December 11, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Commercial Insurance Prices Rise as Carriers' Loss Ratios ImproveCommercial insurance prices in aggregate increased by 6 percent during the third quarter of 2012. This marked the seventh consecutive ... Nuclear Industry Plans Rescue Wagon for DisastersIf disaster strikes a nuclear power plant in the U.S., the utility industry wants the ability to fly in heavy-duty equipment that could ... New System for Aircraft Forecasts Potential Storm Hazards Over OceansThe National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a prototype system to help flights avoid major storms as they travel over ... ACE Announces $380M Loss Estimate Related to Superstorm SandyACE Limited announced preliminary losses in the fourth quarter for the ACE Group of companies attributable to Superstorm Sandy in the ... The Hanover Estimates Impact from Storm SandyThe Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. announced a preliminary loss estimate from Storm Sandy, which produced widespread damage along the East ...  East Long Island Storm Bill Could Top $520MRepair costs for Long Island, N.Y., municipalities hit by Superstorm Sandy could top $520 million. Newsday reports that the bill reflects ... Santa's Sleigh Stolen From Connecticut Gift ShopSanta's sleigh has been stolen. The Hartford Courant reports that Glastonbury, Conn., police say a thief on Saturday stole the red wooden ... Connecticut Student Gets Patent for Ice Safety DeviceHigh school senior Zoe Eggleston said she considered her ice-fishing trips with her father, Brad, a mixed bag: she loved the ... Midwest Insurance Fraud Up in OhioA newspaper reports that Ohio has already received a record number of insurance fraud allegations this year. The Dayton Daily News reports ... Alarms Disabled at Southwest Missouri Building Where 5 DiedThe company that manages a southwest Missouri apartment building where five people died in a Thanksgiving Day fire had disabled the manual ... New Ohio Online Registry to Cut Scrap Metal TheftsOhio has created an online registry to try to cut down on scrap metal thefts. The online registry of scrap metal and bulk merchandise ... Ohio Reviews Rules on Youth Sports Head InjuriesOhio is just one step away from new rules that will require youth sports coaches to sit players who show concussion-like symptoms. State ... Kansas Town Reports 15 ArsonsKansas fire investigators are investigating 15 recent fires, in Lawrence, that are suspected to be arson. An early morning fire at an ... Fracking Surveys Find Support in Unexpected PlacesMany people in New York and Pennsylvania have voiced concerns about the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking. But ... Southeast Florida Judge Invalidates Windstorm Credit Forms; Regulator AppealsA Florida administrative law judge has ruled that some forms used by insurers to determine a homeowner's windstorm premium credits are ... Underage Drinking Grows Among Kentucky YouthYouth advocates in eastern Kentucky have turned their attention to the growing problem of underage drinking. Shelly Steiner, a certified ... Critic Questions Way Coal Firms Build Slurry PondsWith a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says ... Kentucky School Bus Accident Totals SteadyRecords show that the Kentucky's 10,000 school buses are involved in hundreds of incidents each year, ranging from major wrecks to simple ... Rimkus Consulting Group Opens Memphis OfficeRimkus Consulting Group, a forensic engineering consulting service, announced the opening of a new office in Memphis, Tenn. on December 1, ...  South Central Tornado Damages Roof of Louisiana Car WashPolice said a tornado touched down in Baker, La., damaging a car wash on Highway 19. Police Chief Mike Knaps told The Advocate the tornado ... West Oil Spill Panel Makes Recommendations to Montana GovernorA council appointed to come up with pipeline safety improvements in Montana following last year's Yellowstone River crude spill has offered ... Report: Reckless Prescribing Common in CaliforniaCalifornia patients are at risk from reckless prescribing by doctors because of a lack of oversight at the state Medical Board, an ... Pea Soup Fog Makes San Joaquin Valley NotoriousSafety experts are bracing for the two foggiest months of the year in California's San Joaquin Valley and hoping an intricate warning ... Woman Sues New Mexico Sheriff After Crash Over DWI ClaimA woman injured in a crash is suing a northern New Mexico sheriff over claims he failed to hold a drunken driver accountable in her ... International Peru's Capital Highly Vulnerable to Major QuakeThe earthquake all but flattened colonial Lima, the shaking so violent that people tossed to the ground couldn't get back up. Minutes ... Building Felled by New Zealand Quake Poorly BuiltA six-story office building that collapsed and killed 115 people in New Zealand's devastating earthquake last year was poorly designed by ... Connect with Claims Journal
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