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National

Play roof Risk: The Game of Best & Worst Practices in Handling Roof Risk

As a carrier dealing with the roof risk problem, are you ready to put your roof risk strategy to the test? BuildFax presents roof Risk, ...

House OKs Bill Aimed at Improving Drug Safety

The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Saturday aimed at improving the safety of drugs produced by compounding pharmacies that ...

Mazda Recalls 161,400 Mazda6 Cars Because of Door Problem

Mazda Motor Corp is recalling 161,400 Mazda6 sedans in the United States because loose screws could cause the side doors to come open while ...

Berkshire's Specialty Insurer to Sell Business-Crisis Coverage

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will begin selling coverage through its specialty insurance unit to businesses to help manage ...
East

New York to Aid Sandy Victims With Flood Insurance Woes

New York will use part of its share of billions of dollars in federal Superstorm Sandy aid to "fully compensate" storm victims who had ...

Judge Lifts Order to Keep New York City Sandy Hotel Program

About 300 people made homeless by Superstorm Sandy could be forced to leave the York City hotels they've been staying in after a judge ...

New Regional Group Formed to Combat Retail Theft

The head of the Retail Merchants Association of New Hampshire says a new organized retail crime alliance in the region is a big help in ...

Flood Insurance Premiums Rising Along New Jersey Coast

Hundreds of New Jersey flood insurance policyholders will soon be facing higher premiums spurred by sweeping changes to the federal law ...
Midwest

Higher Speed Limits Take Effect on Some Ohio Roads

The speed limit is increasing on some parts of U.S. and state routes throughout Ohio this weekend. The changes take effect Sunday on more ...

Attorney General DeWine Announces First-Year Update on Identity Theft Unit

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that in its first year, the Identity Theft Unit of the Attorney General's Consumer Protection ...

Kansas Man Sentenced on Insurance Fraud Charges, Ordered to Repay $47,685

A Sharon Springs attorney and former insurance agent has been ordered to repay $47,685 and will serve 18 months probation after pleading ...

CHS Pledges $3M Toward Agricultural Safety

The farmer-owned cooperative CHS Inc. has pledged $3 million toward a national agricultural safety initiative. Carl Casale, president and ...

Bus Driver Told Patrol He Passed Out Before Ohio Crash

The driver of a Greyhound bus that ran off an interstate and flipped over told investigators he didn't remember anything from the last mile ...
Southeast

Jetpack Industry Zooms Toward Expansion

Miguel Endara nervously stepped on the edge of a boat on Biscayne Bay with a 30-pound machine strapped to his back. The machine had two ...

Florida County Affected by Flood Insurance Hikes

Hillsborough County doesn't have a single house on the Gulf of Mexico and only about 2,000 that directly front a bay. Nonetheless, there ...

Deadline Looms in West Virginia to Seek Storm Loans

Time is running out for residents, businesses and nonprofits to apply for federal disaster loans to recover from severe storms in June. The ...
South Central

BP Fights to Shrink Gulf Spill Estimate to Cap Potential Verdict

BP Plc, seeking to reduce potential water pollution fines of as much as $18 billion, will try to convince a judge that less oil spilled in ...

Lawsuit Over Fatal Explosion at Oklahoma Refinery

Two women whose husbands were killed in a boiler explosion at a crude oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., have filed a negligence lawsuit. ...

OSHA Levies $175K in Fines in Fatal Crane Accident

A federal safety agency has levied $175,000 in fines against a crane company, Entergy and other firms over a fatal crane accident at ...

Building Permits Soar as Moore Keeps Rebuilding

Officials in Moore, Okla., issued a slew of new building permits in recent weeks, as residents seek to rebuild from the deadly May 20 ...

Texas-Based Replacement Services Firm Moving to New Offices

ReSource, a contents evaluation and replacement services provider for both personal and commercial property insurance claims, announced it ...
West

Workmanship Blamed for 2011 Tear in 737's Roof

A National Transportation Safety Board report blames shoddy workmanship for an in-flight tear in the roof of a Southwest Airlines plane in ...

Radio Problems Cited in Deaths of 19 Arizona Firefighters

A three-month investigation into the June deaths of 19 firefighters killed while battling an Arizona blaze cites poor communication between ...

Authorities Blame Idaho Plane Crash on Drunken Pilot

A pilot who crashed his twin-engine plane at the airport in Sandpoint was flying under the influence of alcohol, according to authorities ...

FDA: Criminal Case Shows Food Safety is Paramount

Criminal charges against two cantaloupe farmers over a deadly foodborne illness send an emphatic message to fruit and vegetable growers to ...
International

Europe's Hail Storms Hit Insurers With $4.7B Bill

Insurers nursing hefty losses from severe spring floods in Europe face paying out a similar amount again after areas of Germany and France ...

Search Grows Bleak in India Building Collapse

Frantic relatives kept up a vigil Saturday at the site of a collapsed apartment building that killed at least 42 people in India's ...

