August 20, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Honda Tops NICB’s 2011 List of Most Stolen VehiclesThough Honda rounded out the top two spots, the vehicles making the 2011 list were evenly split with five belonging to foreign brands and ... GM, Isuzu Recall 258,000 SUVs to Fix Power WindowsGeneral Motors and Isuzu are recalling more than 258,000 SUVs because the window and door lock switches can cause fires. The recall covers ... Suzuki Recalls Compact Cars to Fix HeadlightsSuzuki is recalling nearly 102,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a wiring problem that can cause the headlights to go out. The recall covers ... New Survey Details Impact of Jewelry LossA recent survey conducted by Perfect Circle Jewelry Insurance by Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company found that over half of respondents had ... Markel Launches Cyclist Coverage for BicyclesMarkel American Insurance Company introduced a new bicycle insurance program to provide specialized protection for cyclists. After ...  East Ex-Pennsylvania Dog Law Chief Claims Critics Defamed HerThe former head of dog law enforcement in Pennsylvania is suing an animal rescue agency among others, claiming defamation led to her losing ... OSHA Fines Maine Company in Worker’s DeathA news report says an Augusta, Maine, construction company has been cited for violations and fined in the death of an employee after a ... Police: Driver Inattention Caused Deadly New York CrashA truck driver wasn't paying attention when he plowed into a line of cars stopping for a paving project on a rural road in upstate New York ... Midwest Cleveland Federal Office Building Hit by Bedbugst's no sleeping-on-the-job joke for employees in a Cleveland, Ohio, federal office building treated for bedbugs. Two floors of the ... All 92 Indiana Counties Now Farming Disaster AreasThe federal government has now declared all 92 Indiana counties as agricultural disaster areas following the state's worst drought in ... Iowa Fire Marshal Defends 1996 Arson InvestigationIowa's fire marshal said Thursday that he has found "overwhelming evidence" that a man serving life in prison in a 1996 fire that killed ... Southeast Crash Sends Beer Spilling Onto North Carolina InterstateAuthorities say a car smashed into a tractor-trailer hauling tons of beer on a North Carolina interstate, spilling suds all over the ... Mississippi Man Indicted for Alleged Oil Spill FraudA Columbia, Miss., man is under federal indictment for allegedly filing $10,000 worth of false claims for Deepwater Horizon oil spill ... Citizens Changing Rules on Wind Mitigation CreditsExecutives from the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced Friday they are making changes with a goal of ensuring ... Tennessee Water Heater Plant Operating AgainA water heater plant in Johnson City, Tenn., is up and running after flash flooding got into the building. According to the Johnson City ... South Central Woman Sues Dallas Cowboys, Claims Bench Burned ButtocksA Texas woman is suing the Dallas Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones, saying her buttocks was severely burned when she sat on a bench outside ... Oklahoma Man Settles Suit Over Excessive Force ClaimThe city of Tulsa, Okla., has settled an excessive force lawsuit filed by a man who was shot repeatedly with a pepper-ball launcher by ... Storms Flood Streets, Collapse Buildings in DallasStrong thunderstorms dumping as much as 4 inches of rain have flooded streets, trapped drivers and collapsed buildings in Dallas. The ... Fifth Circuit Affirms 'Eight-Corners' Rule and Duty to DefendBecause the duty to defend is one of the most important aspects of liability policies such as commercial general liability coverage, it is ... West NTSB: Choke Lever Contributed to Kauai CrashThe National Transportation Safety Board says a 2011 hang glider crash in Kauai, Hawaii, that killed two people was probably caused by the ... Salvage Effort Ends on Sunken Vessel in AlaskaState environmental authorities say no additional action will be taken to recover fuel spilled from a fishing boat that sank in Slocum Bay ... Idaho Tanker Base Sets New Mark for Retardant DumpFederal officials say the air tanker base in Boise, Idaho, has so far dumped more than 1 million gallons of fire retardant on wildfires ... International 11 Die When Bus Plummets Into Ravine in MexicoMexican authorities say 11 people have died from a bus plunging into a ravine while headed to the Pacific resort of Mazatlan. Durango state ... Typhoon Kai-tak Kills 2 in Southern ChinaAn official news report says Typhoon Kai-tak has left two people dead and two others missing in southern China and forced the evacuation of ... Allied World Appoints Iain MacLeod, SVP, Asia-PacificAllied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced the appointment of Iain MacLeod to senior vice president, Asia-Pacific. MacLeod will ... Connect with Claims Journal
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