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June 14, 2013
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National

Eleven Weather Disasters Cost More Than $1 Billion in 2012

The U.S. suffered 11 weather and climate disasters last year that caused more than $1 billion in damage each and killed more than 300 ...

Toyota Seeks Final Approval of $1.1B Settlement for Reduced Car Value

Toyota Motor Corp. and lawyers suing the company are set to ask a judge today to approve a $1.1 billion settlement of claims that recalls ...

Chrysler Recalling 6,900 Heavy-Duty 2012 Trucks

Chrysler Group is recalling 6,900 heavy-duty Ram pickup trucks from the 2012 model year because part of the front axle could fracture and ...

New Research Says Insurance Industry Lacks Gender Diversity

According to market research from Saint Joseph's University, gender diversity is lacking across all leadership levels within the insurance ...
East

Insurance to Cover Police Cruisers Damaged by Boston Bombers

Watertown, Mass., police say the town's insurance company has agreed to cover the cost of replacing three department vehicles peppered with ...

Feds Shut Down Virginia Bus Company

Federal officials have shut down a Springfield, Va., bus company after they say multiple safety violations were found. Advanced Ventures, ...

Vermont Health Department Issues Swimming Hole Warning

With high water levels from recent rains, Vermont officials are again warning about dangerous conditions in rivers, streams and swimming ...

New Jersey Owner Sentenced in Fishing Boat Sinking Scheme

A southern New Jersey fishing boat owner has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for his role in a botched scheme to sink the ...
Midwest

More Than 6,300 Claims Filed After St. Louis Tornadoes

Insurance companies serving the St. Louis area have received more than 6,300 claims from residents with damage from tornadoes that struck ...

Demolished Indiana University Building Used for Search Training

A crew of Bloomington, Ind., firefighters used ladders leaned against a collapsed section of roof atop the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house ...

Ohio Panel OKs New Rules for Exotic Animals

New guidelines regulating exotic animals in Ohio will require owners to meet new caging, safety and caretaking standards. The new rules ...

CPA Seeks GOP Nod for Kansas Insurance Post

A certified public accountant from Leawood who's also an insurance industry executive launched a campaign Wednesday for the Republican ...
Southeast

Georgia Girl Dies While 'Car Surfing' on Vehicle Hood

Authorities say a Dawson County teenager has been killed while riding on the hood of a moving vehicle in a stunt known as "car surfing." ...

No State Reviews for Wrecked Kentucky Bus for 2 Years

Kentucky officials say a bus carrying students on a college visit when it crashed on an interstate had not received a state inspection in ...

Alabama Governor Seeks Review of Roadblock Surveys

Alabama's governor and attorney general are reviewing weekend roadblocks in St. Clair and Bibb counties where motorists were asked for ...

Tennessee Board Adds New Rules for Compounding Pharmacies

The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy says it has adopted new regulations for compounding pharmacies licensed by the state following recent ...
South Central

Oklahoma Crash Places Helicopters Under New Scrutiny

A commission that evaluates medical transport services is placing its accreditation of a Kansas-based company under new scrutiny following ...

Oklahoma Insurance Department Provides Breakdown of Claims Filed

Insurance claims filed in Oklahoma following the tornado outbreak at the end of May have jumped to 60,308 with insurance payments reaching ...

Hurricanes That Form Early in Gulf Can Be Deadly

Hurricanes that form in the Gulf of Mexico tend to catch gulf residents off guard - often forming in the month of June - and can develop ...
West

Homes Burned in Colorado Could Approach 100

The number of houses destroyed by a wildfire near Colorado Springs could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some ...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Utah Police Agency

The family of a young woman fatally shot by West Valley City police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officers involved and ...

Colorado Wildfire Destroys 20 Structures

A wildfire near Royal Gorge Bridge Park has destroyed 20 structures but is now 20 percent contained. The Royal Gorge Fire has forced 250 ...

Massive Log Piles Removed From Southern California Forest

Southern California fire officials say a decade's worth of dead trees stacked along a mountain highway are being removed. The San ...
International

Allianz Estimates Its European Flood Losses at $467M

Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said preliminary estimates show its net losses from the flood claims in Germany, Austria and part of ...

Cuba Girds for Climate Change by Reclaiming Coasts

After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their ...
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