June 25, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Electronic Billing & Payment: Improving Operational Efficiencies in the Workers' Comp IndustryThe property/casualty (P&C) industry has the opportunity to dramatically improve operational efficiencies and increase productivity by ... Job-Supervisor Harassment Suits Limited by Supreme CourtU.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits claiming on-the-job harassment, throwing out a case filed by a black catering worker who said ... Fatal Accidents by Wing Walkers Said to be RareAlthough a Virginia woman became the third wing walker to die in two years when a fiery crash killed her and a pilot at an Ohio air show ... Berkshire Hathaway Names Chief Legal & Compliance OfficerBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named Ralph Tortorella III senior vice president, chief legal & compliance officer. Tortorella was ... AIR Worldwides Hurricane Model for the U.S. Certified by the Florida CommissionAIR Worldwide (AIR) announced the certification of the latest release of its hurricane model for the U.S. by the Florida Commission on ... Nicholas Solimo Joins Surety Partners of America as Chief Operating OfficerNicholas Solimo has joined Surety Partners of America, the exclusive program administrator for Hudson Insurance Company, as chief ...  East Proposal in Massachusetts Targets Bullying at WorkA bill under consideration at the Statehouse would target bullying in the workplace. A Massachusetts legislative panel is scheduled to hear ... Vermont Native Returns as Deputy Insurance CommissionerVermont's Department of Financial Regulation is getting a new deputy commissioner in the Insurance Division. St. Johnsbury-native Crosby ... NRC Auditing Earthquake Readiness of Western Pennsylvania PlantInspectors from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission are set to review the ability of a western Pennsylvania power plant to withstand ... Massachusetts Park Closed After 2011 Tornado to ReopenA popular recreation area in the Brimfield State Forest is reopening two years after it was damaged in a tornado outbreak that left a ... Midwest 3 Kansas Community Colleges Form Insurance GroupThree Kansas community colleges have created an insurance consortium in response to higher insurance rates and new laws that allow weapons ... Nebraska Couple Convicted of Arson in South DakotaA Nebraska couple accused of burning down a restaurant they owned in South Dakota to collect insurance money has been convicted of felony ... Auto Insurers See Assessment Increase in MichiganAuto insurers in Michigan will begin paying more to cover the cost of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits gauranteed under Michigan's ... Michigan Bills Allow People to be Billed for Being RescuedNew legislation in Lansing,Mich., would allow municipalities to bill people who've been rescued after taking unnecessary risks during a ... Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $29,000 for Workers' Comp FraudAn Ohio man was sentenced for working while receiving disability payments from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) for a prior ... Southeast Kentucky to Study Controversial Pain Pill LawsKentucky officials will start a yearlong study next month to determine the effects of controversial new laws designed to curb prescription ... Georgia Program Shines Light on Dangerous Lake WatersAn effort to put solar-powered lights on navigation markers and buoys on Georgia's Lake Lanier is moving forward with agreement from the ... NTSB: Plane Crashed After Flying Into ThunderstormInvestigators say a 2012 plane crash in Mississippi that killed three members of a Georgia family likely happened because the pilot ... South Central Investigators to Examine Heat Exchanger at Williams Companies PlantState and federal officials investigating the cause of the deadly blast June 13 at the Williams Companies Inc. plant near Gonzales, La., ... Katrina Victims Rejected by U.S. High Court in Army Corps SuitThe U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Hurricane Katrina victims seeking billions of dollars on claims that the Army Corps of ... Some Louisiana Residents Take Buyouts From Salt Dome OwnerA third of a group of Louisiana residents evacuated because of an Assumption Parish sinkhole have accepted buyout offers from Texas Brine ... Louisiana Town Getting New Fire HydrantsMore than a dozen fire hydrants will be replaced around Franklinton, La., in June and July. The Daily News reports the purchase of 14 ... West $6M Jury Award in Oregon Agriculture Equipment InjuryA Multnomah County jury has awarded more than $6 million to a 21-year-old Oregon agricultural worker who was paralyzed from the waist down ... Alaska Workers Comp Board Seeks to Reduce CostsThe Alaska Workers' Compensation board sought public input on rising costs in the last week. Board members held meetings in Anchorage, ... Colorado Insurance Commissioner Riesberg to ResignDepartment of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Executive Director, Barbara Kelley, announced that Jim Riesberg, insurance commissioner and ... Yellowstone Viewpoint Closed for Safety ReasonsThe popular Inspiration Point in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park has been closed temporarily because of safety concerns about the ...  International Alberta Flooding Spreads as Water Subsides in CalgaryWater levels in Calgary subsided and crews are working to restore power as officials confirmed a fourth fatality in the worst flood in ... Indian Home Minister Says Flood Death Toll to RiseIndia's home minister says the death toll in the part of the country could exceed 1,000 as soldiers clear debris from towns and villages ... Bus Crash in Eastern Spain Injures 38A Spanish official says a bus has crashed near the eastern port city of Alicante, injuring 38 people, six of them seriously. The accident ... Connect with Claims Journal
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