Thursday 21 February 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, February 21, 2013

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February 21, 2013
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National

Excess Insurers Prejudiced When There is No Notice of Underlying Suit

When an excess insurer is not given notice of a lawsuit with potential excess exposure, the opportunity to participate in mediation is an ...

Sandy Damaged Vehicles Surpass 250,000 Mark: NICB

The current estimate of vehicles damaged as a result of Sandy is now set at 250,500 based on claims processed by insurance companies, ...

Traffic Deaths Surged in 2012

Traffic fatalities rose 5 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which ...
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East

OSHA Investigating Crane Collapse in Upstate New York

Federal authorities say they're investigating the collapse of a construction crane in the middle of the downtown business and entertainment ...

New Jersey Insurance Fight Won't Affect Schoolyard Case

A lawsuit filed by New Jersey officials against an insurance company will not affect payment of a settlement to the families of three ...

New York Man Injured, Ticketed After Snowmobile Crash

A New York man who broke his neck in a snowmobile accident faces charges of drunken snowmobiling. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says ...
Midwest

Missouri Bill Proposes Online Workers' Comp Database

Missouri senators want to create an online database for businesses to check whether prospective employees have a history of filing workers' ...

Deadly Fire Moves Ohio Officials to Act

A New Year's Day fire that killed two University of Cincinnati students helped prompt legislation Tuesday that would require enhanced smoke ...

Notice of No UM Coverage Required in South Dakota Personal Umbrella Policies

It has come to the attention of the South Dakota Division of Insurance that uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage is ...
Southeast

North Carolina Family Arrested for Allegedly Staging Accidents for Insurance Money

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of five people accused of engaging in an insurance fraud scheme ...

Severe Weather Awareness Week to Focus on Safety

As spring weather approaches in Tennessee, emergency officials and weather forecasters will launch a statewide campaign during the ...

Report Finds North Carolina Fails Punish Uninsured Firms

The state agency that decides how thousands of people are compensated for workplace injuries does a poor job of making sure companies obey ...

Florida Lawmakers Want Explanation From Insurers on PIP

Top Florida lawmakers are running out of patience with the state's four-decade old no-fault automobile insurance system that has already ...
South Central

Oklahoma Senate Panel Approves Workers' Comp Change

A bill to convert Oklahoma's Workers' Compensation Court into an administrative system cleared its first hurdle and is now headed to the ...

Houston Suburb Charges Extra to Serve Accidents

A suburban Houston council has decided to charge insurers extra when firefighters and police officers are summoned to accident scenes. The ...

Louisiana Sheriff Reduces Fleet

Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter says he has traded in 40 vehicles - mostly older SUVs and pickup trucks - and used the money for ...

Fuel Leak Started Fire on Carnival Cruise Ship

The fire on board the Carnival Corp cruise ship that drifted for days in the Gulf of Mexico awash in raw sewage started from fuel from a ...
West

'Hurricane Hunter' Plane Helps With Winter Storms

What's the trick to helping figure out winter weather on the U.S. mainland? One way, according to meteorologists, is sending a hurricane ...

Construction Defect Bill Introduced in Nevada Senate

Republicans in the state Senate have introduced a bill to revamp Nevada's construction defect laws, a top priority for GOP lawmakers. SB161 ...

EPA Fines 6 Arizona School Districts for Asbestos

Six school districts in Arizona have done compliance work to avoid hefty federal fines for asbestos violations. The U.S. Environmental ...
International

Belgium Diamond Heist is a Throwback

At a time when many robberies take place at the click of a mouse, a group of jewel thieves has shown there's still a potential payoff for ...

Indonesia Landslides, Floods Damage Homes

Rescuers found five more bodies in the mud after flooding and landslides in northern Indonesia, bringing the death toll to 15 after the ...

Nestle Withdraws Pasta Meals as Horsemeat Scandal Spreads

Nestle has removed beef pasta meals sold under its Buitoni brand from sale in Italy and Spain after finding traces of horsemeat, becoming ...

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