Friday 4 October 2013

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October 4, 2013
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National

Study Finds Boomers Avoid Discussing Concerns With Senior Parents' Driving

The U.S. population aged 65 and older is estimated to increase from 47 million in 2015 to 72 million in 2030, meaning more senior drivers ...

Tropical Storm Karen to Bring Flooding Rain to U.S. Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Karen may bring more than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain, isolated tornadoes and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast, ...

NCAA Now Facing Another Concussion Lawsuit

Two more former college football players have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA stemming from concussions and brain injuries. John DuRocher, ...

Schneider Recalls 15M Surge Protectors After Fires

Schneider Electric is recalling 15 million of its surge protectors because they may overheat or start a fire. The U.S. Consumer Product ...

New Study Examines Workers' Comp Claims Leaders' Key Operational Issues

Earlier this year, claims leaders participated in a nationwide survey about some of their most pressing daily operational challenges. Their ...
East

First Superstorm Sandy Home Buyout Set to Close in New York

Even when Superstorm Sandy killed their neighbors and flooded their house, Frank and Mary Lettieri vowed to stay in the Staten Island, New ...

Into the Void: Mapping Abandoned Mines in 3D

Robert Hughes stopped his maroon SUV in the middle of Espy Street, turning on his flashers to let drivers know he might be there for a ...

Sandy Victims Get 6 More Months to File FEMA Docs

Victims of Superstorm Sandy still fighting for a bigger insurance payment from the companies that administer the federal flood insurance ...

New York Second in Nation for Questionable Workers' Comp Claims

New York is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers compensation insurance claims.  New York jumped to ...
Midwest

South Dakota Court Asked to Reinstate Firefighter Lawsuit

A Sioux Falls, S.D., man who was injured in a car crash with a Chester volunteer firefighter speeding to a fire has asked the South Dakota ...

Northern Iowa Man Files Lawsuit Over Crash Into Sinkhole

A northern Iowa man whose car careened into a sinkhole has filed a lawsuit seeking money from Mitchell County. The Mason City Globe Gazette ...

UnityPoint Patient Records in Iowa, Illinois at Risk

A third-party employee for a health system that operates hospitals and clinics in Iowa and Illinois had unauthorized access to personal ...
Southeast

Three Sentenced in West Virginia Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme

A West Virginia man and two Kentucky residents have been sentenced for their roles in a workers compensation scheme. The Charleston Gazette ...

'Insurance Jeopardy' Competition to be Held at Appalachian State University

The North Carolina Surplus Lines Association presents the 2013 "Insurance Jeopardy" competition Thursday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the ...

Study of April 27 2011 Tornadoes Affirms Theories About Causes

The atmosphere in the southeastern U.S. was primed for disaster in late April 2011. Conditions were almost perfect for a massive outbreak ...
South Central

Work Begins on Temporary Medical Center for Moore

Work has begun on a temporary medical center in Moore, Okla., which was left without emergency care after a massive tornado destroyed the ...

Crime Up 9 Percent in Louisiana City

Crime is up by 9 percent within the Louisiana city of Lafayette this year. Police Chief Jim Craft tells The Advertiser the hike isn't due ...

Medical Group Earns Nearly $1M Texas Mutual Dividend

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced the Texas Medical Group (TMG) has earned a $972,604 workers' compensation dividend. The dividend ...
West

Tesla Car Fire Involved Battery

A fire that engulfed the front end of a Tesla electric car also burned in the vehicle's battery pack. In documents obtained by The ...

Old Anchorage Apartments More Susceptible to Fire

Older apartment complexes in Anchorage, Alaska, are more susceptible to fires because of outdated fire-code standards. There have been 20 ...

Colorado Fire Departments Scrambling to Recruit Volunteers

With several pails of diesel fuel at his side, veteran Hayden, Colo., firefighter Wayne DeLuca was preparing to show this year's class of ...
International

Mexico Finds More Bodies, Raising Toll From Storms

The Mexican government says searchers have found eight more bodies of victims from twin storms that struck the Pacific and Gulf coasts at ...

Judge Orders Work Stoppage at Brazil World Cup Stadium

A Brazilian labor judge has ordered the suspension of construction work at the World Cup stadium in Curitiba because of concerns related to ...

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