May 31, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Report: 2011 Content Claims TrendsJewelry losses were the big ticket items in value and volume for property insurance claims made in 2011, according to Enservio's annual ... Weather Service Money Shifting Problems Hit AgencyThe head of the National Weather Service has suddenly retired and the agency is seeking an emergency $35.6 million from Congress because of ... FDA Warns About Counterfeit Adderall TabletsThe Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug ... Back-to-Back Asteroids Harmlessly Fly Past EarthA newly discovered small asteroid has harmlessly zipped close to Earth - just as scientists expected. The 16-foot (4.88-meter)-long space ...  East New York City Officials Urge Residents to Prepare for Hurricane SeasonOfficials are urging New York City residents to get ready for hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on Friday. ... Bank Caught Forged Check Scam, Pennsylvania County Not Out MoneyState police say a bank got wise before a western Pennsylvania county lost any money from $53,000 worth of forged government checks cashed ... Delaware Construction Worker Killed in Trench CollapseAuthorities in Delaware are investigating a deadly trench collapse at a construction site in Sussex County. Authorities said 47-year-old ... Virginia Family Settles Lawsuit in Jogger’s DeathThe family of a Virginia attorney has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. The Roanoke Times reports the $1.25 million settlement involving ...  Midwest Upper Peninsula Wildfire Destroys 115 StructuresState officials say 115 structures, including homes and a motel, have been destroyed by a wildfire in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan ... Wisconsin Man on Lawn Tractor Arrested for OWIAuthorities say a man who drove a lawn tractor on the sidewalk, street and into a Walgreen's parking lot in Washington County is facing his ... New Apartment Complex in Missouri Heavily DamagedA fire that heavily damaged a new apartment complex in Columbia has left some students scrambling to find housing before the fall semester ... Central Indiana County Grandstand Likely Done by JulyA central Indiana county says the show will go on this summer with a new fair grandstand after it demolished the old one because of safety ... Southeast West Virginia DMV Explains Insurance Verification ProgramThe West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is taking steps to educate motorists about electronic verification of insurance coverage. ... Sprinkler Malfunction Floods Tennessee YMCAYMCA officials in Knoxville, Tenn., say the downtown "Y" had to be closed after a fire sprinkler malfunction flooded it. WATE-TV reported ... West Virginia Officials Grapple With Crumbling MausoleumCharleston, W.Va., officials are deciding how best to renovate the mausoleum at historic Spring Hill Cemetery. The mausoleum is listed on ... Appeals Court Upholds Verdict in Mississippi Fraud SuitA federal appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld a $420,000 verdict against two Mississippi lawyers accused by a railroad company of ... South Central The Next New Thing: Coverage Issues from Fracking ClaimsEvery few years it seems that there are predictions a new type of claim that threatens to engulf carriers. In the 1980s and 1990s it was ... Severe Weather Damages Oklahoma High SchoolOfficials say severe weather that tore through Lawton, Okla., on Memorial Day caused up to $400,000 in damages to a high school. ... Ex-Home Solutions Exec Pleads Not Guilty to FraudA former executive of a business that specialized in disaster recovery has pleaded not guilty to securities fraud in Texas. Federal ... West Forest Wildfire Becomes Largest in New Mexico HistoryA massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest is now the largest fire in state history. Fire officials said ... Savage Appointed Oregon Insurance CommissionerLou Savage, Oregon's interim insurance commissioner for the past seven months, has been appointed to the position permanently. He replaces ... New Mexico Health Official to Take on Job Safety in WyomingA longtime state health official has been tapped to oversee job safety in Wyoming. New Mexico state epidemiologist C. Mack Sewell told the ... Washington Homeowners Help Battle Grass FireWashington homeowners with garden hoses helped firefighters battle a three-alarm grass fire that burned about 100 acres in the East Valley ... International Olympus, Whistleblower Reach Settlement in BritainOlympus Corp. has reached a settlement with whistleblower Michael Woodford who had been suing over his dismissal as chief executive of the ... Top Insurer Pulls Cover for Exports to GreeceThe world's biggest trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes, has suspended cover for exporters shipping to Greece because of the mounting risk ... 9 Killed, 11 Injured in Nepal Traffic AccidentPolice say an overcrowded car has veered off a mountain road in western Nepal, killing nine people and injuring 11. Police say the driver ... Connect with Claims Journal
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