July 24, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Rise in Long Term Care Liability Losses Expected to Continue: AonLong term care liability loss rates and claim severity reached an eight-year high and are expected to grow steadily in 2013 against a ... Farmers Weather 2012 Drought Better Than in 1988U.S. crops are taking a beating in the worst drought since 1988 but most farmers are not sweating like they did 24 years ago when a drought ... Feds Probe Jeep, Ram Models for Safety ProblemsFederal safety regulators are investigating complaints that rear wheels can lock up on Ram pickup trucks and the engines can catch fire on ...  East Vermont Photo Contest Celebrates Irene RecoveryVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is asking Vermonters to share their best photographs of Vermont since Tropical Storm Irene to celebrate the ... Non-Emergencies Clog Providence Ambulance UseProvidence, R.I.'s public safety commissioner says at least half of the Fire Department's 32,000 rescue runs each year are for ... Cargill Beef Recalls 30,000 Pounds of Ground BeefHannaford Supermarkets is alerting consumers that Cargill Beef is voluntarily recalling 29,339 pounds of ground beef that may contain ...  Midwest House Hunter Loses Michigan Lawsuit Over Very Painful VisitMichael Davies wanted to see a home for sale in western Michigan. The visit left him with a broken ankle, wrist and elbow. Davies blamed ... Illinois Senators Urge Railroads to Conduct More InspectionsIllinois congressmen want federal watchdog agencies to ensure railroad companies are conducting frequent track inspections to prevent rail ... Kansas County Settles Pursuit Lawsuit for $20KSedgwick County has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a deputy was at fault in a 2009 pursuit that killed two men from ... Police: Man Admits to 13 Arson Fires in MissouriPolice in the southeast Missouri town of Kennett believe they've solved a string of arson fires with the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect. ... Zurich Insurance to Add 150 Jobs in ChicagoZurich Insurance plans to add 150 jobs to its workforce in Chicago. Zurich is a commercial property-casualty insurance provider that ... Panel Rejects Illinois Trooper’s Workers’ Comp AppealA former Illinois State Police trooper whose 2007 high-speed crash killed two sisters has logged another setback in his quest for workers' ... Southeast Kentucky Recycling Plant Gets Safety AwardA recycling plant in Berea, Ky., is being lauded for going over one million hours without a lost-time injury to one of its workers. Novelis ... MSHA: 19 Mining Deaths in 1st Half of YearNineteen mining deaths occurred during the first six months of the year, the second-lowest midyear toll ever recorded, federal regulators ... Medical Volunteers Not Free to Cross State LinesThe founder of the Knoxville-based charity Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) says his nonprofit is hamstrung by laws preventing ... Citadel Plans Outside Look Into Sex Abuse ClaimsThe Citadel plans an independent investigation into how it handled a sex abuse complaint against a former summer camp counselor who went on ... South Central Arkansas Police Officer Sues Department Claiming Ticket QuotasA former police officer in Lowell, Ark., has filed a lawsuit against the city and the police department that claims he was fired for ... Man Files Federal Lawsuit in Wake of Oklahoma Police ProbeA former inmate who was freed from prison has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Tulsa and a convicted police officer, claiming ... Former President of Texas Company Charged with Environmental Violations in Employee DeathsTexas-based Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services, LLC (PACES) and its former president, Matthew Lawrence Bowman, have been ... West Washington Courts Approve Non-Lawyers as Plaintiffs’ AssistantsWashington plaintiffs, unable to afford legal counsel, may soon be able to hire Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLT) to handle some of ... Arizona City’s Radio System Gets Boost From New TowerA new radio tower at the top of Thompson Peak near Scottsdale, Ariz., gives the city an opportunity to improve its public safety network. ... Dozens Sickened After Meal at Colorado Rescue MissionDozens of people say they feel sick after having a turkey dinner at a Denver, Colo., rescue mission. Denver Fire Department Lt. Phil ... Feds to Take Over Hawaii Job Safety RegulationThe federal government will temporarily take control of parts of Hawaii's authority to regulate workplace safety. In response to federal ... International Beijing Rains Kill 37, Raise Infrastructure DebateAs China's flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, ... Willis Reports Catastrophe Reinsurance Market Nears Strategic ShiftThe catastrophe reinsurance market may be on the cusp of a strategic shift, with third party capital providers set to take on increasing ... Emanuel Lauria Named EVP, Global Sales and Marketing, at CrawfordEmanuel V. Lauria has joined Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management services to the risk management and insurance ... Connect with Claims Journal
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