Daily Headlines: Friday, March 29, 2013

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March 29, 2013

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Today's Headlines National ISO's CGL Changes for 2013 - Part II Endorsement Changes ISO's 2013 CGL filing revises 12 individual endorsements while making mass changes to 24 additional insured ... Bugaboo Strollers With Handle Problem Recalled Bugaboo Cameleon 3 Strollers have been recalled because the stroller's carrying handle can break and detach, posing a fall hazard. The ... Scooter Ads Face Scrutiny From Government, Doctors TV ads show smiling seniors enjoying an "active" lifestyle on a motorized scooter, taking in the sights at the Grand Canyon, fishing on a ... More National News East Baltimore Basilica Reopening After Quake Rpair The Archdiocese of Baltimore says its downtown basilica will reopen Easter Sunday following repairs to damage caused by a 2011 earthquake. ... Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Form Disaster Medical Team Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have formed a specialized disaster medical assistance team to respond to disasters in the region. The ... Rhode Island City Issues 178 Seatbelt Citations in 1 Week A Rhode Island city has cited 178 people for seatbelt violations in a single week as part of a national campaign to encourage motor vehicle ... GEICO to Host Job Fair in Virginia for Auto Damage Adjusters On April 3, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., GEICO hopes to fill 25 auto damage positions during a job fair in Falls Church, Va. Candidates ... More East News Midwest New Rules for Michigan Insurers' Use of Credit Information A series of new laws that take effect this week regulate how Michigan insurance companies can use a person's credit information. The laws ... State Closes Nebraska City Men's Free Bar Shuttle Two Nebraska City men have been told they can't continue to offer free rides to bar patrons until the men get permits and more insurance. ... Michigan, Others May Regulate Amateur MMA Fights Michigan lawmakers are considering legislation that would regulate amateur mixed martial arts bouts to protect fighters from injury and ... Iowa Senate Backs Tougher Rules for Teen Drivers Iowa's teen drivers would face tougher rules under a bill that passed the Senate. Senators approved the legislation in a 41-8 vote ... More Midwest News Southeast Structure Loss, Damage Set at $12M in Tennessee Wildfire Sevier County, Tenn., authorities estimate the loss in a wildfire earlier this month at about $12 million. The Mountain Press reported the ... Alabama Getting More Tornado Recovery Aid Alabama is getting nearly $120 million in federal assistance to help with recovery from the deadly tornadoes in April 2011. Gov. Robert ... Georgia Tornado Warnings Vary By County Tornadoes are Georgia's No. 1 weather-related killer, claiming 23 lives and causing $500 million in damage from 2008 to 2012. But just how ... MSHA: West Virginia Mine's Ventilation Plans Were a Hazard Federal regulators issued 196 citations during February impact inspections at 14 U.S. mines, including a southern West Virginia coal mine ... More Southeast News South Central New Orleans Lawyer Gets 4 Years-Plus for Defrauding Clients A New Orleans, La., attorney has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for mail fraud. U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente says U.S. ... Louisiana Couple Arrested for Thefts Totaling $165,000 Louisiana State Police have arrested a Lake Charles couple for stealing $165,000 worth of cars, trailers and farm equipment in Louisiana ... Texas Man Gets New Trial Amid Arson Finding Doubts A Texas man convicted of setting a fire that killed his two stepsons was granted a new trial Wednesday by the state's highest criminal ... More South Central News West OSHA Fines Nevada Utility $43K After Worker's Death Federal officials have fined NV Energy $43,000 after investigating a fall that killed a 29-year-old employee in September. The Las Vegas ... Ford Plans to Appeal $2.9M Jury Award Ford Motor Co. plans to appeal a decision awarding $2.9 million in damages to a Colorado man who was hurt in a 2009 accident. Ford ... Fort Peck Dam Repairs to Cost $42.9M The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved spending more than $42.9 million on repairs to Fort Peck Dam. The dam was damaged during the ... More West News International London P&I Club Issues Warning on Bagged Rice Cargoes The London P&I Club has advised shipowners to seek advice before loading bagged rice cargoes in view of the inherent risks associated with ... Quake Causes Minor Building Damage in Central Taiwan: AIR Worldwide A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday shaking rural Nantou County (located about 250 km south of the capital of ... NAIC Signs MOU Extension With China U.S. insurance regulators will continue a program of information sharing and cooperation that helps their counterparts in China learn about ... Celent Promotes Macgregor to Global Senior Vice President of Insurance Celent, a global research and advisory firm, announced that Jamie Macgregor has been appointed global senior vice president for the firm's ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Creating a Hailstorm at IBHS Creating a hailstorm is no easy task, according to researchers at the Insurance Institute for... Watch Now Extreme Weather Impacting Coastal Areas and the Insurance Industry Steven Apfelbaum, an ecologist and founder of environmental consulting firm Applied Ecological... 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Daily Headlines: Thursday, March 28, 2013

