July 17, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational More Frequent, Severe Storms Drive 84 Percent Increase in Hail Claims: NICBThe National Insurance Crime Bureau reported that insurance claims resulting from hail-storm damage increased 84 percent in 2012 from their ... Analysis Reveals High Costs and Low Savings in Workers' Comp Physician ExpensesAcrometis' analysis of 80,000 medical bills occurring during the first week of a work injury showed that the highest costs were in the M.D. ... Asiana Sued by Two Passengers on Plane in San Francisco CrashAsiana Airlines Inc. was sued for negligence by two passengers on the plane that crashed while landing at San Francisco International ... NFA President Testifies Before NAIC's Catastrophe Loss CommitteeNational Fire Adjustment (NFA) President Ronald J. Papa recently testified before the Catastrophe Loss Committee with the National ... East Tanker-Bridge Dispute Scheduled for Trial in New HampshireA dispute over who should pay for the $2.4 million in damage to a bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine has been scheduled for trial in ... Vermont Town Appeals FEMA Rejection of Flood Wall FixThe Vermont town of Bennington has filed an appeal over the federal government's rejection of reimbursement funds for the town's work on a ... OSHA Probes Collapse of Sandy-Damaged Home in New JerseyFederal officials are investigating why a Jersey shore house damaged by Superstorm Sandy collapsed while being jacked up, injuring three ... Western Pennsylvania Hospital Workers At-Risk for AssaultsFederal regulators want to fine a western Pennsylvania hospital $8,000 claiming workers there are at-risk to be assaulted by mental health ... Midwest Milwaukee Courthouse Fire Could Cost $2MAn electrical fire that closed the Milwaukee County Courthouse for a week could cost about $2 million to clean up. County Comptroller Scott ... Rapid City Officials Say There is No Interest in Texting BanRapid City,S.D., officials say they're in no hurry to join seven of the largest cities in South Dakota that have passed laws that prohibit ... Missouri/Kansas See Increase in Drowning DeathsWater patrol officials in Kansas and Missouri say a combination of factors has led to more drownings so far this year than in all of 2012. ... Injured Worker Joins Wisconsin Governor for Bill SigningSix months after losing most of his left leg when a car pinned him against his garbage truck, Mark Friend said Monday seeing Gov. Scott ... Amish Say Indiana's Rocky Roads Causing Horse InjuriesAmish residents in southwestern Indiana are asking officials to change the rock on county roads to make it easier for their horses to ... Southeast Mississippi Lawsuit Claims Hattiesburg Officers Broke Man's SpineA Hattiesburg, Miss., man claims that police called because of an alleged domestic disturbance beat him and jumped on his back, breaking ... Florida Crash Victim Asks to be Taken Off VentilatorFeeling energetic, Ed Allison surged ahead of his wife as the couple pedaled their mountain bikes beneath a green canopy of oaks and pines. ... Nearly 1,800 Arrested for DWI in North Carolina Fourth of July CrackdownState transportation officials say almost 1,800 motorists were arrested on North Carolina highways for driving while impaired during an ... South Central Study: Gulf Sheens Likely Came From Rig WreckageA team of researchers has concluded that pockets of oil trapped in the wreckage of the sunken Deepwater Horizon are the likely source of ... BP Asks to Halt Spill Settlement Payments During Freeh ProbeBP Plc asked a federal judge to temporarily halt payments from the court-supervised settlement program set up after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico ... BP Sets Up Anti-Fraud Hotline for Spill ClaimsBP has set up a hotline for people to report alleged fraud involving claims arising from the company's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf ... West NTSB Closes San Francisco Command PostThe National Transportation Safety Board has closed its San Francisco command post, concluding the on-scene investigation into the ... Estimated $13M Loss in Washington Apartment FireThe three-alarm fire in Pullman, Wash., destroyed four apartment buildings and a club house that would have been worth about $13 million ... Thunderstorm's Strong Winds Rake Phoenix AreaA brief thunderstorm's strong winds damaged several homes under construction and toppled trees in neighborhoods in southeastern parts of ... Idaho Lawmakers Look to Bolster Private Pool RegulationsA Democratic lawmaker whose district includes an apartment pool where a 6-year-old boy drowned says it might be a good idea for legislators ... International Aspen Says Catastrophes Cost $59 Million, Led by Europe FloodingAspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. said second-quarter losses from natural disasters were about $59 million before tax. Flooding in Central ... Salvage Crews Rush for 1 Chance to Move Costa ConcordiaSalvage crews are working against time to remove the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship, which is steadily being crushed under its own ... Maker of 787 Transmitter Joining UK Fire ProbeThe maker of an emergency transmitter for Boeing's 787 says it has joined the U.K. investigation into last week's fire on one of the ... Connect with Claims Journal
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