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January 23, 2013
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National

Can an Unborn Fetus Qualify as a 'Resident of the Household' for Coverage Determinations?

Resident of household exclusions in homeowners policies have been upheld as valid and enforceable and not violative of public policy. For ...

Cooking Still Leading Cause of All Residential Building Fires and Injuries

Cooking remained the leading cause of all residential building fires and injuries from 2008 to 2010, accounting for 45 percent of all ...

Securities Class Action Filings Decrease Sharply in 2012: Report

Federal securities fraud class action filing activity decreased sharply in 2012, according to Securities Class Action Filings--2012 Year in ...
East

Mobile App Provides Virginia Disaster Information

Need help preparing for a disaster in Virginia? There's an app for that. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has developed the ...

Rhode Island Lawmaker Wants Inmates to Clean Up After Storms

A Rhode Island lawmaker wants the state to deploy work-release inmates to help respond to hurricanes and other emergencies. State Rep. ...

Highway Safety Institute in Virginia Plans Expansion

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is planning a $30 million expansion at its Ruckersville campus. The project will enable IIHS to ...

NYPD Sued Over Empire State Shooting

A University of North Carolina student wounded in last summer's shooting outside the Empire State Building is suing New York City police ...
Midwest

Michigan's Heavy Trucks Blamed for Ailing Roads

Critics of Gov. Rick Snyder's call for more money to fix Michigan's ailing roads and bridges are pointing to the state's highway weight ...

Missouri Rancher Loses 27 Head of Cattle to Thieves

A southwest Missouri county that has seen a lot of cattle rustling activity has been struck again. KSPR-TV reports the Lawrence County ...

Indiana Supreme Court Declines to Hear Woman's Appeal in Poisoning Death

The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a woman convicted of fatally poisoning her estranged husband to collect on an ...

Fire Deaths in Ohio Reach 26 Year Low in 2012

The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped last year to a 26-year low, with the state fire marshal attributing part of the decline ...

Kansas Crew Trains for Grain Disaster Rescue

Firefighters in southeast Kansas have received trained in ways to rescue people who are engulfed in grain at storage facilities. They ...
Southeast

Florida's Citizens Backs Bill Calling for More Oversight

Florida's state policyholder-backed property insurer says it welcomes a newly proposed legislative initiative that would create an ...

Alabama Troopers Reevaluating Snow Plans After Jam

A spokesman says Alabama state troopers were caught off guard by last week's snow, which caused an overnight traffic jam on Interstate 65. ...

NiSource Helping West Virginia Pipeline Blast Victims

A natural gas company is helping residents affected by a pipeline explosion in Sissonville, W.Va., buy new homes or repair homes that were ...

Fire Ignites New Discussions on Mississippi Building

A recent fire in Meridian's tallest structure has renewed talk about what should be done with the building. The Mississippi town's mayor ...
South Central

Insurance Department Helps Policyholders Get $6.4M Back

The Louisiana Department of Insurance helped policyholders recover an additional $6.4 million in disputes with insurers in 2012. Insurance ...

App May Help Track Impact of Coastal Losses

An Internet-based app under development may help a Web app may help document the disappearing culture of south Louisiana communities are ...

Texas Woman Killed by Runaway Vehicle at Car Wash

A 72-year-old woman was killed in a Southeast Texas car wash after an unsecured vehicle that was being cleaned ran her over. The Houston ...
West

Colorado Court Abolishes Accident Emergency Rule

The Colorado Supreme Court is doing away with an emergency exception for people involved in accidents because it could mislead jurors. In a ...

New Rule May Help Clean Up Polluting Old Mines

A new federal policy should protect "good Samaritan" groups from liability if they try to stanch dangerous chemicals leaking from abandoned ...

14 Injured, 3 Critically, in Los Angeles Hotel Fire

Fire roared through a 90-year-old Southern California residential hotel in the harbor area early Tuesday, injuring 14 people, three of them ...

Wyoming Senate Panel Kills Cell Phone Proposal

A Wyoming Senate committee has killed a bill that would have prohibited the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in Wyoming. The ...
International

Berlin Police Say Robber Used Fake Dutch ID Card

Berlin police say a man suspected of brazenly tunneling into a city bank's safety deposit room used a fake Netherlands identity card to ...

Beazley Launches Environmental Cleanup Costs Insurance

Beazley has expanded its environmental products offering with the launch of an Environmental Cleanup Costs insurance policy that provides ...

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