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March 28, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Insurer's Obligation to Notify the Insured of the Need for Allocated Verdicts and Settlements A majority of courts in the country have found that if a claimant files a mixed lawsuit containing both covered and uncovered claims the ... Insurance Covered Half of U.S. Disaster Costs in 2012: Swiss Re Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters caused $186 billion in economic losses globally in 2012 and took approximately 14,000 lives, ... FEMA Warns of Big Rate Hikes for Federal Flood Insurance Buyers The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says people who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes. Craig ... The Hartford Expands Construction Group The Hartford has enhanced its Construction Group capabilities, bringing together its expertise in underwriting, claims management and loss ... More National News East Storm-Hit Jersey Shore Struggles to Be Ready for Summer Season As the spring sun glinted off the Atlantic Ocean at the tiny resort town of Avon-by-the-Sea, a small brown and white dog raced gleefully ... 4 Sued in Connection With Fatal Maine Crash The father of a 16-year-old Maine girl killed in a car crash last year has sued the driver and three others. Rebecca Mason's father this ... New York Cop in Band Faked Injury A New York police officer who was moonlighting as a member of a punk rock band has been accused of disability fraud. Federal prosecutors ... Connecticut Receives $250M in Federal Sandy Aid Connecticut's governor says more than $250 million in federal assistance has been approved to help people and businesses affected by ... More East News Midwest Iowa County Loses Half of Snowplow Fleet to Fire Johnson County has lost about half its snowplow fleet to a fire at a county building on the west side of Iowa City. Five trucks were ... WCRI Says Medical Care Costs For Injured Workers Low In Michigan The costs of medical care for injured workers in Michigan is the lowest of any state in a 16-state study, according to CompScope Medical ... Conviction for Wisconsin Tavern Arson Overturned A Wisconsin man imprisoned for an arson conviction is enjoying life at home with his family. Joseph Awe walked out of the Oregon ... Michigan Landlord Held Pending Sentencing in Arson Case A 73-year-old West Michigan landlord faces sentencing later this year after being convicted of arson and other charges in a case involving ... More Midwest News Southeast Alabama City Didn't Inspect Airport Monitors That Fell A large cabinet housing flight monitors that toppled on a 10-year-old Kansas boy, killing him and seriously injuring his mother at ... Possible Sinkhole Drives Families From Florida Duplex A sinkhole has forced two families from their Florida duplex in the same area where another sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom, killing ... April 23 SBA Loan Deadline for West Virginia Summer Storms Private, nonprofit organizations in West Virginia have until April 23 to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe ... North Carolina Panel OKs Optional Motorcycle Helmet for Adults There's enough support in a North Carolina House committee to limit the state's motorcycle helmet requirement to just those people under ... More Southeast News South Central Report: Big Oklahoma Quake in 2011 Likely Manmade An unusual and widely felt 5.6-magnitude quake in Oklahoma in 2011 was probably caused when oil drilling waste was pushed deep underground, ... Oil Platform Owner Sued Over Deadly Blast in Gulf Relatives of two victims of a deadly explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico last year are suing the platform's owner and ... Oklahoma Panel Clears Roofing Bond Requirement Bill An Oklahoma House committee has approved a proposal that its sponsor said would help protect Oklahomans from what he called subpar roofing ... More South Central News West Removal of Japanese Dock on Olympic Coast Completed A 185-ton dock that washed out to sea during the March 2011 tsunami in Japan has now been removed from Washington's Olympic Coast. Crews ... Man Wins $8K After Disney 'Small World' Breakdown An attorney says a disabled man was awarded $8,000 by Disneyland after the "It's A Small World" ride broke, stranding him for a half hour ... Colorado Approves Higher Damages for Wildfire Victims One year after a state-set fire in Colorado killed three people, the state Legislature has given final approval to a bill raising limits ... California Utility Reports Progress on Safety Recommendations More than two years after a gas pipeline explosion killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb, a California utility says it has finished ... Rice Bag Causes Oregon Apartment Fire Firefighters say a rice bag intended as therapy for sore muscles got too much time in the microwave, burned a couch and then gutted an ... More West News International Strong Quake Sways Buildings in Taiwan, Injures 20 A strong earthquake struck rural central Taiwan on Wednesday, swaying buildings, sending school children to seek cover and injuring at ... 1 Dead in Austrian Pileup With up to 100 Vehicles A fire department official says up to 100 vehicles have collided on a snow-slicked stretch of an Austrian highway, leaving one person dead. ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Creating a Hailstorm at IBHS Creating a hailstorm is no easy task, according to researchers at the Insurance Institute for... 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Daily Headlines: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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March 27, 2013

