Daily Headlines: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

October 22, 2013

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Today's Headlines National Dissecting Biohazard Cleanup: Understanding the Process and Reducing Risk When compared to a fire or water loss, property damage resulting from a suicide, murder or unattended death poses greater risk and ... Tesla Shares Retreat on Model S Fire Inquiry by NHTSA Tesla Motors Inc. fell as much as 3.8 percent after the top U.S. auto regulator said the agency is studying an Oct. 1 fire involving one of ... Travelers Beats Estimates as Fishman Boosts Share Buybacks Travelers Cos., the lone property/casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, posted third-quarter profit that beat estimates as ... Verisk Climate and HSB Offer New Technology to Assess Electrical Blackout Risk Verisk Climate and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) introduced new technology and consulting services that ... East Glitches Dog Pennsylvania's Online Workers' Comp System Complaints are mounting over Pennsylvania's new, online system for filing appeals in workers' compensation cases, with critics saying it ... New York City Launches Fire Safety Effort in Sandy's Wake A first-of-its-kind fire-safety push in New York City focuses on homes in areas battered by Superstorm Sandy. The Fire Department announced ... New York Cops Say Beverage Truck Driver Was Driving Drunk Authorities say a tractor-trailer driver was nearly five times over the legal limit for operating a commercial vehicle while intoxicated ... For Some Sandy Victims, Insurance Falls Short Many homeowners who got slammed by Superstorm Sandy are finding their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to cover their ... Midwest University of Michigan Officials OK Automated Car Test Track University of Michigan officials have green-lighted a $6.5 million track for testing automated vehicles. The Ann Arbor News reports the ... Iowa State Troopers Target Out-of-State Drivers Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by the Iowa State Patrol when they drive in the state. The Des Moines ... Kansas Man Injured in Salvage Yard Accident A 36-year-old Kansas man was seriously injured when a grappling hook grabbed the cab of the pickup truck he was in at a Topeka salvage ... Southeast Alabama Observes School Bus Safety Week This week mark's Alabama School Bus Safety Week. The state Department of Education is using the week to urge motorists to be especially ... New Law on Passing School Buses Takes Effect in North Carolina Dec. 1 Authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed for drivers who illegally pass school ... Volunteers to Work on Mississippi Homes Hit by February Storm Volunteers from around the Hattiesburg, Miss., area are set to begin work on homes damaged by a tornado last February. People who have ... University of Alabama Studies Impact of 2011 Tornado on Foreclosures A University of Alabama study has found that the April 2011 tornado didn't severely impact home foreclosures in the Tuscaloosa area. ... Brandon Young Joins Southport Re as Chief Operating Officer Southport Lane, a New York-based private equity firm, announced that Brandon Young was appointed chief operating officer of its reinsurance ... South Central Dallas Man Charged With Insurance Firm Robberies Dallas police have arrested a man suspected of more than a dozen robberies at North Texas insurance businesses. Dallas County jail records ... Louisiana Legislature Plans Flood Insurance Meeting The Legislature's insurance committees have scheduled a Wednesday meeting to discuss what can be done to help residents facing skyrocketing ... Old Arson Cases in Texas Being Reviewed by New Panel A new review by the State Fire Marshal's Office of old arson cases that might have relied on bad science has so far discovered three ... Louisiana City Using Grant for Home Fire Safety Devices The Baker Fire Department is using a federal grant for an ambitious fire safety project - outfitting every home in the Louisiana city with ... West Casper Spends $400K to Clean Up After Storm The City of Casper expects to spend a bit less than $500,000 to clean up after Winter Storm Atlas, which hit the Wyoming city with 16 ... Utah Man Who Topples Rock Faces Questions Over Lawsuit A Utah Boy Scout leader whose toppling of an ancient rock formation in a state park was captured in a viral online video is facing ... Feds Begin Probe of San Francisco Bay Area Rail Worker Deaths A federal investigator says the out-of-service commuter train that struck and killed two San Francisco Bay area transit workers did not ... Nov. 14 Deadline Set to Apply for FEMA Flood Aid Colorado residents affected by last month's devastating floods have until Nov. 14 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency ... International UK Commits to Nuclear Power Despite Fukushima Britain has struck an agreement to build a new nuclear power plant - the first such deal in the European Union since the disaster at ... 17 Die as Truck Falls Into Gorge in India Seventeen people returning from a wedding were killed when the truck they were riding in fell into a gorge in northern India, police said ... 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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