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September 16, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Suzuki Recalls 193,936 Vehicles for Air Bag Defect Suzuki is recalling 193,936 cars and SUVs because of a defective air bag sensor in the front passenger seat. Grand Vitara SUVs from the ... Threat to Privacy Found in Auto Insurance 'Pay As You Drive' Programs Yes, those "pay as you drive" programs used by insurance companies to record your driving habits sometimes can be used to accurately infer ... Allstate's UBI Program Reports Almost 1B Miles Driven Allstate reports that drivers that are signed up for its usage-based insurance program, Drivewise will register more than one billion ... Selective Names John Marchioni President and COO Selective Insurance Group, Inc. announced its Board of Directors has elected John Marchioni as president and chief operating officer. ... More National News East New Mobile Home Being Built in Vermont Post-Irene A new, more durable mobile home is being manufactured in Vermont after about 560 mobile homes were destroyed or damaged in the state by ... Christie Plans $15M in Aid After New Jersey Boardwalk Fire New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pledged $15 million in state aid Saturday for businesses damaged by a massive boardwalk fire in a shore ... $71M Spent on USS Miami Before Repair Scuttled The Navy spent about $71 million on cleanup, planning and initial repairs on the fire-damaged USS Miami before scuttling plans to restore ... More East News Midwest Missouri Lawmakers Add Limits on Liability Lawsuits Missouri lawmakers have chipped away at the ability of injury victims to win money in court cases - nixing big-dollar judgments in some ... Colts Stadium Railing Replaced After Accident The railing that collapsed at Lucas Oil Stadium last weekend has been replaced, and stadium officials say "every nut and bolt" securing a ... Judge Upholds University of Wisconsin Doctor Malpractice Cap A Dane County judge has upheld a $250,000 malpractice cap for University of Wisconsin-Madison doctors. The case involves a Verona woman who ... Video of Ohio Man Demolishing Homes Ends His Workers' Comp Benefits An Ohio, man must return nearly $4,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) after investigators caught him on camera ... Damage From Large Wildfire Estimated at $1M The timber company that owns most of the Douglas County land that burned in one of Wisconsin's largest forest fires says damage will exceed ... More Midwest News Southeast Georgia County Cutting Back on Accident Investigations Starting Tuesday, the Richmond County Sheriff's Department will no longer respond to most traffic accidents on private property, including ... Exemptions Set for Life Vest Use in North Carolina The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has exempted surfboards, tubes, swimming rafts and inflatable toys from the requirement to carry ... Another Lawsuit Filed in West Virginia Gas Line Explosion Another lawsuit has been filed over the December gas line explosion in Sissonville, W. Va. The suit was filed this week in Kanawha County ... Florida's Citizens Announces Staff Changes to Enhance Risk Oversight Citizens Property Insurance Corporation on Friday announced it has filled a pair of key positions to enhance its financial and risk ... Three Arrested in Unrelated Florida PIP Fraud Investigations Three individuals were arrested in unrelated but similar PIP fraud investigations in Miami, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer ... More Southeast News South Central Temporary Hospital to Open Months After Oklahoma Tornado A temporary hospital building is slated to open this year in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore after a deadly tornado struck the ... 'Big Oil' Suit Looms Over Louisiana Flood Board Nominations Gov. Bobby Jindal will not reappoint two key members of a southeast Louisiana flood control board because the panel decided to file a ... Southeast Texas Plant Fire Injures Five Workers A fire at plant in Southeast Texas that produces plastics has injured five workers. The Victoria Advocate reports the fire Friday began in ... Texas Man Sentenced To 63 Months In Federal Prison In Corporate Hacking Case Michael Musacchio, 62, of Plano, Texas, was sentenced late yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis to serve a total of 63 months in ... Texas A&M: Lessons We Learned From Hurricane Ike Sept.13 marks the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Ike on the Texas coast. Despite its Category 2 ranking when it hit, Ike ... More South Central News West California Hospital Fights Lawsuit Over Patient Death A Clovis, Calif., hospital and doctor are defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who bled to death after a ... California County Jury Finds for Toyota in $25M Lawsuit A jury has ruled against a California man whose family sued Toyota for $25 million, claiming he suffered brain injuries when his car seat ... Bill Would Create California Quake Warning System The California Legislature has approved a bill that would require the development of an earthquake early-warning system similar to what ... Alaska Officials Seek Long-Term Homes for Galena Evacuees The Tanana Chiefs Conference wants to find new temporary housing by the end of this month for Galena flood evacuees staying at a former ... Flash Flooding Causes Serious Damage in Northern Colorado: AIR Worldwide Three days of intense rainfall in many areas of Colorado has resulted in severe, widespread flooding and collapsed homes, according to ... Physicians Insurance Distributes $5M Dividend to Members Physicians Insurance, a Northwest-based provider of medical professional liability insurance, announced the company will distribute a $5 ... More West News International Ingrid Weakens to Tropical Storm as It Goes Ashore in Mexico Ingrid weakened to a tropical storm as it went ashore near La Pesca, Mexico, still threating to drop flooding rains across the eastern ... Thai Airways Inspects Airbus A330 Fleet Thai Airways said Friday it will inspect its entire Airbus A330 fleet after this week's accident involving a model that Europe's air safety ... Salerno Named Managing Director Global Technical Services - Latin America & Caribbean Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions, appointed Domingo Salerno as its Global Technical Services ... More International News Connect with Claims Journal Claims Journal TV Cargo Theft Trends In 2012 it's estimated that there was an average of two and a half reported cargo thefts each... Watch Now Investigating Organized Claims Fraud In an interview with Claims Journal, Thomas Mulvey, the national director of special... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv

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