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October 17, 2012

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Today's Headlines National Top 25 Workplace Harassment, Bias Settlements In honor of National Boss Day, eBossWatch, which enables people to anonymously rate their bosses and evaluate potential employers, has ... Excess Casualty Rates Continue to Rise Excess casualty insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter of 2012, as insurers sought higher prices amid increasing claims and ... North America Most Affected by Increase in Weather-Related Natural Catastrophes A new study by Munich Re shows that North America has been most affected by weather-related extreme events in recent decades. The ... Health Officials Say Pharmacy's Other Drugs May Be Causing Illness Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they ... Ford Recalls Fiesta Subcompact for Air Bag Problem Ford is recalling more than 154,000 Fiesta subcompacts to fix a problem with the side air bags. The company says that if the front ... Insurance Industry's Text-to-Give Campaign Supports 4 Charities A new text-to-give campaign as part of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Week of Giving will generate donations for four ... The Institutes Announce ARM Program Changes The Institutes announced an update to the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) program to address the following topics: Risk management ... More National News East Vermont Irene Recovery Fund Pays Out $2M to Victims A private fund-raising group set up to help Vermonters recover from Tropical Storm Irene has paid out more than $2 million to flood ... New York Gunmaker Cited After Worker's Finger Amputated A western New York firearms manufacturer faces up to $148,000 in penalties after a worker's finger was amputated by a machine earlier this ... Authorities Shut Down New York Nightclub for Skimping on Workers' Comp A popular Brooklyn, N.Y., nightclub called "Amnesia" has been shut down because it apparently forgot to provide workers' comp insurance for ... New Jersey Homes With Foundation Flood Vents Improve Flood Rating Smart Vent Products, Inc., a manufacturer of passive flood mitigation products, recently assisted in a complete flood vent retrofit of more ... More East News Midwest Smoking in Bed Causes Nebraska Hotel Fire Omaha, Neb., fire officials say a fire at a hotel over the weekend was caused by a guest who fell asleep while smoking in bed. About 100 ... Northern Ohio Town Hit With 34th Arson Fire Authorities in northern Ohio say the latest in a string of 34 arson fires destroyed a vacant house. The Mansfield News Journal reports that ... Missouri Couple Who Won $20M in Suit Going Bankrupt Eight years after a southwest Missouri couple won a $20 million verdict against the makers of a butter flavoring used at a popcorn plant, ... North Dakota Schools File Suit Over Building Construction The Fargo, N.D., school district is suing a contractor for what it calls bad workmanship on the ceilings of the Trollwood Performing Arts ... More Midwest News Southeast NOAA Disaster Response Center Opens in Alabama The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has opened a disaster response center in Mobile, Ala. Grand opening was Monday for the ... Judge Dismisses 'Bachelor' Discrimination Case A federal judge on Monday dismissed a case filed by two black men who claimed ABC's "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" discriminated ... Racehorse Safety Summit Set This Week Prevention is the focus for the fourth annual Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit this week at Keeneland, Ky. The Grayson-Jockey ... RiskMeter Database Provides Locations of More Than 20,000 Florida Sinkholes RiskMeter Online, a provider of real-time, natural hazard risk reports, announced its sinkhole clearinghouse database now contains the ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Contractual Liability Issue, Again One of the most fascinating aspects of writing about insurance litigation is that often issues that we discuss seem to be "finally" ... Charge Dropped Against Louisiana Daycare Center in Death A prosecutor has dropped a negligent homicide charge against the former owner of a now-defunct Baton Rouge, La., daycare center in the July ... Civil Suit Filed Over Oklahoma Work Site Explosion A man injured in an explosion at an Elk City, Okla., work site has filed a civil lawsuit over the Aug. 11 blast. The lawsuit filed by Daven ... AAA Holding Job Fair Today for Oklahoma Service Center The AAA is to hold a job fair to hire workers for a service center the organization is opening in Oklahoma City. The event is set for 4 ... More South Central News West Hundreds of Deer Using New Utah Safety Crossings State wildlife officials say two new crossing structures have safely allowed 300 deer to cross under busy northern Utah roads. Division of ... Vandals Hit California Homes and More Than 25 Cars Chula Vista, Calif., police are looking for vandals who spray-painted and otherwise damaged three homes and more than 25 cars. Damage could ... Alaska Utility Completes Second Avalanche Diverter Juneau, Alaska's electric utility company has completed another barrier designed to protect power lines from avalanches. Alaska Electric ... Nevada Announces Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Week The Commercial Vehicle Safety Association (CVSA) and the Nevada Highway Patrol Commercial Enforcement Unit will be cracking down on ... Mercury Insurance Employees Certified As Catastrophe First Responders Mercury Insurance, which offers automobile and homeowners insurance in California and 12 other states, announced that 30 employees ... More West News International Hurricane Rafael Bypasses Bermuda: AIR According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Rafael became the season's 9th hurricane on Monday after tracking through the Leeward ... Alterra Appoints Nick Conca Chief Claims Officer Alterra Capital Holdings Limited appointed Nicholas Conca to the newly created position of chief claims officer, insurance. W. Marston ... Packed Court as Shipwreck Captain Hears Evidence The captain of the cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court Monday to hear the evidence against him, while hundreds ... 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