August 29, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Risks of Claims Outsourcing Include Vendor Control, Brain DrainThis is part three in a three part series on outsourcing claims handling. Outsourcing claims is not without its risk, sources say. "Things ... Part 2: Top 4 Up-And-Coming Trends in Solving the Roof Risk ProblemIn part 1, we described the current trends in solving the roof risk problem. Part 2, covered today, lists the trends ahead facing insurance ... Toyota U.S. Chief Testifies on Brake Safety MarketingToyota Motor Corp. opted against marketing its brake-override system as "Safe Stop" to avoid promising more than the mechanism could ... Napolitano Says U.S. Will Suffer 'Major' Cyber-Attack in FutureThe U.S. will face a cyber-attack in the future that will cause major disruption in the economy, the outgoing Homeland Security Department ...  East Storm Drain Covers Stolen in MassachusettsPolice in Braintree and Quincy, Mass., are on the lookout for thieves who have been prying iron grates out of streets and leaving storm ... Justices to Hear Virginia Tech Wrongful Death SuitThe Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in the wrongful death suit brought by the parents of two Virginia Tech students ... Study: Sandy Caused Erosion on New York's Fire IslandMore than half of Fire Island's beaches and sand dunes were lost during Superstorm Sandy, weakening the island's ability to withstand ... Midwest Iowa Church, City Settle With HomeownersSioux City and Sunnybrook Community Church have settled with the owners of five homes for damage caused by a water line break two years ... Kansas AG Office Says New Roofer Law Requires OutreachThe state Attorney General's office plans to do more outreach before pursuing fines under a new Kansas law aimed at cutting down on roofing ... After Disclosure, University of Iowa Settles Malpractice CaseA University of Iowa doctors' group paid $60,000 to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit just weeks after The Associated Press reported ... Sinkhole That Ate Car Costs Northwest Ohio City $100,000A utilities official says a large sinkhole that swallowed a moving car and briefly trapped the driver cost a northwest Ohio city about ... Southeast Drinking Being Watched at Kentucky Games, Tailgating EventsWorkers in one state office plan to go to as many tailgating events this fall as possible as college football season gets started, but they ... 7 Charged With Filing False Oil Spill Claims in FloridaFederal prosecutors are charging seven people with mail fraud and false claims related to the BP oil spill. U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh ... Mississippi Boat Company Seeks $93K for RepairsA Gulf Coast business says the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources brought in a boat for repairs and refitting and now the company ... North Carolina Woman Charged With DWI at Fast-Food Drive-ThruShelby, N.C., police have charged a woman with driving while impaired after finding her slumped over the wheel of a car stopped in the ... South Central Texas Waterpark Fined Following Lifeguard's DeathA federal agency has cited a South Texas waterpark for several worker safety violations and imposed a fine of nearly $100,000 following the ... Brownsville Remains Texas' Safest Driving CityBrownsville drivers are among the best in the country. The Allstate Insurance Company released its ninth annual "Allstate America's Best ... Tornadoes Tend Toward Higher Elevations and Cause Greater Damage Moving UphillResearch examined terrain damage of Joplin and Tuscaloosa tornadoes The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation ... West Fire Crews Wrap Montana Tower in Foil for ProtectionFire crews are wrapping the landmark Blue Mountain Lookout in foil to protect it from an encroaching fire. The Missoulian reports the Lolo ... Safety vs Enforcement: Agencies at Odds Over Chevron ProbeThe federal government is fighting with itself over a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in California that sent 15,000 people to hospitals ... Farmers Insurance Names Steven Weinstein as New General CounselFarmers Insurance has named former chairman of the Barger & Wolen law firm and insurance and litigation partner, Steven Weinstein, as its ... International Africa's Dust Clouds Worry Caribbean ScientistsEach summer, microscopic dust particles kicked up by African sandstorms blow thousands of miles (kilometers) across the Atlantic to arrive ... Lawyer Said Brake Failure Seen in Italian Bus PlungeA lawyer for the relatives of victims in a deadly tour bus plunge in southern Italy says an initial technical examination of the wreckage ...  Connect with Claims Journal
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