Tuesday 27 November 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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November 27, 2012
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National

How to Reduce Out of Network Medical Billing Costs

Though claimants often have a choice when it comes to medical providers, charges for treating with out-of-network providers can be ...

$44M Paid in Nurse Practitioner Liability Claims Over Past 5 Years: Report

Nurse Services Organization, a division of Aon Affinity, and their insurance carrier CNA, have released a report containing an analysis of ...

Sandy Insured Losses Estimated Between $16 and $22B: AIR

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide now estimates that insured losses from Sandy will be between $16 and $22 billion. AIR estimates ...

Study Reveals Offline Methods Are Top Causes for Identity Fraud Claims

Despite increased adoption of online shopping, mobile payment and banking apps, offline methods are the top known causes of identity fraud, ...

Paul Davis Names Kim Kelley Contents Division Manager

Paul Davis Restoration, Inc., a national provider of water, fire and mold damage clean up and restoration services for residential and ...

Sandy-Damaged Vehicles Hit 230,000 Mark

The current estimate of vehicles damaged as a result of Sandy hit the 230,000 mark as claims processed by insurance companies have been ...

United Not Liable for Alleged 9/11 Security Lapse

United Airlines bears no responsibility for suspected security lapses at a Maine airport, which allowed hijackers to board the American ...
New class from Academy of Insurance: Proper use of Premium Financing
East

New York, New Jersey Put $71B Price Tag on Sandy

New York state and New Jersey need at least $71.3 billion to recover from the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy and prevent similar ...

Connecticut Police Report 327 Crashes Over Holiday Weekend

Connecticut state police say they've responded to 327 accidents, charged 56 people with DUI and issued more than 1,400 speeding tickets ...

Vermont Police Department Gets Loaners After Cruiser Fires

The Norwich police department is getting loaner cruisers other Vermont law enforcement agencies after all three of its cruisers were ...

New Jersey Shore Towns to Get New Flood Maps by 2013

Some residents of New Jersey's coastal towns may soon be required to purchase flood insurance, and not just because of the recent ...
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Midwest

Ohio High Court Says Skiers Assume Ordinary Risks

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that skiers assume the sport's ordinary risks and can only recover damages for collision injuries by ...

2012 Could Be Wisconsin's Warmest Year on Record

Wisconsin is on pace to be the hottest year on record. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also reports the forecast for the first few weeks of ...

Kansas Co-op Fire Causes Damage to Nearby Buildings

An early morning fire that destroyed a northeast Kansas grain cooperative also damaged several downtown buildings and warped Union Pacific ...

Fire Destroys Shopping Center in Southwest Indiania Town

A fast-moving fire has destroyed nine businesses at a shopping center in the in southwestern Indiana town of Newburgh. Assistant Newburgh ...
Southeast

NWS: 2012 Below Average Year for Twisters in Alabama

Forecasters say 2012 is a below-average year for tornadoes in Alabama, at least so far. While Alabama has 40 tornadoes in an average year, ...

19 Deadly Crashes Reported in Georgia During Holiday Period

Georgia law enforcement authorities say 19 fatal crashes occurred in the state during the recent Thanksgiving holiday travel period. ...

South Carolina Firm's Vehicle Designed for New Disaster Era

A cross between a truck and a boat built by a small South Carolina company is designed to help respond in a new world of increasingly wet ...
South Central

Historic Oklahoma Building Destroyed in Fire

Authorities are investigating after a fire destroyed a historic building in downtown Vinita, Oklahoma. The fire broke out Saturday at the ...

Arkansas City Files Suit Over Fire Insurance Money

The Arkansas city of Beebe has filed suit against White County over how the county distributes some funding to area fire departments. The ...

Judge Rejects Arkansas Man's Claim Over Rice Quality

An Arkansas farmer who claimed a supplier sold him inferior rice seed in 2009 was ordered Tuesday to pay for it anyway, according to the ...
West

Wildfires, Hail Take Toll on Colorado Home Insurance

Colorado now ranks among the top 10 for the highest share of homeowners insurance claims paid out due to catastrophes. The Insurance ...

Montana Counties to Begin Verifying Vehicle Insurance

Montana county treasurers will soon begin using a new computer system to verify whether people have liability insurance on a vehicle when ...

Salvage Company Says Hawaii Boat Removal Was Tricky

Removing a boat that was crushing protected corals in Oahu's Kaneohe Bay turned out to be a tricky process that took days, the salvage ...

Auto Burglaries Rise in New Mexico Community

Police say they have seen the number of motor vehicle burglaries in the eastern New Mexico community of Portales more than double in the ...
International

Factory Fire the Deadliest of Many in Bangladesh

The fire alarm: Waved off by managers. An exit door: Locked. The fire extinguishers: Not working and apparently "meant just to impress" ...

Strong Earthquake Strikes Western China

Chinese says a strong earthquake has damaged buildings in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. The magnitude-5.5 quake struck at early ...

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