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Today's Headlines National ISO's Commercial General Liability Coverage Form Changes Insurance Services Office's (ISO's) four major filings in Commercial Property, Business Auto, Businessowners Coverage, and Commercial ... U.S. Crops Continue Drought Battle; Freeze Adds to Woes Scattered showers are likely late Thursday into the weekend in the central and southeastern U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region, which ... Boeing 787 Faces New Risk: Limits on Extended Range Sources As Boeing works to regain permission for its 787 Dreamliner to resume flights, the company faces what could be a costly new challenge: a ... Property Loss Research Bureau Releases New Esri Mapping Service Esri announced that the Catastrophe Services Department of the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB) has released a mobile version of PLRB ... More National News East Fire at Vermont Welcome Center Caused by Heating Unit A Vermont state official says repairs to a state welcome center being built in Bennington that caught fire on Friday will be covered by the ... Maine Gets Disaster Declaration for February Storm Maine will be eligible for federal help to cover the costs of a blizzard that hit in early February. President Barack Obama on Monday ... Exploding Manholes in New York Blamed on Aging Cables Albany, N.Y., mayor Jerry Jennings says it's time National Grid reviewed the city's aging underground infrastructure, after the third ... More East News Midwest Jury Sides With Bus Manufacturers in Missouri Crash Jurors have sided with school bus manufacturers in a 2005 Missouri crash that killed two motorists and critically injured two ... Few Wisconsin Communities Have Sober Bartender Laws The eastern Wisconsin city of Neenah is considering an ordinance that would require bartenders to show up for work sober - and ban them ... Fire Damage at Wisconsin Plant Reaches $1M Damage from a weekend fire at a food ingredient plant in central Wisconsin is estimated at $1 million. Marshfield fire officials say the ... Donors Give $8M for Detroit EMS Units, Police Cars Several businesses have pledged a total $8 million to help cash-strapped Detroit pay for a new fleet of emergency vehicles including 23 EMS ... More Midwest News Southeast Lightning Caused Florida Brush Fire That Burned 200 Acres Firefighters continue to mop up hot spots in a Florida county after lightning caused a 200-acre brush fire that damaged four homes. An ... Copper Thieves Hit 9 Churches in South Carolina County Richland County sheriff's deputies say copper thieves have hit nine churches in the southeastern part of the South Carolina county since ... Insurance Expected to Cover School Relocation Due to Sinkhole Unicoi County Schools Director Denise Brown says she's confident the cost of relocating a Tennessee elementary school threatened by a ... Mississippi School District Tornado Damage $5M-$6M Estimates are in on the dollar amount of the damage done to Hattiesburg Public School District property by the Feb. 10 tornado. Willie ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Lawmaker Accused in Alleged Ambulance Chasing Ring Democratic state Rep. Ron Reynolds was charged Monday with taking part in an alleged ambulance chasing scheme involving other Houston-area ... Oklahoma Workers' Comp Reform to Go Before Committee A Republican proposal to shift Oklahoma's workers' compensation system from a court system to an administrative system is scheduled to be ... Texas Wind Insurance Association Seeks Settlement Talks The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association board of directors voted on Monday to delay deciding whether the company that provides severe ... Hurricanes Offer Lessons for Builders A federal engineer examining the lessons from Hurricane Sandy says findings after the October storm closely track the disaster of Hurricane ... More South Central News West Parnell Declares This Tsunami Preparedness Week Gov. Sean Parnell has declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska's vast coastline is home ... Oregon Bike Advocates Oppose Helmet Law An Oregon lawmaker is proposing legislation to raise the age requirement for helmets on young bicyclists, but the bill is drawing ... Montana City's Fire Tower in Violation of Fire Codes Helena's fire tower is in violation of fire codes after city officials renovated the Montana city's landmark with wooden roofing shingles. ... Report Says Montana Agency Dysfunctional, Divisive The Montana agency that responds to natural disasters and emergencies is a dysfunctional, divisive workplace with a climate of fear and the ... Oregon Suit Alleges Attack by 19-Year-Old Dog An Oregon couple and their landlord are being sued for almost $500,000 for an alleged 2011 attack by the couple's old dog on a passing ... More West News International Earthquake Shakes Mexico City Earthquakes shook Mexico City on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and sending thousands fleeing into the streets as an ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Creating a Hailstorm at IBHS Creating a hailstorm is no easy task, according to researchers at the Insurance Institute for... Watch Now Extreme Weather Impacting Coastal Areas and the Insurance Industry Steven Apfelbaum, an ecologist and founder of environmental consulting firm Applied Ecological... