August 21, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Hidden Insurance Risk Lurks in Property LeasesThe RF Radiation Risk Factor In February 2013, AM Best classified RF (radio frequency) radiation from wireless antennas as an "Emerging ... Cat Bonds Rally With Hurricane Season Advancing: Credit MarketsGains on catastrophe bonds are poised to exceed returns on speculative-grade company debt by the most since 2008 as the Atlantic hurricane ... Tesla Says Model S Won Rare 5-Star Safety Ratings Across BoardTesla Motors Inc's Model S sedan has won a five-star safety rating in every testing category across the board, a distinction awarded to ... FM Global Urges Property Owners to Avoid Complacency Following Sandy ReportFollowing this week's release of a U.S. presidential report from the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, FM Global, one of the world's ... East More Settlements Near in Penn State Abuse TalksNegotiations between Penn State and young men who claim they were abused by Jerry Sandusky have begun to bear fruit, with lawyers involved ... Settlement Reached in Deadly New York City Crane AccidentThe parents of a construction worker killed in a New York City crane accident have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $1 million. The ... Crooked Virginia Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance FraudA Virginia insurance agent, who also owned her own insurance company in Cumberland County, Va., will be spending the next five years on ... More Arrests Expected in New York Counterfeit Art FraudMore arrests are expected in a conspiracy case against a New York art dealer suspected of selling millions of dollars in counterfeit ... Midwest Illinois Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Down 4.5%The rate used to calculate workers' compensation insurance premiums in Illinois has dropped again, a direct result of reforms Gov. Pat ... Governor Boosts Illinois Interstate Speed Limit to 70 MPHMotorists will be able to drive a little faster on Illinois' rural interstates under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Pat Quinn, ... Crashes Up at City's Red-Light Camera LocationsData show that the number of accidents at Clive, Iowa, intersections monitored by red-light cameras was twice as high in 2012 as the number ... Nebraska Firefighter's Disability Claim DismissedA judge has dismissed part of a discrimination lawsuit by a former York, Neb., firefighter and paramedic who was fired after breaking her ... Southeast West Virginia Receives Federal Grant for Storm CleanupWest Virginia has received a $250,000 federal emergency grant to help pay for storm cleanup and recovery. The U.S. Department of Labor says ... Louisville Opens Unsafe Jail to Deal With OvercrowdingLouisville has reopened a 60-year-old jail above the police department to house 72 inmates even though officials acknowledge the facility ... Mississippi Authorities Increase Patrols for DUI InitiativeThe Mississippi Highway Patrol says it will increase patrols as part of a national initiative called "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over." ... South Carolina-based Motorcoach Company Deemed an Imminent Hazard by FMCSAThe U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Hardeeville, S.C.-based passenger ... South Central Houma Police Increase Patrols to Curb DWIsMore Houma police patrol officers will be on the roads this month to look for drunken drivers because of a Louisiana Highway Safety ... Judges Reject Challenge to Texas State Farm RatesTwo administrative law judges rejected a consumer challenge to a recent 20-percent rate hike for Texas homeowners covered by State Farm ... Texas Workers' Comp Commissioner Appoints New Medical AdvisorTexas Commissioner of Workers' Compensation Rod Bordelon has appointed Dr. David Davis as the medical advisor for the Texas Department of ... Texas Cabinet Manufacturer Fined $267K for Severe Work HazardsFederal officials have cited a San Antonio, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer with 29 safety and health violations and a proposed penalty of ... West Executive: Worry About Affordable Care Act's Impact on Workers' CompLike many, Steve Festa, chief claims officer for Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care ... Deadly California Limo Fire Due to Mechanical ProblemsA mechanical problem ignited a limousine fire that killed five nurses trapped in the back, the California Highway Patrol said Monday as it ... Southern Cal Edison Says Power Poles Are OverloadedSouthern California Edison says nearly a quarter of the utility poles checked in a recent study were overloaded and didn't meet safety ... EMPLOYERS Names Festa Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerEmployers Holdings, Inc. announced that effective August 25, 2013, Stephen V. Festa will become executive vice president, chief operating ... Dick Van Dyke Uninjured After Car Fire on Los Angeles FreewayDick Van Dyke is uninjured after his Jaguar caught fire while he was driving on a Los Angeles, Calif., freeway. California Highway Patrol ... International Floods Recede in Manila as Thousands EvacuatedFlooding caused by some of the Philippines' heaviest rains that submerged more than half the capital began receding Tuesday, but ... Consumers Warned of Man's Unlicensed Insurance Activity in OntarioThe Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning consumers that an individual called Mark Li Mosse is not licensed to do ... Connect with Claims Journal
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