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January 14, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Navy Reviews Fire Safety of Working Uniforms The Navy said Friday that it is reviewing whether its camouflage working uniforms are safe for sailors at sea after a test revealed exactly ... Survey Finds Claims Process Improvement Eyed as Top Initiative to Lower Costs Nearly 93 percent of survey respondents cite insurance claims process improvement is top initiative to lower operational costs; and ... Only 7 Percent of Americans Spent Less on Insurance Over Past Year Thirty-seven percent of Americans spent more on insurance over the past year while only 7 percent spent less, according to new research ... Ryan Named President of MedRisk MedRisk, a managed care company specializing in the physical rehabilitation of injured workers, has announced that Michael Ryan will assume ... Ford Thunderbird Historical Theft Report: NICB The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its latest Hot Wheels Classics vehicle theft report on another automotive icon, the ... More National News East New York Storm Commission Urges Flood Walls for Subways A New York commission formed to examine ways to guard against future storms like Sandy is calling for flood walls in subways, water pumps ... New Jersey Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Ffraud A New Jersey chiropractor charged with ten others in what prosecutors say was a scheme to recruit accident victims as patients and then ... New York City Suspends License of Operator of Fallen Crane The operator of a crane that collapsed at a New York City construction site was trying to lift a load more than twice as heavy as the ... What FEMA's Advisory Flood Maps Mean for New Jersey The federal government has published maps showing the risk of flooding has worsened in New Jersey since it last gathered such data in the ... More East News Midwest Defendant in Indy Blast Hires High Profile Lawyer A high profile attorney has been hired to represent one of three persons charged with causing the deadly gas explosion that devastated an ... Two South Dakota Tree Farms Agree to Pay $170,000 in Fraud Case The owners of two tree farms linked to a Federal Crop Insurance Program fraud case have agreed to pay the federal government $170,000 to ... December Campaign Results in 2K DWI Arrests in Minnesota Public safety officials say more than 2,000 impaired drivers were arrested during a DWI crackdown in Minnesota last month. According to ... Nebraska Bill Would Allow Traffic Stops for Texting Law enforcement would have the authority to pull over motorists who are texting while driving under a bill introduced Friday by a western ... More Midwest News Southeast Repairs Almost Complete on Massive Dam in Kentucky Work to repair the massive Wolf Creek Dam in southern Kentucky is slated for completion later this year and the project manager says things ... NWS: Heavy Rains Creating Flood Threat in Alabama Forecasters say heavy rains will create a flooding threat in parts of west Alabama through Monday. The National Weather Service has issued ... Farm Accidents Focus of Mississippi Firefighter Workshop A fire department in Corinth, Miss., plans a four-hour training session focusing on farming accidents. The Daily Corinthian reports the ... Alabama Town to Get $840K for Delayed Demolition Work Federal officials say they'll provide an Alabama town with $840,000 to fund the long-delayed demolition of buildings that were badly ... More Southeast News South Central Work Strengthens Louisiana Hospital Against Future Storms Repairs are underway to strengthen Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center against future hurricanes. The work, which includes replacement of ... Oklahoma City Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud Charges have been filed against an Oklahoma City couple for allegedly devising a scheme to obtain insurance money, according to Attorney ... Texas Contractor Pleads Guilty to Attempted Arson Prosecutors say a building contractor has pleaded guilty to attempted arson in an East Texas dispute over competition for methadone clinic ... BP Oil Spill Settlement Payments Exceed $1B Mark Businesses and individuals who claim BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more than $1 billion through the ... More South Central News West Southeast Idaho Man Not Guilty in Boating Death An eastern Idaho jury has found not guilty a man charged with negligence and gross negligence while operating a boat after the 14-year-old ... Victims' Relatives Sue Rivera's Company Over Crash Relatives of four passengers killed last month with Jenni Rivera in a plane crash in Mexico filed a lawsuit against Rivera's company ... Court Orders Oahu Club to Pay Man $6M in Damages A Circuit Court jury is ordering an Oahu, Hawaii, country club to pay a 79-year-old man more than $6 million for the broken back he ... Fire on Boat That Sank Off Washington Island Was Arson The King County sheriff's office says a fire aboard a rusted-out fishing vessel that burned and then sank in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island ... Worker's Death Leads to Citation for Washington DNR The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for 15 worker safety violations following an ... First Party Claims Conference Expands to the West Coast The First Party Claims Conference (FPCC) has gone bicoastal for the second year. FPCC West, a one-day seminar that is similar in format to ... More West News International More Money, Time Needed to Remove Concordia Wreck More time and money will be needed to remove the Costa Concordia cruise ship from the rocks off Tuscany where it capsized last year, in ... Police: Failing Brakes Kill 4 Americans in Haiti Failing brakes were the cause of a traffic accident in Haiti that killed four Michigan residents on a medical mission, Haitian police said ... Markel International Appoints Hannah Purves as New Claim Director Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Hannah Purves as its new claims director. Based in London, Purves will lead the ... Braemar Adjusting Appoints Smith Group Managing Director The Board of Braemar Adjusting appointed Grant Smith group managing director of the company effective immediately. His appointment is an ... 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