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May 1, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Understanding the Right of Reimbursement for Defense Costs When Reserving Rights When an insurance company defends its insured under a reservation of rights, the question arises as to whether the insurer has a right to ... Bill Aims to Fix Problems with Medicare Set-Asides for Workers Compensation The insurance industry is among the business and legal interests applauding legislation to resolve delays and inconsistencies in ... Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response Formed The Partnership for Priority Video Alarm Response (PPVAR) is a public/private partnership that brings together all the property crime ... More National News East More Than 30 Taken to Hospital After Connecticut Concert Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says Western Connecticut State University may want to reconsider hosting "Dayglow" concerts, after more than ... Insurance Company Balks at Claims in Fatal Connecticut Fire An insurance company said it should not have to pay claims or lawsuits stemming from a Christmas morning fire that killed five people ... New York Hearings on ‘Forced’ Insurance in Foreclosure New York's Department of Financial Services has set public hearings next month to review whether rates for so-called "force-placed" ... More East News Midwest House Fire, Crowd Problems Mar Ohio University Street Party Authorities say no one was injured in a house fire that cut short an annual street party near the Ohio University campus in southeast Ohio. ... Missouri Tent Collapse Raises Safety Questions A fatal tent collapse near a downtown St. Louis, Mo., bar during a severe thunderstorm Saturday could lead to closer scrutiny of the ... Family of Slain Prison Guard Sues South Dakota Officials The family of a slain prison guard filed a lawsuit Friday against the South Dakota Department of Corrections, arguing that negligence by ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee Town Forms Task Force to Combat Thefts So many motorcycles in Clarksville, Tenn., have been reported stolen that police have formed a task force to fight the problem. Clarksville ... State Wind Pool Buys $815M in Reinsurance Jackson County board member Mark Cumbest says Mississippi's insurer of last resort has bought $815 million in reinsurance for the coming ... Alabama Developer Wants BP to Pay Loss Claim Developers of an Orange Beach, Ala., condo project say BP should pay out a claim they filed for losses they say resulted from the 2010 oil ... University of South Carolina Fined $175K for Toxic Asbestos Problems University of South Carolina officials say they're launching new procedures to improve how building renovations are handled after paying ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Shopping Center Sues Metal Plant, Insurer The owner of a Muskogee, Okla., shopping center damaged during a deadly explosion seven years ago has sued a scrap metal plant. An ... Louisiana Driver Awarded $1.6M for Injuries A Terrebonne Parish, La., man left unable to work as an electrician after being injured in a car crash has been awarded about $1.6 million. ... Power Company Disputes Study Linking Plants to 3,200 Deaths American Electric Power is disputing a new study that claims pollution from its 26 coal-fired power plants caused up to 3,200 deaths last ... More South Central News West 1000s Ticketed for Using Cellphones While Driving in Nevada Thousands of Nevadans have been ticketed for violating a new state law prohibiting the use of cellphones while driving. According to the ... Nearly $1M Worth of Pirated Movies and Music Seized in California Bust Two Mexican nationals were arrested on trafficking in counterfeit goods after a search warrant was executed at a rural Fresno, Calif., ... Arrests, Abuse, Lawsuits Hit Oregon Women’s Prison The state of Oregon has paid $1.2 million to 17 current and former inmates of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to settle lawsuits ... More West News International Yacht May Have Hit Freighter in Deadly U.S. Crash Officials for a yacht race that goes through shipping lanes off the U.S.-Mexican coast said they had few explanations for the deadly crash ... Up to 10 Dead in Haiti in Week of Heavy Rains The Haitian government says up to 10 people have died last week because of almost unabated rainfall in the southern and western parts of ... 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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