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February 25, 2013
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National

'Operation Red Zone' Nabs $17.3M in Fake NFL Merchandise

The nationwide enforcement operation dubbed 'Operation Red Zone' netted 196,333 items including fake jerseys, ball caps, t-shirts, jackets ...

U.S. NHTSA Probes 725,000 Ford Vehicles for Engine Flaw

Federal safety investigators are probing 725,000 Ford Motor Co. sedans and crossover vehicles after receiving reports of possible fuel ...

The Near Impossible Battle Against Hackers Everywhere

Dire warnings from Washington about a "cyber Pearl Harbor" envision a single surprise strike from a formidable enemy that could destroy ...

Yakima Recalls Bike Racks to Fix Faulty Bolts

Yakima is recalling about 7,000 bicycle racks used on vehicles with rear-door spare tires. Documents posted on the National Highway Traffic ...

Wayne Cody Appointed SVP of Client Services for SCA Appraisal Company

Wayne Cody has joined SCA Appraisal Company as senior vice president, Client Services. Cody began his career in the insurance claims ...

Wells Media Launches Carrier Management For P/C Insurance Executives

Without a single headline referring to a hardening property/casualty insurance market, Wells Media Group has launched a new ...

CARSTAR Promotes Two to Leadership Roles

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), continues to enhance its field service and operations team ...
East

N.Y. Regulators to Examine 3 Insurers for Claims Practices Related to Sandy

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the Department of Financial Services is investigating the claims practices of three ...

Court Finds 'Single Occurrence' Applies to Drywall Claims Arising From One Shipment

The U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania ruled last week that multiple claims that arose from allegedly defective drywall that the insured ...

Connecticut Bill Seeks Inspections for High Mileage Cars

Connecticut's Department of Motor Vehicles commissioner says she'll see whether the state's emissions testing vendor might be able to also ...

New York City Taxi Inspectors Target Illegal Livery Cars

New York City taxi inspectors seized 5,776 illegal livery cars last year. The Daily News says that's more than triple the number ...
Midwest

State Farm: No Plans to Move Illinois Headquarters

State Farm Insurance Co. says it isn't moving its headquarters from Bloomington, despite recent media reports that the Illinois-based ...

Nebraska Safety Initiative Head Wants to Cut Farm Accidents

The director of a new safety initiative at the University of Nebraska Medical Center expects its attention to such agricultural hazards as ...

Ohio Sees Over 7,000 Claims of Insurance Fraud

Ohio's Department of Insurance says it processed more than 7,000 allegations of agent misconduct and insurance fraud last year. Lt. Gov. ...

Michigan County Executive Criticizes Idea to Limit Claims

Oakland County's top elected official is criticizing proposals from fellow Republicans to change Michigan's no-fault auto insurance program ...

Small Illinois Town's Sled Hill Off Limits

A small town in eastern Illinois is losing its sledding hill because the city says it's just too big of a liability. Kay McCabe is a member ...

Missouri Burglar Might Have Used Pet Doors

A man accused of burglarizing several Kansas City, Mo., homes was linked to the break-ins after he used pet doors to get into some of the ...
Southeast

Dozens Hurt After Crash Debris Hits Daytona Stands

NASCAR officials still have some cleaning up to do amid growing questions about fan safety. At least 33 people were injured when a car flew ...

Fire at South Carolina Golf Course Destroys 75 Carts

A fire in a cart shed at a Bluffton, S.C., golf course has destroyed as many as 75 carts, and authorities say it's the second such blaze in ...

Fire Destroys Motorsports Shop in Mississippi

Fire destroyed a motorsports shop in Kossuth, Miss., on Wednesday. The Daily Corinthian reports Unique Motorsports, owned by Mike Meeks, ...
South Central

Deadline Extended for Isaac Claims

Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an ...

Disaster Declaration for Louisiana Parishes

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Louisiana to authorize federal aid for areas affected by severe storms and ...

Louisiana Road Work Scaled Back Amid Debt Ceiling Worries

Louisiana will borrow $100 million to repair and improve rural roads around Louisiana, in a plan scaled back Thursday by state officials ...
West

Report: Athletes Cash in on California Workers' Comp

A report finds California's workers' compensation system has awarded millions of dollars in benefits for job-related injuries to thousands ...

Lack of Liability Coverage Closes New Mexico Motocross Park

The gate to the only Santa Fe, N.M., sanctioned motocross track is locked, and city leaders aren't sure when they will open it. The ...

NextG Pays Over California Fire Linked to Fallen Poles

A phone company has agreed to pay $14.5 million over a 3,800-acre Malibu Canyon wildfire blamed on allegedly overloaded utility poles blown ...

CIG Appoints Arne Chatterton VP of Field Operations and Business Relations

Capital Insurance Group (CIG) appointed Arne Chatterton, CPCU, vice president of Field Operations and Business Relations, effective March ...

Alaska Senate Bill to Raise Value Thresholds for Theft

One senator is trying to update the values included in Alaska's property crimes statute for the first time since 1979. SB43, by Sen. John ...
International

4 Convicted in Italy for Dorm Collapse in Quake

A court in L'Aquila, Italy, has convicted four people in the collapse of a university dormitory during the 2009 earthquake in that Apennine ...

Container Truck Crash in Indonesia Kills 16

Police say a container truck has slammed into several vehicles in central Indonesia, leaving 16 dead and injuring several others. Police ...

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