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April 18, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Feds Find 16 Crashes in BMW Probe U.S. safety regulators have found 16 crashes and five injuries in an eight-month investigation of transmission control problems with BMW ... Report: Higher-Priced Drugs Added $2.1B to 2011 Workers’ Comp Pharmacy Costs Unnecessary use of higher-priced medications resulted in nearly all of the $2.1 billion in wasted pharmacy-related spending last year for ... Tholen Joins Great American Insurance Group as Vice President Cincinnatti, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group hired John W. Tholen as vice president of reinsurance. Tholen will lead the ... More National News East Connecticut Traffic Camera Bill Passes Second Committee Vote A bill that would allow cities to place traffic cameras at busy intersections and record drivers who run red lights has passed another ... Rhode Island Doctor Accused of Misconduct Amends Libel Suit A Rhode Island oncologist amended his defamation lawsuit this week against a former cancer patient and others he says published and ... Delaware Lawmaker Arrested Again for Drunken Driving A Delaware lawmaker who pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge last year has been arrested again on charges of driving under the ... Pennsylvania Woman Set Fire After Eviction Notice A northeastern Pennsylvania woman allegedly set her apartment building on fire after being served with an eviction notice last fall. State ... More East News Midwest Damaging Kansas Tornado Affects Aircraft Industry Officials at Wichita's Boeing and Hawker Beechcraft aircraft plants and at nearby parts maker Spirit AeroSystems are evaluating damage from ... Frost Wipes Out Juice Grapes in Southwest Michigan A devastating frost in southwestern Michigan has killed thousands of acres of grapes grown for juice, the latest crop casualty in an ... Kansas Storm Damage Could Total $283M Sedgwick County officials say damages could be as high as $283 million after a tornado hit the southeast part of Wichita, Kansas. The storm ... Fire Destroys Bank, Insurance Office in Northern Iowa A fire has heavily damaged a bank office and destroyed an adjoining insurance office in the northern Iowa city of Titonka. Firetrucks were ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee County Investing in New Aerial Photos Hamilton County, Tenn., is preparing to take a series of aerial photos to update its maps after tornado damage altered several ... No Injuries in North Carolina Hospital Fire Transylvania County officials say no injuries were reported after a fire started in the boiler room of a hospital in Brevard, N.C. ... Arson Caused Fire That Killed Tennessee Chief Authorities say a restaurant fire that killed a west Tennessee fire chief, who died after pushing firefighters out of the way of a ... Alabama Town Agrees to Pay $150,000 to Settle Suit An Alabama city has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by a former police sergeant who claims she's ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Arson Charge A 64-year-old man from Odessa, Texas, faces a minimum of five and up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal arson ... More South Central News West Colorado’s Most Costly Hailstorms In the wake of more than 100 tornadoes ripping through the Plains states this past weekend, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information ... Cellphone Thefts Jump in Downtown Los Angeles Cellphone thefts are rising in downtown Los Angeles. Police Lt. Paul Vernon says 54 cellphones have been reported stolen in the Skid Row ... Utah Sheriff Reports Spate of Car Burglaries The Davis County Sheriff's Office is investigating after taking reports of 16 car burglaries at nine Utah homes in one morning. Officials ... 8-Year String of Arizona Arsons Puzzles Investigators Eloy, Ariz., police and fire district officials are investigating the latest in an 8-year-long string of home fires in the same ... California Highway Patrol Seeks Charges Against Company in Tanker Fire The California Highway Patrol says it's seeking criminal charges against a trucking company over a poorly maintained fuel tanker that burst ... More West News International Groggy Air Canada Pilot Caused Injuries Canada's Transportation Safety Board says a groggy Air Canada pilot who mistakenly believed his jet was about to smash into another plane ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Vehicle Arson Trends Dave Smith, a retired Phoenix police insurance fraud investigator and certified vehicle fire... Watch Now Annual Live Training Burn Educates Adjusters Pat Andler, a certified fire investigator and owner of Andler & Associates discusses the... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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