Wednesday 16 January 2013

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January 16, 2013
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National

Essentials: Determining Insured Status on Auto Liability Coverage

Coverage questions arise in automobile liability where family members, as additional insureds, are living apart from the household of the ...

Insurance Industry Leaders Believe Ongoing Budget Battles Will Harm U.S. Economy

Leaders of the property/casualty insurance industry believe Washington's ongoing budget fracas will have an effect on the U.S. economy, ...

News Outlets Improperly Used Photos Posted to Twitter According to Judge

A U.S. judge has found that two news organizations improperly used images that a photojournalist had posted to Twitter in one of the first ...

Suicides in Military Rise, Even as Combat Lessens

For U.S. troops, less combat is not translating to less stress. Members of the military committed suicide at a record pace in 2012 - almost ...
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East

Mainers Warned to Stay Away From 'Flood' Cars

Maine residents in the market for a new car are being warned to stay away from deals that appear too good to be true. Experts say some of ...

New York City Starts Demolition on Homes Damaged by Sandy

Raymond Weiler's childhood home was ravaged twice: first by Superstorm Sandy three months ago, and then by a city bulldozer on Monday. ...

OSHA Cites New York Roofing Company for Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety officials say a Rochester, N.Y., roofing contractor faces nearly $160,000 in fines for fall hazards at job sites. ...

SBA Approved Over $560M into New York After Sandy

The U. S. Small Business Administration has approved over $560 million in disaster assistance loans for residents and businesses in New ...
Midwest

Eastern Indiana Police Track Antifreeze to Car in Crash

Eastern Indiana police say they tracked down a man accused of crashing into a utility pole while driving drunk by following a trail of ...

Minnesota Man Sentenced for False Insurance Claim

A St. Paul, Minn., man has been sentenced for filing a false insurance claim for artwork he had reported as stolen. Thirty-nine-year-old ...

NWS Office Offers Advanced Storm Spotter Training

The National Weather Service's office in Wichita, Kansas, will be offering advanced storm spotter training for the first time since it ...

Chicago Ranked Tops For Bed Bugs

A national pest control company says it did more business in Chicago for bed bugs last year, than any other city. But one Chicago doctor ...
Southeast

2 Florida Mothers Get Prison for Staging Car Wrecks

Two South Florida mothers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in staging car accidents to commit fraud on insurers. Federal ...

Second Lawsuit Involving Fatal Mississippi Frat Fire Settled

The second of two wrongful death lawsuits filed in the aftermath of a 2004 fatal fire at the Alpha Tau Omega house on the University of ...

Hulk Hogan Sues Spine Surgery Clinic in Florida

Wrestler Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit against the Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute, saying the clinic did unnecessary surgeries that ...

Schools Facing Insurance Costs as Kentucky Trust Disbands

The financially troubled Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust will disband, forcing school districts to search for new providers of ...

Gas Line Owner Reimburses Agencies for West Virginia Fire

A natural gas company has paid more than $231,000 to reimburse the costs of fighting a December pipeline fire and rebuilding a section of ...
South Central

Texas Brine, State Agree on Plan to Assess Sinkhole

The Louisiana Office of Conservation has modified orders requiring Texas Brine Co. LLC to assess the status of sediments under an 8.5-acre ...

Arson Blamed for Fire at Arkansas Corrections Office

Authorities say a fire that burned at a Searcy, Ark., governmental building appears to be an act of arson. Authorities responded to a fire ...

SUV Test Drive Turns Into Drug Deal

A man who took a $40,000 SUV on an unauthorized test drive in Central Texas has been accused of selling the vehicle for two rocks of crack ...
West

Washington Man Charged With Stealing $113,271 in Workers' Comp Benefits

Doyle Ronald Wheeler, 36, of Spokane, Wash., has been charged in Spokane County Superior Court with first degree felony theft for illegally ...

Nevada Traffic Deaths Up Slightly in 2012

Traffic deaths rose slightly in Nevada last year, but serious injury accidents dropped dramatically and the number of fatalities still ...

CARSTAR Adds New Location in Washington State

CARSTAR, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), is expanding in Washington with the opening of Complete Collision CARSTAR, located ...
International

Expired License for Missing Missoni CEO's Pilot

Italy's national air safety agency says the owner of the plane that disappeared Jan. 4 over Venezuela with the CEO of fashion house Missoni ...

Germany: Robbers Dig 100-Foot Tunnel to Raid Bank

German police say robbers dug a 30-meter (100-foot) tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting ...

Braemar Adjusting Opens New Dubai Office

Braemar Adjusting has opened a dedicated loss adjusting operation based in Dubai. Effective April 1, 2013, Chris Eades, regional director ...

Starr Appoints Jeffrey Hayman President of International Insurance Operations

Starr Companies, an international provider of property, casualty, and accident & health insurance products as well as a range of specialty ...

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