June 20, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Guarantee Insurance Discusses the SWARM SystemIn an interview with Claims Journal, Charlie Schuver, president of Guarantee Insurance Co., a specialty workers' compensation insurer and ... Survey: Public Companies Underestimate Risk of D & O LawsuitsPublic company executives may be in for a surprise lawsuit. Despite the odds that they and their directors will be sued in the next 12 ... Kemper Launches New WebsiteKemper Corporation announced the launch of its newly designed website, kemper.com. The new content and design align with the company's ... East OSHA Orders Norfolk Southern to Pay WhistleblowersFederal authorities have ordered Virginia's Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to pay three whistleblowers more than $800,000 for firing workers ... Connecticut Ski Area Not Liable for Skier’s InjuriesThe state Appellate Court says a ski area in New Hartford, Conn., isn't liable for an accident in 2006 that paralyzed a 15-year-old boy. ... Maryland Man Held in Aruba Sues Over Travel Insurance ClaimA Maryland man who was suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba is suing to collect on a travel insurance policy ...  Midwest Pit Bull Leaps Off Balcony, Attacks Dog Walker in WisconsinMilwaukee, Wis., police say a dog walker required surgery after a pit bull leaped from a second-story balcony and attacked his own dog. ... Emergency Workers Call Storm Tourists a NuisanceTerry Miller was on a whirlwind tour after arriving in the U.S. from his home in Perth, Australia. Friday morning he woke up in a Wichita ... Laundry Room Fire Causes Fooding That Saves Minnesota HomeA rural home near Motley, Minn., should have been fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived. It wasn't. The Brainerd Dispatch reports ... Arson Seen in Blaze at Former Michigan Fire Department HeadquartersMichigan authorities say they suspect an arsonist set a blaze that broke out in the former headquarters of the Highland Park Fire ... Southeast Mississippi Man Charged With Insurance FraudA 31-year-old Jones County, Miss., man is jailed on an insurance fraud charge. The state attorney general's office tells the Hattiesburg ... Woman Suffers Major Back Injury in Georgia Tubing MishapAuthorities say a woman was flown to an Atlanta, Ga., hospital after suffering a major back injury while tubing on Lake Lanier. Hall County ... Memphis Firefighters Worry About New TrucksMemphis, Tenn., firefighters say they're concerned that a realignment plan that includes decommissioning four ladder trucks and replacing ... Asbestos Found in Tennessee Federal BuildingA federal building in Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been shut down indefinitely after an inspection found asbestos inside. The building houses ... South Central Dallas Insured Loss Estimates Fall SharplyInsured losses from last week's violent hailstorm in Dallas should be just under $1 billion, a trade group for Texas insurers said on ... Construction Worker Dies in 4 Story Fall at University of OklahomaAuthorities say a construction worker has died after falling four stories from a building site at the University of Oklahoma. The Norman ... Lack of Fall Protection Leads to $48K Fine for Texas CompanyFederal regulators have fined a Texas company for failing to provide fall protection at a Dripping Springs work site. Proposed penalties ... OSHA Fines Arkansas Chemical PlantThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued more than $100,000 in fines to an Arkansas chemical company. The federal ... West New Mexico Eyes Plans to Curb Prescription Drug AbuseNew Mexico's pharmacy and medical boards are considering proposals that call for greater scrutiny from doctors and pharmacists in giving ... Governor Says Fed Help Needed With Tsunami DebrisWashington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Monday a state plan to address tsunami debris that reaches the state's coast from Japan but ... Arizona Woman Falls to Death From Las Vegas HotelPolice and family members of an Arizona woman say the 22-year-old pre-med student fell to her death from her Las Vegas Strip hotel room ... International Tropical Storm Chris Forms Over Atlantic OceanTropical Storm Chris formed over the open Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and posed no threat to land, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane ... UK Insurer Stops Cover on Arms Ship Going to SyriaA British company says it has cancelled insurance for a Russian ship carrying munitions to Syria. The U.K.-based Standard Club said in a ... Taiwan Braces for Tropical Storm TalimSoldiers are reinforcing dikes with sandbags and hundreds of villagers have evacuated their mountainous homes as a tropical storm nears ... Connect with Claims Journal
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