June 26, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Average Lightning Claim Costs up by 25%While the destruction caused by tornadoes and hurricanes may grab the headlines, intense lightning storms also take their toll throughout ... California Retains Top Spot for Vehicle Thefts: NICBThe National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released its annual Hot Spots vehicle theft report and California dominates once again. Not ... Obama Plan Offers Help to Cities on Climate's Front LinesPresident Barack Obama's climate plan on Tuesday offered help to U.S. cities dealing with natural disasters and specifically for the region ... Changing the Way Businesses Defend Against Cyber AttacksHackers have attacked news organizations, social media sites, major corporations and government agencies, accessing private documents and ... WDT Completes Overhaul of Weather Verification ProductsWeather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT), announced a complete overhaul of its outward facing weather verification line of products and ... Patient Generic-Drug Lawsuits Curbed by U.S. Supreme CourtThe U.S. Supreme Court reinforced its bar on lawsuits by patients against generic-drug makers, overturning a $21 million award to a woman ... East New Jersey Court: Mistrust of Chiropractors Warrants RetrialA juror's mistrust of chiropractors has led a New Jersey appellate court to order a new trial in a civil lawsuit filed over a 2006 traffic ... New York Police Department Takes Closer Look at Traffic DeathsThe NYPD is taking a closer look at traffic deaths involving vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians. The New York Times reports that the ... Strange Tidal Flow in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay was TsunamiMarine scientists say a strange rise and fall in the water of Narragansett Bay earlier this month was a small tsunami. Chris Kincaid, an ... New York Port Authority Officer Accused of Insurance FraudA Port Authority police officer has been charged with insurance fraud for claiming he was disabled while moonlighting in a rock band. ... Safeco Begins Selling Personal Lines Products In MassachusettsSafeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Insurance company, began selling its personal lines insurance products in Massachusetts this month. ... CMIC Promotes Denise Condron to Director of Loss PreventionCMIC, a medical professional liability insurance company serving New England, announces the promotion of Denise Condron to director of loss ... Midwest Voluntary Payment ClausesInsurance policies assign several duties to the insured in the event of an occurrence that may result in a claim. For example, insureds ... Wichita Officials Seek to Curb Thefts of CopperIn a move to curb increased thefts of copper and other metals, Wichita city officials and local police are considering revising the Kansas ... 2003 South Dakota Tornado Pressure Drop the Largest RecordedThe pressure drop ahead of a tornado that destroyed the tiny South Dakota town of Manchester 10 years ago remains the largest ever ... Landmark Eastern Indiana Restaurant Thanks FirefightersThe owners of a landmark restaurant in eastern Indiana hosted nearly 70 firefighters for a free meal, thanking them for their work putting ... Missouri Woman Sentenced to Probation for Tornado FraudA southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years of probation for defrauding victims of the 2011 Joplin tornado. The Lebanon ... Southeast Georgia Storm Insurance Claims Estimated at $50MState Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says a storm that hit Georgia June 13 caused an estimated $50 million in insured losses. Hudgens ... Report Ranks West Virginia Poorly in Bridge QualityA new report says that West Virginia has some of the nation's worst bridges. The report from Transportation for America ranks West Virginia ... Jail, Prison Misconduct Claims Cost West Virginia MillionsSexual misconduct claims at prisons and regional jails have cost West Virginia nearly $12 million over the last decade. Board of Risk and ... Kentucky Pain Clinic Owner Convicted on 21 ChargesA jury has convicted the owner of two Kentucky pain clinics on 21 federal charges including drug trafficking, money laundering and ... South Central BP Steps Up Spill Payments Protest With Ad CampaignBP has stepped up its campaign for a revision of the way compensation for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is calculated by placing ... Part of $1M Claim Against Arkansas State University DismissedParents of an Arkansas State University student who was slain at his campus apartment three years ago have file a $1 million claim but part ... Louisiana Senator Gives Up on Citizens Insurance CEO JobState Sen. Dan "Blade" Morrish has dropped his bid to become the next CEO of the state-run insurer of last resort, the Louisiana Citizens ... Louisiana Open House Focuses on Storm PrepThe LSU AgCenter's LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center will showcase hurricane and flood-hardy features for homes at an open house ... Some Arkansas Cities Mapping Storm SheltersOfficials in at least two Arkansas cities are asking their residents to let them know if they have storm shelters, while a third says he ... West Washington Marina Fire Injures 2 People, Damages BoatsFirefighters say a boat fire on Washington's Puget Sound that injured two people spread from one fiberglass hull to another until 12 ... $150K in Jewelry Stolen from Oregon StorePolice in the community of Tualatin, southwest of Portland, Ore., say someone who entered the back door of a store early Monday escaped ... State Fund Selects New Chief Medical OfficerState Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund), California's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance, has selected Dr. Dinesh ... International Mass Cremation for People Killed in India FloodingAuthorities are preparing to cremate the bodies of hundreds of people who perished in monsoon flooding in northern India, as soldiers ... Latvia's Medieval Riga Castle Damaged by FireA major fire has caused extensive damage to Riga Castle, the medieval fortress that houses the National History Museum of Latvia. Viktorija ...  Connect with Claims Journal
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