Monday 1 April 2013

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April 1, 2013
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National

Property Claims Customer Satisfaction Remains High: Study

Following two of the worst years of natural catastrophic event property claim settlements in the history of the United States, overall ...

CDC: 24 E. Coli Illnesses Linked to Frozen Foods

Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to ...

FEMA Officials Prep for Sticker Shock

Federal officials are encouraging homeowners in flood-prone communities to consider elevating their homes and increasing their deductibles ...

Forecast: Active Hurricane Season Forecast

Forecaster William Gray says he expects a very active hurricane season, but he's not yet giving likely numbers of named storms, hurricanes ...

Becky Kenyon Named Regional Vice President of Claims for Amerisure

Amerisure announced the addition of Becky Kenyon to regional vice president of Claims. In this position, Kenyon will report to Don A. ...
East

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Injury at Delware Wildlife Refuge

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Milford woman injured during a visit to the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in ...

New Jersey Man Sues after Punk Rock Mosh Pit Injuries

A New Jersey man says he was banged around at a Pittsburgh punk rock concert, but he's not happy about it. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ...

Abandoned Home Latest Arson on Virginia's Eastern Shore

An abandoned home is the latest arson target on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Authorities say the Thursday night fire is believed to be related ...

Insurer Files Lawsuit After Hampton Beach Fire

The insurer for a business at New Hampshire's Hampton Beach has sued a utility, saying a February 2010 fire that destroyed a block of ...
Midwest

800 Tons of Rubble Cleared From Illinois Fire Site

Hundreds of tons of rubble has been removed this month from the site of a former clock factory in northern Illinois that was partly ...

FEMA Frustrated by Drop in North Dakota Flood Policies

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say they're disappointed by the number of people in the Red River Valley and elsewhere who ...

Fee for Crash-Related Healthcare Will Increase 6 Percent in Michigan

An insurance board says the annual fee that Michigan drivers pay for some personal injury costs will increase 6 percent to $186 per year ...
Southeast

Legislation Regulating Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Cannot be Applied Retroactively

On January 26, 2011 the general assembly of the South Carolina legislature amended S.C. CODE ANN. § 38-61-70 to require all commercial ...

Boy Hurt in Fall From Condo Balcony at Alabama Beach

A 3-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after he fell from a balcony at a beachfront condominium complex in Gulf Shores, Ala. WKRG-TV ...

Atlanta Trucking Firm Shut Down Over Safety Issues

Federal authorities have shut down an Atlanta-based trucking company, saying the firm failed to cooperate with safety investigators. The ...

Suit Filed Over Crash Involving Alabama Cheerleader Bus

A family is suing over a fatal crash involving a bus that was carrying University of Alabama cheerleaders back to campus after the national ...
South Central

Bars Often Roll Dice on Liquor Liability Coverage

Beer tavern owners Chuck Brechtel and Eddie Dyer are the first to admit that plenty can go wrong when your main line of work is serving ...

Mercury Insurance to Sponsor MLB Teams for 7th Year

Mercury Insurance, now in its seventh straight year of sponsoring the Los Angeles Dodgers, today announced new partnerships with the San ...

Texas Man Convicted in Home Improvement Scam

A central Indiana jury has convicted a Texas man on home improvement fraud charges alleging that he bilked six suburban Indianapolis ...
West

Washington Woman Awarded $813,000

A Spokane, Wash., jury awarded $813,000 this week to a woman whose foot was amputated following the wrong diagnosis by her physician. It ...

Homeowners Raise Concerns After Washington Landslide

Owners of about two dozen homes that have been cut off or threatened by a massive landslide in Washington state are worried about their ...

Akaska Senator Says Shipping Riskier Than Drilling in Arctic

More than 250 vessels operated last year in the Arctic Ocean and made 480 transits through the Bering Strait, and the increasing traffic ...

GEICO Plans to Hire 400 New Employees in Arizona

Right on the heels of GEICO 's 10th anniversary celebration of its regional office in Tucson, Ariz., the company has announced plans to ...
International

Experts Urge Jamaica to Prepare for Big Quake

A U.S. seismic expert on Wednesday urged authorities in Jamaica to start long-term efforts to prepare for another major earthquake on the ...

China: Landslide Traps Dozens in Tibet Mine Area

State media report that a large-scale landslide has trapped dozens of workers in a gold mining area in China's Tibetan region. China ...

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