Friday 3 May 2013

Daily Headlines: Friday, May 3, 2013

Claims Journal Daily Headlines
May 3, 2013
News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West

Today's Headlines

National

Using Big Data To Improve Homeowners Insurance Products

There is no doubt that so-called Big Data is changing the way many companies do business. The volume of information being generated by web ...

57% of Real Estate Companies Lack Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plans

At a time when extreme weather events are frequently occurring, leaders within the United States commercial real estate industry are ...

As Honey Bee Numbers Drop, U.S. Sees Threat to Food Supply

Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, ...

Greater Accident Risk for Senior Drivers With Pets in Car

Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of ...

The Hartford Promotes Scott Lewis to Senior Vice President and Controller

The Hartford has promoted Scott Lewis to senior vice president and controller of the company. In his new role, Lewis will be responsible ...
Sponsored by: Claims Journal. Job and Salary Survey. All company and independent claims personnel are invited to participate. Responses are confidential. Click here for more information.
East

New York Senator Says Metal Sellers Should Prove Ownership

Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing legislation targeting thieves who strip and sell copper and other metal from homes and businesses. The ...

Storm Refugees Get 2 More Weeks in New York City Hotels

New Yorkers displaced by Superstorm Sandy will have at least two more weeks to remain in city-paid hotel rooms. According to The Wall ...

Employee Stole Scrap Metal From Pennsylvania Prison

The maintenance manager at a state prison in eastern Pennsylvania has been arrested for allegedly stealing scrap metal from the prison ...

TMI Scrutiny Stepped Up After Flood Safety Failure

Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is under heightened scrutiny by federal regulators because of a problem involving ...
Midwest

No Answers so Far for Illinois Landslide Homes

City leaders in East Peoria, Ill., don't have many answers so far for people forced out of three homes by a landslide. People affected by ...

Missouri Hospital Chain Sorry for Botched Surgery

A suburban St. Louis-based health care company has apologized while acknowledging that a neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of a ...

Pink Floyd Poser Arrested for Theft by Swindle

A Minnesota man is accused of posing as Pink Floyd band member and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills at a St. Cloud ...
Southeast

Florida House OKs Medical Malpractice Bill

Florida lawmakers finished work Wednesday on legislation making changes to medical malpractice rules, with its critics complaining to the ...

Workers, Families Settle Over Florida Garage Collapse

The families of nine men killed or injured in the collapse of a South Florida community college parking garage last year have settled ...

Mississippi River Crests Not Expected to Cause Flooding

New forecasts show the Mississippi River is unlikely to cause major flooding as it crests during coming weeks in Mississippi and Louisiana. ...

Florida House Passes Texting While Driving Ban

The Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed its version of a statewide ban on texting, but a late change close to the end of the ...
South Central

Oklahoma Governor Signs Uninsured Vehicle Legislation

Legislation authorizing law enforcement officers to remove the license tags of uninsured vehicles has been signed into law by Gov. Mary ...

Authorities: Texas Blast Probe May Be Done May 10

An investigation should be finished within the next two weeks into what caused a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed ...

Broken Rail Blamed in North Arkansas Derailment

Union Pacific has determined the cause of an accident that led to a train derailment in White County, Ark., in March. Union Pacific ...
West

Family of Deceased Man Sues Idaho Hospital

The family of Montana resident claims the injuries he suffered in the care of Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center led to his death. The ...

$1M Damage in Vegas Medical Office Building Fire

A county official says damage is estimated at $1 million in a fire that damaged several medical offices at a building near Sunrise Hospital ...

California Sues Over Lead Found in Ginger, Plum Candies

California has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and other food retailers, alleging they are selling ginger and plum ...

Environment Agency Warns of New Mexico Dust Storms

Forecasters say New Mexico's parched landscape and cold front packing gusty winds could combine to create harmful dust storms. The National ...
Join Us. Roundtable series: Mobilizing Insurance with Big Data Analytics - click here to Join
International

24 Fall Into River at Chinese Tourist Town

The final day of a Chinese holiday marked terror for more than 20 people who fell into a river when a suspension bridge tilted in a tourist ...

Bangladesh Workers Demand Safety as Toll Tops 400

Thousands of workers paraded through central Dhaka on May Day to demand safer working conditions and the death penalty for the owner of a ...

ACE Acquires Personal Lines Insurer ABA Seguros in Mexico

ACE Limited announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mexican personal lines insurer ABA Seguros from Ally Financial Inc. for ...

Connect with Claims Journal

Twitter Facebook LinkedIn


Claims Journal TV

Video thumbnail

Curiosity is Key to Claims Adjusting

At this year's Combined Claims Conference, Christopher Tidball, senior director, casualty...
Video thumbnail

IBHS Facility Plans More Research After Hail Test

Julie Rochman and Mark Pizzi explain why this hail test differed from similar tests and how...

TV icon Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

Current Issue

Spring 2013
Current Issue

More Newsletters

Choose Newsletters
Enter Your E-mail

How to Advertise

For information about advertising on this newsletter and ClaimsJournal.com, contact Howard Simkin at (800) 897-9965 x162.
View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties.
ClaimsJournal.com
3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92108
(800) 897-9965
Copyright © 2013 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

No comments:

Post a Comment