June 24, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Declines Mainly Due to Higher RatesDriven by lower satisfaction with price and policy offerings, overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies declines in 2013 ... P/C Insurers' Overall Results Improved in First Quarter 2013Private U.S. property/casualty insurers' net income after taxes rose to $14.4 billion in first-quarter 2013 from $10.2 billion in ... Government Delays Requiring Rearview Cameras in CarsThe Obama administration is again delaying regulations on whether new cars and trucks must come equipped with rearview cameras to protect ... Rand Launches Center for Catastrophe Risk Management and CompensationThe RAND Corporation has created a new research center that will analyze different approaches to compensating individuals, businesses and ... East Chimp Victim Faces Battle in Appeal of $150M SuitBlocked in her bid to sue the state for $150 million, the woman mauled and disfigured by a chimpanzee in 2009 faces an uphill battle as she ... Mechanical Problem Caused Fatal New Jersey Race Car CrashNew Jersey state police say a mechanical problem is to blame for the dirt-track racing crash that killed NASCAR driver Jason Leffler last ... $40M Program to Aid New Jersey Tenants Affected by SandyNew Jersey has launched a $40 million grant program to encourage landlords to rent vacant properties to low- and moderate-income tenants ... OSHA to Investigate Fatal Stump Grinder AccidentOfficials are investigating a fatal accident involving a stump grinder that killed a tree service worker in Portsmouth, N.H. Police say ... Midwest Indianapolis Facing Heavy Costs Over Pool EvacuationDozens of people who were sickened by fumes after a chemical reaction at an Indianapolis public pool a year ago have filed claims against ... Mercedes-Benz Pays $260k in Wisconsin Lemon Law CaseMercedes-Benz USA LLC has paid out another $260,000 in a long-running lemon law case. Attorney Vince Megna sued the company in 2005 on ... Year in Prison for Michigan Scrapper in Asbestos ReleaseA federal judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., has sentenced a suburban Detroit man to a year in prison for conducting a salvage operation at an ... Thieves Take $80,000 in Equipment From Golf CourseAn Iowa golf course is preparing to buy $80,000 of lawn-mowing equipment to replace gear that was stolen over the weekend. The Des Moines ... Sioux Falls Dips Into Reserves for Storm CleanupThe Sioux Falls City Council is taking $8 million from the South Dakota city's reserve fund to cover most of the cost of cleaning up from a ... Michigan Orders American Fellowship Mutual Insurance into LiquidationThe American Fellowship Mutual Insurance Co. has been ordered into liquidation by Ingham County Circuit Judge William Collette at the ... Southeast Denying Coverage and Reserving Rights SimultaneouslyGeorgia Supreme Court Says Insurer Can't Have its Cake and Eat it too Insurance companies were historically faced with a Hobbesian's choice ... North Carolina Officials Try to Reduce Train DeathsNorth Carolina officials are trying to figure out how to reduce the number of fatal train accidents in the state. The News & Observer of ... Lawsuit Filed Against Bus Operator Following Kentucky CrashThe parents of two students who were among those injured when a bus crashed on a Kentucky interstate as the group returned from a college ... Florida Largest Insurer Considering Rate HikesFlorida's largest property insurer is considering rate hikes for next year. The board of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will vote next ... Federal Judge Critical of Mississippi Tort CapsA federal judge has upheld Mississippi's cap of $500,000 on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases. The ruling came in a wrongful ... South Central Texas Town Sues Plant Owner Over Fertilizer BlastOfficials of the small Texas town devastated by an April 17 fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people has filed suit against the plant ... Helicopter in Deadly Oklahoma Crash Hit Light PoleA preliminary report into the cause of a deadly helicopter crash in Talihina, Okla., says it started when a rotor blade hit a light pole. ... Lawyer Accused of Misconduct Resigns From BP CaseA lawyer working for the administrator overseeing a multibillion-dollar settlement from the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf resigned Friday ... 4 Workers Hurt in Texas A&M Construction AccidentFour workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed Saturday at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex ...  West Colorado Firefighters Encounter Malfunctioning HydrantsA home north of Windsor, Colo., was declared a "total loss" after firefighters were unable to use two nearby hydrants that had ... Research on Montana Wildlife Crossings Nearly CompleteDale Becker still can't believe how many motorists miss seeing the wildlife overpass arcing over U.S. Highway 93 atop Evaro Hill. "Maybe we ... Doce Fire Fight Bill Grows to $2.2 MillionA 10-square-mile wildfire burning west of Prescott, Ariz., not only has forced the evacuation of hundreds from their homes but it has cost ... International Flooding Forces 75,000 From West Canada HomesFlooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of its entire downtown Friday, as the waters reached the 10th ... Winter Storm Disrupts Air Traffic in New ZealandA winter storm bearing powerful winds disrupted air traffic across New Zealand on Friday and cut power to thousands of homes, forced ... Europeans Urge Tourist Safety Moves on Thai IslandEuropean ambassadors on Friday urged authorities on a Thai resort island work to ensure foreign tourists are safe from crime, corruption ... Connect with Claims Journal
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