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August 19, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Late-Breaking Aerial Data Capabilities Offer New Approach to Property Claims Handling A recent analysis by Xactware reveals that its claims assignment and management network processed more than 1.8 million estimates for roof ... Older Hondas Still Popular Among Car Thieves: NICB The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) released an expanded, data-rich version of its Hot Wheels report - its list of the 10 most ... NTSB Hampered in Probes Without More Funding, Hersman Says The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, handling the most accident investigations since the 1990s, is "going to have to let some ... Sirius Buys Vehicle Services Business to Expand in Cars Sirius XM Radio Inc, the satellite radio provider, on Thursday agreed to buy the vehicle services business unit of Agero for $530 million ... GEICO Names Ryan West Vice President of Claims Ryan West has been named vice president of claims at GEICO's corporate headquarters in Chevy Chase, Md. He succeeds Rick Hoagland, who was ... AIG Expands D&O Side A Capacity to $100 Million American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today announced that it is now offering globally up to $100 million in limits for Side A Directors ... IAS Claim Services Announces Executive Promotions San Antonio-based IAS Claim Services, an independent insurance adjusting firm that serves clients nationwide, announced two executive staff ... More National News East RIDOT Getting Grant to Combat Distracted Driving Rhode Island is one of seven states receiving a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help reduce distracted ... Salvation Army to be Named in Pennyslvania Collapse Suits The Salvation Army will become the latest defendant in litigation over a deadly Philadelphia building collapse, and a contractor has asked ... New Jersey Shutters 5 Home Improvement Companies in Probe Officials in New Jersey have closed five home improvement companies accused of shoddy or nonexistent work and their principal owner has ... Selective Insurance Group Names Masone VP of Flood Operations Selective Insurance Group named Cassie Masone, based in Andover, N.J., vice president of Flood Operations. Masone joined Selective in 1997 ... GEICO Names David Hodge AVP of Buffalo Claims Operation David Hodge has been named assistant vice president of claims for GEICO's Buffalo regional office. Hodge previously served as the liability ... More East News Midwest Minneapolis Police Facing 61 Lawsuits Alleging Brutality The Minneapolis Police Department is facing 61 lawsuits alleging officers used excessive force that led to injuries, a figure that's more ... Drunken Boating Remains Problem on Great Lakes Boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs remains a serious problem on the Great Lakes even though the number of pilots busted for ... Facebook Photos Reveal Ohio Man Fraudulently Collecting Workers' Comp Michael Mallory pleaded guilty in Franklin Common Pleas Court to workers' compensation fraud after relocating and posting on Facebook ... Wisconsin Bill Giving Leeway to Underage Drinkers Considered A proposal designed to offer protection to underage drinkers who need emergency help is getting a mixed reception. Several University of ... Minnesota Town Decides Against Bull Run The horse race track in Shakopee, Minn., has decided against hosting a running-of-the-bulls event. Canterbury Park spokesman Jeff Maday ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Workers' Compensation Rate Could Rise Again For the fourth straight year, employers across the state could have to pay more for their workers' compensation insurance. Insurers are ... Charleston City Council to Consider Ban on Texting While Driving Charleston City Council is the latest municipality in South Carolina to consider making it illegal to text behind the wheel. The Post and ... Damages Reduced in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against University of Central Florida Athletics A ruling by a Florida appeals court on Friday has reduced a $10 million damage award to $200,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the ... AVX Appeals Jury Award in Pollution Lawsuit Electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. is appealing a $750,000 verdict in a pollution lawsuit. A South Carolina jury awarded the damages ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Government Agency to Hold Disaster Preparedness Workshop The Oklahoma Municipal League will host a Disaster Preparedness Workshop later this month. City, county, tribal and school officials will ... Citizens to Boost its Line of Credit to $125M State officials have given Louisiana's property insurer of last resort the approval needed to bump up its bank line of credit to $125 ... Louisiana Fire District Rating Improves The Madisonville-area fire department has been given an improved rating, which will mean a reduction in fire insurance rates for property ... Texas Man Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that a Travis County district court sentenced Michael Shane Schmidt of Mineral Wells, Texas, on ... More South Central News West Trader Joe's Suing Man Who Resells Their Products The Trader Joe's chain of grocery stores is suing a man who buys their products in Washington state and resells them in Canada. KOMO-TV ... Alaska Pays High Cost for Heavy Drinking A new Centers for Disease Control report says Alaskans pay a heavy price for heavy drinking of alcohol. The CDC analyzed costs in each ... California Bill Allowing Abuse Victims More Time to Sue Fails A California bill that would give some sex abuse victims more time to sue has failed to gain enough support to make it out of a key ... Colorado Dam Razed for Safety Upgrades At least 11 dams in Southwest Colorado are classified as high-hazard, which means their failure could cause at least one death downstream, ... DUI Victim's Family Sues Oregon Restaurants The family of a Cottage Grove, Ore., woman who was killed by a drunken driver is suing the man and two restaurants that served him alcohol. ... More West News International Canada Allows Railway Behind Disaster to Operate A Canadian government agency has determined that the U.S. rail company whose runaway train crashed into a small Quebec town, killing 47 ... Global Sea Level Rise Dampened by Australia Floods When enough raindrops fall over land instead of the ocean, they begin to add up. New research led by the National Center for Atmospheric ... Central New Zealand Shaken by Another M6.5 Earthquake: AIR Worldwide According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, homes and roads in central New Zealand were damaged by a M6.5 earthquake on Friday, ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Investigating Organized Claims Fraud In an interview with Claims Journal, Thomas Mulvey, the national director of special... Watch Now Avoiding Violent Situations During Claims Investigations In an interview with Claims Journal, Dr. Alan Friedman, a clinical and forensic psychologist... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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