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June 15, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Government Expands Probe of Jeep Gas Tank Fires Government safety regulators have expanded an investigation into gas tank fires in older-model Jeep Grand Cherokees. The National Highway ... Government Issues Motorcycle Helmet Safety Warning The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging motorcyclists not to wear the 5X5 brand, SA-08 model motorcycle helmet because ... Better Vehicle Design Is Saving Lives, Reducing Injuries Better-designed, safer vehicles have contributed to an overall decline in crashes, deaths and injuries on U.S. roadways. In fact, design ... More National News East Windows Fall Four Stories From Connecticut Building Authorities in New London, Conn., have closed off part of Bank Street because of falling glass from a building. The Day of New London ... Reward Offered in Massachusetts 4 Alarm Blaze Investigators are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a suspicious fire that destroyed a home under ... New York Faults High Rates on Forced Insurance Policies New York regulators have ordered insurers to offer new premiums to homeowners forced by their banks to buy back-up policies, following ... Upstate New York Plant Hit With $233K in OSHA Fines Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant. The ... More East News Midwest Indiana Festival to Feature New Stage Barriers Live music at Saturday's Taste of Tippecanoe will have a different look. In February, with the memory of the 2011 Indiana State Fair ... Wisconsin Diocese Wants New Trial in Civil Lawsuit Attorneys for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., want a new trial in a civil lawsuit won by two victims of clergy sex abuse. A ... NTSB Blames Misaligned Switch for Iowa Train Crash A misaligned switch leading into an Iowa rail yard caused a freight train to slam into some empty train cars, killing the conductor and ... Indiana Gas Line Rupture Sends Flames 15 Feet Into the Air No one has been injured after flames gushed from a ruptured natural gas line near downtown Columbus, Ind. Columbus Fire Department ... More Midwest News Southeast Former Zurich North America Executive Gilway to Head Florida's Citizens Florida's state-backed homeowners insurer has reached into the private sector for its new president, selecting an experienced insurance ... Georgia County Considers Mobile Storm Alert System Emergency managers in a northeast Georgia county hope to be able to send storm alerts to residents to their phones or mobile devices. The ... Alabama Governor Promotes Homeowner’s Insurance Laws Alabama's governor visited the Gulf coast Wednesday to promote new laws designed to make homeowner's insurance more affordable after ... More Southeast News South Central Glass Artwork Damaged During Texas Hailstorm An outdoor glass exhibit in Dallas by famed artist Chihuly has been damaged in storms packing hail the size of baseballs. Dallas Arboretum ... Ex-BP Engineer Faces February Trial Tied to Oil Spill A former BP Plc engineer who is the first individual to face criminal charges related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been ... University of Louisiana Shuffles Classes After Building Fire The University of Louisiana at Monroe's George T. Walker Hall will be closed until at least early next year as a result of damage sustained ... More South Central News West Montana Families Sue Over Prescribed Fire, Property Damage Three families have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service alleging an August 2010 prescribed burn got out of control near ... Tsunami Dock: Should it Stay or Should it Go? Thousands of people are flocking to see a Japanese dock that was torn loose by last year's tsunami and ended up on an Oregon beach. But it ... Troopers: Montana Man Clocked at 134 MPH Gets DUI Montana man faces a felony charge of driving under the influence after authorities say a state trooper clocked him driving 134 mph in a 50 ... More West News International Britain Unveils Electronic Mass Surveillance Plan British authorities on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to log details about every Web visit, email, phone call or text message in the ... Alonso Named CEO of Crawford’s Latin American, Caribbean Operations Crawford & Company, an independent claims management provider, announced the promotion of Mauricio Alonso to the position of chief ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Factors Considered in Commercial Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Dirk Smith, Senior Vice President of the Forensic Division at Rimkus Consulting Group... Watch Now The Innovation Group Bill Garvey speaks with Denise Garth, SVP Strategic Marketing for Innovation Group. Denise... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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