Monday 9 July 2012

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July 9, 2012

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1.El Nino May Begin in 3rd Quarter of 2012
Jul 6, 2012 -- A dreaded El Nino anomaly may begin in the third quarter of this year, raising the prospect that it could wreak havoc in weather patterns from North and South America to Asia, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. "Overall, the ...
2.More Than 1M in U.S. Still Without Power 5 Days After Storm
Jul 5, 2012 -- More than 1 million homes and businesses in a swath from Indiana to Virginia remained without power on Wednesday, five days after deadly storms tore through the region. The outage meant no July 4 Independence Day holiday for thousands of utility ...
3.Mississippi Teen Dies in Workplace Accident
Jul 5, 2012 -- George County, MD., sheriff's deputies say a 15-year-old died in a workplace accident in Lucedale. The Sun Herald reports Thomas Patrick Harlan Jr. died Monday after he was struck on the head by a pole at Tri-State Pole and Piling. The business is a ...
4.Temporary Housing Provides a Permanent Service for the Claims Industry
Jul 5, 2012 -- The insurance housing industry got its start 23 years ago when a few bright entrepreneurs realized there was a temporary housing need for policyholders who lost the use of their homes. Since the mid-1980s, a lot has changed. The insurance housing ...
5.2 Wrong Way Crashes Kill 5 in Houston Area
Jul 3, 2012 -- Five people were killed over a two-day period after two instances of suspected drunken drivers going the wrong way on Texas' Interstate 45 near The Woodlands. The Houston Chronicle reports that three others, including the two suspected drunken ...
6.Tips on Commercial Roofing Evaluations
Jul 3, 2012 -- Commercial roofing is one of the most demanding areas for expertise in the insurance industry today, as there are millions of commercial structures and hundreds of different roofing systems and variations in application. The history of a ...
7.Toyota to Recall Lexus SUVs to Fix Floor Mat
Jul 2, 2012 -- Toyota's problems with runaway acceleration just won't go away. Three years after the company recalled its first cars to fix the problem, it has identified two more models at risk, the 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450H SUVs. Toyota said Friday it will ...
8.Man Dies After Being Convicted in Arizona Arson Case
Jul 2, 2012 -- A man collapsed in court and died after being convicted Thursday of deliberately burning down his $3.5 million Phoenix, Ariz., mansion. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies said they were investigating whether Michael Marin put something in his mouth ...
9.Congress Votes to Keep Flood Insurance Program
Jul 2, 2012 -- Congress on Friday approved a 5-year extension to the National Flood Insurance Program, which covers 5.6 million people. Failure to renew the program would have been a blow to the fragile housing market because potential homeowners in ...
10.$36.5M Injury Verdict Awarded in California Big-Rig Crash
Jul 2, 2012 -- A jury awarded a husband and wife from India nearly $36.5 million for injuries sustained in a car accident with an 18-wheeler in 2010. The Mumbai-based couple praised the American justice system for awarding damages Friday for their suffering, which ...

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