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Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Survey Explains Why Drivers Are Not Turned on By Using Signals
Mar 15, 2006 -- A new national survey reveals that 57 percent of American drivers admit they don't use their turn signal when changing lanes, but what is most startling are the excuses drivers gave. According to Response Insurance, a ...
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2.MetLife: Lack of Car, Home Insurance Sales ‘Ridiculous’
Sep 26, 2013 -- MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is pushing agents to sell more car and residential coverage after the head of the company's main retail business said they've been missing an opportunity to diversify ...
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3.FEMA Chief Disappoints Senators, Says He Can’t Delay Flood Insurance Rates
Sep 23, 2013 -- Pressure continues to build in Congress to delay implementation of flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for thousands of property owners across the country. But the man in charge of administering the ...
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4.Employers Could Save Billions Swapping COBRA For Obamacare
Sep 24, 2013 -- By Jay Hancock, KHN Staff Writer Health-law provisions taking effect next year could save U.S. employers billions of dollars in expenses now paid for workers who continue medical coverage after they leave the company, ...
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5.Average Obamacare Premiums Will Be Lower Than Projected
Sep 25, 2013 -- By Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Staff Writers Just days before new online health insurance markets are set to open, the Obama administration Wednesday released a look at average premiums, saying ...
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6.Florida City Frustrated with Abandoned Cruise Ship
Sep 24, 2013 -- Panama City has spent tens of thousands of dollars removing dozens of derelict boats as it redevelops its waterfront. But one abandoned former luxury cruise liner is proving to be an especially difficult case. The News ...
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7.Quiet Atlantic Storm Season Humbles Forecasters
Sep 25, 2013 -- The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is humbling forecasters by shaping up as the first in almost two decades without a major storm, confounding predictions that it would be more active than normal. It's been two weeks ...
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8.Flood Insurance ‘Sticker Shock’ Hits Floridians with New, Secondary Homes
Sep 26, 2013 -- When Colin and Joyce Elston bought their Florida dream home in May, they were confident they could afford the three-bedroom, two-bathroom ranch with a pool and a backyard overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. Now they ...
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9.Swarm Of Earthquakes Shake Yellowstone
Sep 24, 2013 -- Until recently, Bob Smith had never witnessed two simultaneous earthquake swarms in his 53 years of monitoring seismic activity in and around the Yellowstone Caldera. Now, Smith, a University of Utah geophysics ...
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10.Price Drives Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction, Shopping Around: J.D. Power
Sep 26, 2013 -- Rate increases are driving more customers to obtain competitive price quotes, while satisfaction with the buying experience is trending downward among new-buyer customers due to lower price satisfaction among new ...
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1.NFL Seeks $1.5M From M.I.A. Over Super Bowl Finger
Sep 23, 2013 -- M.I.A. said she's been subjected to a year and a half of legal harassment by the National Football League since she extended a middle finger while performing alongside Madonna at the American football championship Super Bowl XLVI halftime show in ...
2.State by State Look at Driving Rules for Older Drivers
Sep 19, 2012 -- A 50-state look at the varying rules across the nation governing drivers' licenses for older adults. ALABAMA: Licenses are renewed every four years for all drivers, with no additional requirements for older drivers. A legislative committee ...
3.Understanding Comparative Fault, Contributory Negligence and Joint & Several Liability
Sep 5, 2013 -- Effective subrogation requires a thorough understanding of some of the more confusing legal terms we must all work with. Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. has compiled a list of the various laws in every state dealing with whether the state is ...
4.Hurricane Bust Humbles Forecasters With No Major Atlantic Storm
Sep 25, 2013 -- The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is humbling forecasters by shaping up as the first in almost two decades without a major storm, confounding predictions that it would be more active than normal. It's been two weeks since the season's ...
5.Wife's Fear Leads to New Look at Husband in Deaths
Sep 18, 2013 -- The more Cindy Karlsen learned about her husband, Karl, the more suspicious she became. There was the $700,000 life insurance payout he received after the 2008 death of his grown son, who was crushed when the pickup truck he was working under ...
6.New Auto Claims Process Goes Digital in Allstate Mobile App
Sep 25, 2013 -- Settling an auto claim can now be done in a snap. The snap of a few pictures on a smartphone sent through the Allstate Mobile app can now result in a quick, efficient settlement of a customer's auto claim, the company announced today. QuickFoto ...
7.Self-Driving Vehicles Move Ahead Faster Than Rules of Road: Cars
Sep 23, 2013 -- The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of driverless cars to impatient expectation. The Cadillac SRX zipping around a test track in suburban Detroit is flashing a sign: Not so fast. The car can pilot itself at highway speed while the ...
8.Reservation Of Rights Letters
Jul 28, 2008 -- Based on the PLRB seminar presentation on Reservation of Rights Letters by Veronica M. Bates, Hermes Sargent Bates, LLP and Renee C. Callantine, Chapman Popik & White LLP. Different rules of law may apply in different jurisdictions. This outline ...
9.Insurer Gives Muncie Pit Bull Owners Ultimatum
Sep 26, 2013 -- A Muncie, Ind., couple says their insurance company has ordered them to rehome their pit bulls or lose their homeowners' insurance. Shelter Insurance Companies wrote Brad Reinke last month saying the dogs posed a potential liability hazard and ...
10.Simplifying the Claims Systems Selection Process
Sep 24, 2013 -- Evaluating and selecting a new claims management system can be overwhelming and can even prove to be an exasperating experience. There are a lot of choices and many vendors seem prepared to offer claim managers the sun, the moon and even throw-in ...

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