July 19, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Little Relief Forecast for Drought-Damaged U.S. CropsMidday weather updates on Wednesday indicate more hot, dry weather for the U.S. Midwest, where corn and soybean crops are rapidly ... Travelers Misses Estimates on Disaster LossesTravelers Cos Inc reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday but missed Wall Street expectations, as the insurer's catastrophe losses ... Insurance Scoring Bill Highlights Controversial PracticeLast week's introduction of a bill to end credit-based insurance scoring highlights a pricing tactic that many insurers use but that ... XL Introduces New Subcontractor Performance Risk Mitigation ProgramsTo help contractors minimize subcontractor performance risks, the North America Construction insurance unit of XL Group announced two new ... Allied World U.S. Appoints Kevin Maloney, Vice President, Excess CasualtyAllied World U.S. has appointed Kevin Maloney as vice president, Excess Casualty. Maloney will oversee the management and build-out of ...  East New York Lowers Premium Rates for Workers’ CompensationNew York officials say they are lowering the rate employers pay for workers' compensation premiums by 1.2 percent. According to the Cuomo ... Vermont Town Holds ‘Walking Audits’ to Improve SafetyOfficials in Brattleboro, Vt., are conducting "walking audits" to help improve pedestrian safety. Brattleboro planner Sue Fillon is ... Pennsylvania Fire Marshal Probes County ArsonsA state police fire marshal is trying to find whoever set fire to seven buildings or vehicles in one north-central Pennsylvania county ... Officials Seek Cause of Vermont House ExplosionVermont fire officials are trying to determine what caused an explosion that heavily damaged a Townshend home. No one was home during the ... Midwest North Dakota Man Arrested for 14th Drunken Driving OffenseA judge has set bond at $15,000 for a West Fargo, N.D., man accused of what prosecutors say is his 14th drunken driving offense. ... Questions Put Indiana Department’s Firetruck in LimboA southern Indiana volunteer fire department has parked its new $287,000 firetruck as officials try to sort out whether the former township ... $15K Reward for Info on Missouri Mosque FireThe FBI today has announced a $15,000 reward for information leading to charges in a fire at a Joplin, Mo., mosque. The fire was reported ... Blaze Collapses Ohio Church RoofFire officials say a large blaze collapsed parts of the roof of a church in far northwest Ohio, injuring one firefighter. WANE-TV in Fort ... Southeast Alabama Department of Insurance Close Due to FireA fire that broke out in the building that houses the Alabama Department of Insurance has forced the closing of the office on Thursday, ... Lighting Suspected in Three Tennessee Building FiresChattanooga, Tenn., fire officials will investigate whether lightning sparked at least three fires. Fire Department spokesman Bruce Garner ... Court: West Virginia Justices Must Rule on MSHA LiabilityA federal appeals court said Tuesday the state Supreme Court should decide whether Mine Safety and Health Administration inspectors can be ... Florida Debby Victims Eligible for Rental AssistanceFlorida residents who have been displaced from their homes because of damage caused by Tropical Storm Debbymight be eligible for federal ... South Central Bed Bug Discovery Prompts Closure of Oklahoma LibraryThe Tulsa Central Library, in Oklahoma, is temporarily closed after bed bugs were discovered on a chair. Library representative John ... Tracy Byrd, Wife Slightly Hurt in Texas WreckInvestigators say country singer Tracy Byrd and his wife have been slightly hurt in a two-vehicle wreck in Southeast Texas. The Department ... Louisiana Teen Arrested in Arson ProbeAn Oak Grove, La., teenager has been arrested on suspicion of setting a fire that burned nearly 600 acres of land in West Carroll Parish. ... West Insurers Estimate Colorado Fire Damage at $449.7MInsurers estimate that recent wildfires in Colorado caused at least $449.7 million in damage. The figure released Tuesday by the Rocky ... Repair Work Begins on Colorado SinkholeRepair work is starting on a 100-foot-deep hole beside Colorado's U.S. 24 on Tennessee Pass. The hole opened July 9 when the soil gave way ... Halle Berry Taken to Hospital After Film AccidentHalle Berry suffered a minor head injury during a movie-shoot fight sequence and was treated at a Los Angeles hospital and released. ... International Australian Wins Millions in Thalidomide LawsuitAn Australian woman born without arms and legs after her pregnant mother took the anti-morning sickness drug Thalidomide has reached a ... Connect with Claims Journal
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