class-action lawsuit ... South Dakota Man Faces Arson Charge in Weekend FireBond has been set at $20,000 for a Watertown, S.D., man accused of intentionally setting a house on fire. KWAT radio reports that ... Southeast West Virginia Passes Texting BanWest Virginia lawmakers ended their 60-day legislative session last weekend by passing agreements on fighting methamphetamine labs and ... New Fire Insurance Ratings for Mississippi CountiesMonticello and Lawrence County, Miss., have achieved new fire insurance ratings. Officials tell the Daily Leader that the city has new ... West Virginia Grants Tax Exemption to Storm VictimsWest Virginians hit by major flooding and extensive wind damage caused by recent storms are getting some state help. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ... South Central Lawnmower Blamed in Texas Petroleum Company FireInvestigators say a lawnmower and spilled fuel have been blamed for a fire that destroyed much of an East Texas petroleum company. ... All Arkansas Counties Had Twisters Over 60-Year PeriodFor a while it seemed like the Interstate 30 and U.S. 167-U.S. 67 corridor was the place for tornadoes to touch down in Arkansas, but a ... Court Tosses Jury Award in Katrina Jail LawsuitA Louisiana federal appeals court on Monday threw out a jury's award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New ... Texas DPS Ups Anti-DWI Efforts During Spring BreakThe Texas Department of Public Safety has increased anti-DWI efforts during spring break. DPS troopers have added patrols through Sunday to ... West Woman Arrested for Torching California Apartment BuildingA woman suspected of torching a West Hollywood, Calif., apartment building, forcing 100 residents to flee flames, has been arrested. ... PG&E Will Pay $70M for Deadly California Pipeline BlastPacific Gas & Electric Co. has agreed to pay $70 million in restitution to San Bruno, Calif., for the 2010 pipeline explosion that ... Idaho Senate Vote Eases Workers Comp for FirefightersSenate lawmakers have endorsed a bill to better protect Idaho firefighters who contract cancer. The Senate voted 23-10 Monday to pass ... International Australia Insurers Designate Flood Catastrophe ZoneThe Insurance Council of Australia has declared widespread areas of New South Wales and Victoria a formal catastrophe zone. The declaration ... Older Nuclear Plants Pose Safety Challenge: U.N. ReportEighty percent of the world's nuclear power plants are more than 20 years old, which could impact safety, a draft U.N. report says a year ... Connect with Claims Journal
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