Tuesday 18 June 2013

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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June 18, 2013
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National

The Flaw of Averages: Why Carriers are Overpaying and Underpaying

46 percent of claims are being overpaid by an average of $19,000 In his book, The Flaw of Averages, author Sam Savage explores how the ...

States That Allow Electronic Proof of Insurance

The number of states that allow electronic proof of insurance via smartphones has increased to 25, with the recent addition of Indiana and ...

Court: 'Pay to Delay' Generic Drugs Can Be Illegal

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government ...

Xuber Appoints Senior Members in Product/Sales Teams

Xuber, the insurance software business of Xchanging plc, appointed three new senior members to its U.S. team in the roles of product ...
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East

Post-Sandy Flood Maps Bring Some Relief to Coast

More than seven months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore, thousands of homeowners are getting some relief from ...

Police Up Presence in Sandy-Damaged Sections of New York

Police have increased their presence in New York City neighborhoods still struggling with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The Staten ...

Camden, New Jersey Sky Patrol Camera Elicits Privacy Concerns

The newest crime-fighting tool in Camden, N.J., lifts an observation post some 35 feet into the air, letting police scan a wide area with ...

Maine Cancer Patient Gets $200K for Misdiagnosis

A Maine man who was told he had only months to live because of an aggressive Stage 4 pancreatic cancer is still alive more than four years ...
Midwest

Higher Temps Spark Rash of Air Conditioner Thefts in Kansas

Rising temperatures have led to a rash of air conditioner thefts in Wichita by people who sell copper piping and other scrap metal inside ...

Rapid City Police Launch Pedestrian Safety Campaign

The Rapid City Police Department is launching a safety campaign to try to decrease the number of pedestrian-related injuries in the Black ...

Drunken Driving Enforcement Varies Across Michigan

An analysis of law enforcement records found that drunken driving enforcement varies across Michigan. The MLive.com report published Monday ...

More Than $1.1B in Iowa Flood Grants Unspent

Records show more than $1.1 billion of the more than $4.7 billion in flood recovery money awarded to state and local governments remains ...
Southeast

Medical Examiner Resigns in Wake of North Carolina Motel Death

A North Carolina medical examiner has resigned after investigators found out that he knew carbon monoxide killed a couple in a Boone motel ...

Florida Governor and Others Were Told About Citizens' Deal

Florida Gov. Rick Scott - and other top state officials - quickly distanced themselves last month from a controversial deal approved by ...

Break-in Reported at Woodrow Wilson's Boyhood Home in Georgia

Sheriff's officials in east Georgia are investigating a break-in at the boyhood home of former President Woodrow Wilson. The Sunday ...

Coast Guard: Tugboat Sparked April Alabama Barge Explosion

A Coast Guard report says a passing tugboat helped spark the massive explosions that rocked the Mobile River and injured three people in ...
South Central

Execs Named by Louisiana Insurance Company

Sandra Mayfield and Charles Simon have been appointed assistant vice presidents of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corp. Mayfield was named ...

Texas Nuclear Weapons Plant to Improve Fire Safety

Pantex, the country's only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly plant, has completed main construction on a $35 million project that is ...

Former NBA Stars Host Camp for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Students whose elementary schools were destroyed when a May 20 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., had a chance to hone their basketball ...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Issues Fee Cap Notice to Public Adjusters

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak issued a bulletin to Oklahoma-licensed public adjusters advising them not to charge customers ...
West

Colorado Wildfire Evacuees See Destruction Firsthand

Residents returning to the neighborhoods they were driven from just days ago by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are seeing ...

Reports Show 236 New Mexico Oil, Gas Sites Failed Inspections

About 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected in southeastern New Mexico over the past six weeks have failed to pass ...

70 People Displaced After Las Vegas Apartment Fire

Authorities say 70 people were displaced and two people are injured after a three-alarm fire at a Las Vegas apartment complex. Las Vegas ...
International

IPO-Seeking China Companies Pay More to Avoid Boards Going Naked

Stephen Markscheid holds one of the riskiest jobs in the world--or so say directors and officers liability insurers. The 59-year-old former ...

Indian Floods Destroy Building, Killing at Least 3

A government official says at least 3 people have died and 12 others are missing after floods washed away an apartment building in northern ...

Indonesia Faculty Attend Hawaii Disaster Program

A dozen faculty members from universities in Indonesia are spending the summer at the University of Hawaii to learn about disaster risk ...

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