Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | Alligator Visits Louisiana Motel, Bites Guest
Apr 13, 2012 -- Authorities in Louisiana say a 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel outside Baton Rouge and bit a guest. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes tells The Advocate his office got the call about the alligator around 4 ... | | 2. | Feds Expand Jeep Wrangler Fire Investigation
Apr 13, 2012 -- U.S. safety regulators have expanded an investigation into 23 complaints of fires in Jeep Wrangler SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hasn't figured out what caused the fires, but it's asking carmaker Chrysler for information ... | | 3. | 3 Hurt by Massive Hail in Oklahoma County
Apr 12, 2012 -- Officials in Woodward , Okla.,say softball-sized hail caused an estimated $250,000 in damages after severe storms swept through the area Monday night, injuring three people. Woodward County Emergency Manager Matt Lehenbauer says an infant was ... | | 4. | New Analytic Methods Provide Statistical Insight Into Distracted Driving
Apr 12, 2012 -- Distracted driving has grabbed headlines recently as a consensus emerges around the risk posed by drivers using cell phones. A presentation at the Casualty Actuarial Society's Ratemaking and Product Management Seminar held last month showed how ... | | 5. | Do Claims Departments Rely Too Much on Metrics
Apr 12, 2012 -- "Are you being numbered to death?" That's the question raised by Ed Kent, a Calif.-based insurance defense and claims practices partner at the law offices of Kent & Senen. A Combined Claims Conference session on leveraging claims processes ... | | 6. | Montana Woman Awarded $34M in Insurance Lawsuit
Apr 12, 2012 -- A 90-year-old woman residing in an assisted-living facility in Billings has won a $34.2 million judgment against her Omaha, Neb.-based insurance company for suspending payments for her dementia care. Arlene Hull and her daughter sued Ability ... | | 7. | Company Recalls 36,000 Tires for Safety Problem
Apr 11, 2012 -- Multistrada Arah Sarana is recalling more than 36,000 light truck tires because sidewall defects can cause them to lose air, increasing the risk of a crash. U.S. safety regulators say the 16-inch tires were sold under the name of Achilles Desert ... | | 8. | Report: Risk for Corruption High in South Central States
Apr 11, 2012 -- Although none of the 50 U.S. state governments were found to be exemplary, three out of four of the South Central states received very lackluster rankings in a report evaluating state governments on integrity and the ability to prevent corruption ... | | 9. | Firefighters Battling 600-Acre New Jersey Brush Fire
Apr 11, 2012 -- A potent combination of dry conditions and high winds helped to whip up a second major brush fire in southern New Jersey in the last three days, this time engulfing several hundred acres in Burlington County and threatening two dozen homes. The ... | | 10. | New York Park Struck by Raging Brush Fire
Apr 11, 2012 -- Four acres of West Hills County Park on Long Island, N.Y., have been destroyed by a raging brush fire. Firefighters took nearly three hours to extinguish the blaze, which was reported late Sunday night. Melville assistant fire chief Jason Bernfeld ... | Popular Videos | |
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