Friday 29 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Friday, June 29, 2012

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June 29, 2012
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National

Insurers Trying to Keep Up With New Cyber Liability Exposures

The ever-shifting cyberscape of laptops, cell phones, and cloud computing has made cyber liability a fast-emerging exposure in the 21st ...

Study Analyzes Lawyers Professional Liability Claims

A new study reports that a business transactions practice presents greater professional liability risk for attorneys than many other areas ...

How Predictive Modeling Has Revolutionized Insurance

The use of predictive modeling has forever changed the way insurance policies are priced. The revolutionary tool allows insurers to design ...
East

Crane Breaks Windows of World Trade Center Tower

The plaza at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York City has been evacuated after a crane broke some windows in one of the new World Trade ...

Vermont Ski Resort, Skier Reach Settlement

A Vermont ski resort has reached a settlement with a skier who said it was at fault for his injuries on a trail and during a rescue. Alfred ...

Church Reopens More Than a Year After Arson

A central Pennsylvania church has opened its doors again more than a year after a devastating arson fire tore through its sanctuary. Shells ...

After Death, Vermont Activists Demand Taser Moratorium

Mental health advocates and civil libertarians are calling for a moratorium on police use of stun guns in Vermont following the death of ...
Midwest

Fire Safety Issue Erupts in 2 Iowa Suburbs

Fire officials and developers in two Des Moines, Iowa., suburbs are squabbling about whether fire sprinklers ought to be required in new ...

Joplin Hospital Hit by Tornado Will Be Rebuilt Stronger

St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin is being rebuilt with the lessons learned from last year's tornado in mind, which will make it ...

Ohio Worker Injured at General Motors Plant Dies

Officials have identified a worker fatally injured in an accident at a General Motors plant in suburban Cleveland. Authorities were ...

NWS Says Tornado Near South Dakota Town Rated EF-2

The National Weather Service has rated a tornado that touched down near Ardmore in southwestern South Dakota last week an EF-2. The Rapid ...
Southeast

State Farm Seeks 14.9% Jump in Florida Property Insurance Rates

Florida's third largest property insurer is seeking a statewide average 14.9 percent increase in property rates as part of a plan to ...

Family Sues Over Mississippi Teen’s Death

The family of a teenager shot to death New Year's Day in West Point, Miss., has sued the owners of the apartment complex where the shooting ...

19 BUI Arrests Made Last Weekend in Tennessee

Tennessee state officers made 19 boating under the influence arrests last weekend during a special initiative to promote safety on the ...
South Central

Texas Insurance Commissioner: Problems with Wind Insurer not New

Texas' top insurance regulator says the precarious financial position of the state's insurer of last resort for properties in coastal ...

Suspect Arrested in Houston Arson Investigation

Investigators say a man arrested in a Houston fire captured on security video has claimed responsibility for more than a dozen blazes. ...

Louisiana Council Gets Update on Hurricane Museum

It has been a year since officials with the National Hurricane Museum and Science Center signed a cooperative agreement with Lake Charles ...
West

No Insurance for Pot Plants Stolen in Washington

A Clarkston, Wash., woman whose medical marijuana was stolen can't recover the loss under her renter's insurance policy because no legal ...

San Diego Gas & Electric Not Liable for Window Washer Accident

A jury says San Diego Gas & Electric isn't liable for an accident that cost a window washer parts of both arms. KGTV-TV says jurors ...

Colorado Communities Canceling July 4 Fireworks

Nearly two dozen Colorado communities are canceling their July 4th fireworks displays because of high fire danger, including two regions ...
International

Landslides, Floods Kill 106 in Southern Bangladesh

Searchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon rains in ...

Devall to Lead Crawford’s London-Fronted U.S. Property & Casualty Unit

Longtime London market executive James B. Devall has joined Crawford & Company, an international independent provider of claims ...

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