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March 12, 2013
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National

Study Reveals Keys to Controlling Specialty Drug Costs

A study presented at the National Business Group on Health's (NBGH) Business Health Agenda 2013 conference in Washington, D.C., showed ...

Forecaster Sees Few El NiƱo Problems in Northern Hemisphere Into Summer

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a key U.S. weather forecaster, on Thursday extended into the summer its view that the ...

U.S. Nuclear Plant Inspections Need to Improve

More than one-third of U.S. nuclear power plants suffered safety-related incidents over the past three years, and nuclear regulators and ...

Enservio Announces New Online Contents Valuation Tool to Speed Claims

Enservio, a national provider of software and services to property insurers, announced the launch of ContentsExpress, a secure online ...
East

Virginia Zoo Bars Volunteer Access to Exotic Animals

Volunteers at the Virginia Zoo can no longer work with exotic animals. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the zoo in Norfolk recently dropped ...

Connecticut Proposes Mediation Program for Homeowner Claims Disputes

Connecticut's insurance department is proposing a new program that would offer a mediation option to resolve claims disputes between ...

Sandy-Damaged Homes Hit Market at Bargain Prices

It sounds like the premise for a new reality TV series: "Hurricane House" - people scouring waterside communities looking to buy homes ...

More Massachusetts Shoreline Homes in Danger After Storm

A Newbury, Mass., building inspector says as many as 40 shoreline homes on Plum Island are in danger following a storm last week that ...
Midwest

Overheated Extension Cord Causes Nebraska House Fire

Authorities say an overheated extension cord is to blame for a house fire in Lincoln, Neb. Heavy smoke and flames could be seen Saturday ...

IEPA Seeks Order Against Illinois Spray Paint Manufacturer

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency wants to stop a northern Illinois business from restarting operations following explosions and ...

Ohio Official Backs Plan to Allow Heavier Trucks

A proposal to raise the weight limit for trucks is backed by Ohio's transportation chief as economically beneficial, but it has opposition ...
Southeast

Sequester Raises Treatment Questions for Undocumented Workers Under Florida's Workers' Comp System

With the prospects of immigration reform looming and the potential for the sequester to have an effect on the federal government's ability ...

Stats Show Problems With Kentucky's Texting While Driving Ban

Jefferson County judges have dismissed nearly 40 percent of the texting while driving charges brought under Kentucky's two-year-old ban ...

Florida Recognizes Dim-Witted Fraud Criminal

In recognition of Fraud Prevention Month and to continue to raise awareness of the impact of insurance fraud on Florida's consumers, Chief ...

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Charlotte Airport

A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Charlotte, its airport and an airline by the family of a teen who apparently ...
South Central

Texas Sees 50 Percent Increase in Suspicious Roofing Claims Since 2010

Long known for its epic weather-related events, a report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau indicates that some Texas ...

Gonzales Named to Flood Post in Louisiana

Michelle Gonzales has been named director of floodplain management and hazard mitigation for Jefferson Parish, La. The appointment was made ...

Brockovich Takes on Assumption Parish Sinkhole Case

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich says Assumption Parish, La., residents whose homes are threatened by a huge sinkhole should sue the ...

Oklahoma House Votes to Modernize Disaster Recovery System

Legislation to create a disaster recovery information website that is more accessible and that would allow multiple contributors including ...

IICF 'Lone Star Legends' Raises Funds for Local Dallas Nonprofits

Hundreds of members of the Texas/Southeast Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) attended the foundation's first ...

2013 Wardlaw Adjuster Conference Raises More Than $7500 for Habitat for Humanity

Wardlaw Claims Service, LLP recently held its annual adjuster conference in Waco, Texas. The conference consisted of 28 education classes ...
West

Wyoming DOT Doesn't Count Bicycle Fatalities

Robert Verhaaren pedaled into Wyoming on U.S. 25 near Palisades Reservoir on Sept. 8 as part of the LOTOJA bicycle race. The Arizona racer ...

California Bills Seek More Disclosure, Oversight of Fracking

The growing concern over hydraulic fracturing, the technology that has led to an oil and gas boom in many parts of the country, has caught ...

California Animal Park Reopens After Fatal Lion Attack

A California animal sanctuary where an African lion killed a 24-year-old intern reopened to the public Sunday with the support of the ...

Explosions Highlight Dangers of Making Hash Oil

Nicholas Broms was trying to squeeze a better high from marijuana when his Oregon condo caught on fire. An explosion knocked out a wall, ...
International

Spring 2013 Forecast for Canada

AccuWeather.com reports temperatures this Spring will end up near to above average across most of eastern, northern and Atlantic Canada, ...

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