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Possible Infrastructure Disruption, Claims Resulting From Geomagnetic Storms Solar and geomagnetic activity is expected to peak this year, increasing the possibility of disruption to government and private ... Population on U.S. Coasts Expected to Grow Despite Storm Risks: NOAA If current population trends continue, the already crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 ... NTSB Plans Comprehensive Review of Lithium Ion Batteries The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Monday said it would hold a two-day forum April 11-12 to examine the design and ... More National News East Nassau Coliseum Workers Exposed to Asbestos Will File Lawsuits More than 100 workers are alleging that long-term exposure to asbestos at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y., has made them seriously ... Ellis Island Museum Re-Open 'Not Likely' in 2013 The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which sustained severe damage to its infrastructure from the surging waters of Superstorm Sandy, is ... New York City Sandy Home Repair Program Ending; 20K Fixed A novel endeavor to make flooded homes habitable after Superstorm Sandy is wrapping up after repairs to more than 20,000 houses and ... Scottsdale Insurance to Pay $1M to Fired Pennsylvania County Employees A group of northeast Pennsylvania county workers will share a $1 million settlement that will end five years of federal litigation over ... More East News Midwest Nebraska Woman Gets Prison in Insurance Fraud Case A 51-year-old York woman has been given one to two years in prison for attempted insurance fraud. Online court records say Susan Schulz was ... Indiana Firefighters Welcome Donation of Pet Oxygen Masks Muncie, Ind., pets and their owners can now breathe a little easier. The Muncie Fire Department this week received three animal rescue ... More Emergency Sirens Planned for Ohio Capital The city of Columbus is adding 14 emergency sirens around Ohio's capital city. WCMH in Columbus reports that the Franklin County emergency ... Ohio Woman Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud, Owes $88,000 An Ohio woman was sentenced on multiple counts after agents with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) captured video of her ... More Midwest News Southeast Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Reform - Why Change Won't Happen Overnight The Personal Injury Protection (PIP) system in Florida was adopted January 1, 1972, with the goal of efficiently providing certain benefits ... Georgia Cathedral's Cracked Steeples Need Repairs From scaffolding 120 feet above the sidewalks of downtown Savannah, Ga., workers chip away stucco to repair deep cracks discovered between ... Manhole Covers Go Missing in North Carolina City Thieves keep taking manhole covers in Gastonia, N.C., to sell as scrap metal, even with a new state law requiring business to document and ... Concussion Policy Bill Headed to Tennessee Governor A proposal that would require Tennessee schools and other organizations with youth athletic programs to adopt concussion policies is headed ... More Southeast News South Central Board Meets on Texas Wind Insurance Association Future The board of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is meeting to determine the future of the agency that provides coverage to ... Louisiana Names Sinkhole Study Group as Tremors Recur The head of Louisiana's Department of Natural Resources has named 13 scientists and other experts to serve on a commission to determine the ... Suspect Arrested in Louisiana Downspout Thefts A Metairie, La., man has been arrested after an investigation into the theft of copper downspouts from homes in the Old Metairie ... ATAC Honors SFMO Canine Handler State Fire Marshal fire/arson investigator Tommy Pleasant has been honored by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC) with its 2013 Fire ... More South Central News West Tsunami Preparedness Week Observed in California Two years after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan and caused millions of dollars in damage to California coastal ... 1980s Computer Monitor Blamed For Utah Church Fire Investigators are blaming a 1980s-era computer monitor for a fire that ravaged a Clearfield church this week. The Standard-Examiner reports ... Chevron Fuel Spill in Utah Much Worse Than Thought A Chevron fuel spill near a northern Utah bird refuge is much worse than originally thought as up to 27,000 gallons might have leaked, ... Boulder Smashes Cars in Honolulu No injuries are reported after a car-sized boulder slammed into a Honolulu carport Saturday morning. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports ... More West News International Moderate Quake Rattles Trinidad & Tobago A moderate earthquake has rattled Trinidad & Tobago, causing some alarm but no reported damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says ... Indonesia Landslide Kills 6 Villagers; 18 Missing A government official says a landslide triggered by torrential rain has killed at least six people and left 18 others missing on ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Creating a Hailstorm at IBHS Creating a hailstorm is no easy task, according to researchers at the Insurance Institute for... Watch Now Extreme Weather Impacting Coastal Areas and the Insurance Industry Steven Apfelbaum, an ecologist and founder of environmental consulting firm Applied Ecological... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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