August 28, 2013
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Today's HeadlinesNational Trend of Claims Outsourcing Driven by Finance Execs, New ManagersThis is part two in a three part series on outsourcing claims handling. Just as insurers reduced their ranks of company field adjusters who ... Part 1: Top 4 Current Trends in Solving the Roof Risk ProblemEveryone is talking about the roof risk problem. It is the hot topic among both insurance and reinsurance carriers, as well as vendors. ... Patent Quality Improvements Could be Made by Reviewing Patent Infringement LitigationFrom 2000 to 2010, the number of patent infringement lawsuits in the federal courts fluctuated slightly, and from 2010 to 2011, the number ... Regulators Upgrade Safety Probe of 2005-2007 Chevy CorvetteU.S. safety regulators said on Tuesday they are upgrading an investigation of 103,000 older Chevrolet Corvettes after drivers reported ... NFL Concussion Lawsuits Back in Court Next MonthThe NFL concussion litigation is set to heat up again early next month, days before the regular season gets underway. More than 4,000 ... FDA Allows Company Linked to Tainted Salad to ReopenThe Mexican unit of Taylor Farms, a food processor whose salad mix had been linked with an intestinal bug outbreak that affected some Olive ... East Light Installation Leads to Vermont School Soil TestsEngineering crews are taking soil samples from a Vermont high school athletic field to determine if the recently installed stadium lights ... Poor Supervision Cited at New York-Run Steam PlantNew York's inspector general says poor supervision at the steam plant serving the state government complex in Albany led to misbehavior by ... Risk Remains a Fact of Life for Coast Guard CrewsWhen the call comes in, as it did on a frigid April morning, rescue crews from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay are expected to be ready and ... Midwest Owner Elusive as Over 200 St. Louis Homes CrumbleCity efforts to force repairs at hundreds of deteriorating St. Louis, Mo., homes remain stymied as the property owner's identity is ... Southwest Indiana Jury Sides With Couple in Malpractice SuitA southwestern Indiana jury has sided with an Evansville couple who accused a local hospital and a doctor of causing their 9-year-old ... Changes Made in Wake of Crop Insurance ConfusionNorth Dakota's congressional delegation says the federal Risk Management Agency has released new rules for prevented planting insurance for ... Minnesota Reported 104 Drunken Driving Deaths Last YearState traffic-safety officials have released a report on drunken driving that says 104 people died last year and more than 28,000 people ... Southeast Mississippi Women Say Gas Fumes Harmed ChildrenTexaco Inc. has settled a lawsuit with five women who alleged the oil company was responsible for ailments of children born after they were ... Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud in North CarolinaInsurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of Johnny Ball, 49, and Joni Ball, 49, both of Pink Hill, N.C. Each was charged ... Man Dies When Copper Falls on Him in at North Carolina Metal CompanyAn employee at a metal company in Sanford, N.C., has died after bales of copper wiring fell on him. Police say an employee was working on a ... South Central Louisiana Community 'a Ghost Town' a Year After IsaacIsaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in ... Texas Fire Marshal Says 5 Facilities Refused InspectionFive facilities in Texas with large quantities of the same fertilizer chemical that fueled the deadly plant explosion in West have turned ... Yarnell Fire District Struggles in Fire AftermathThe aftermath of the wildfire that killed 19 firefighters from Prescott, Ariz., poses challenges to the rural fire district that serves ... Arkansas Lawsuits Test Fracking Wastewater Link to QuakesTony Davis, a 54-year-old construction worker in central Arkansas, said he welcomed the boom in natural gas drilling that brought jobs and ... West Fire Fighters Stretched Thin, Says Wildfire ExpertAll eyes are on the Rim fire in California, yet for the fifth time in 10 years, our nation is at Preparedness Level 5, which means our ... Workplace Deaths Decreased in MontanaThe state says workplace deaths in Montana decreased last year. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry's Research and Analysis Bureau ... 2 Injured in Explosion at Washington Fair BoothA fire official says two people have been injured by a small explosion at an Evergreen State Fair vendor booth in Monroe, Wash. The Monday ... International People Just Aren't Afraid of Climate Change YetWith respect to the science of climate change, many experts regard the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the world's ... Rural Andean Churches Plagued by Sacred Art TheftThe thieves tunneled under the thick walls of the colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the tiny southern Bolivian town of San Miguel de ... Police: Treasure Hunters Attack Greek MonasteryPolice have arrested three armed men who allegedly broke into a Greek monastery, tied up monks and planned to search for treasure with a ... Connect with Claims Journal
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