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National

Emerging Cyber Issues

According to a recent report by Fitch, the insurance industry is underreserved by about $2 to $5 billion for latent exposures. According to ...

NICB: Third Quarter 2013 Questionable Claims Increase 24% from 2011

The National Insurance Crime Bureau released its third quarter 2013 questionable claims (QC) referral reason analysis. The report examines ...

As Ban on Printed 3-D Guns Ends, Extension Sought

As the technology to print 3-D firearms advances, a federal law that banned the undetectable guns is about to expire. Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

State Child Restraint Laws Leave Many Unprotected

Child restraint laws across many states have gaps that leave unprotected passengers highly vulnerable to vehicle-crash injuries, a study by ...
East

Boston Airport Unveils Debris Detection System

A new automated system to detect debris on airport runways has been installed on a runway at Boston's Logan Airport, the first in the U.S. ...

LaGuardia Airport to Get $37M in Anti-Flood Aid

New York's LaGuardia Airport is set to receive $37.5 million in federal and state funds for five projects designed to protect it from ...

Ailing New York Lawmaker Sues Over Asbestos Exposure

A New York congresswoman being treated for lung cancer has filed a lawsuit claiming exposure to asbestos as a young woman may have ...

Feds Seek $400K Fine for Philly Building Collapse

Federal officials have proposed nearly $400,000 in penalties for two companies involved in a botched building demolition that killed six ...
Midwest

Historic Michigan Fire Hall Gets New Life

The Ishpeming Fire Department has moved back into its historic city fire hall after repairing the structural integrity of the more than ...

Iowa Court: Immigrant Worker on Expired Visa Gets Workers' Comp

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a West Liberty woman, an immigrant from Mexico who stayed in the United States after her visa had ...

Northern Indiana Woman Pleads Guilty in Insurance Scheme

A northern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud and admitted taking part in a scheme to collect insurance payouts by staging fake ...

Dubuque Looks at Funding for Flood Prevention

Dubuque, Iowa, is considering whether to apply for nearly $100 million in state tax incentives for a huge flood-mitigation project that ...

Michigan Farmers Can Get Loan Help After Hail Storms

Farmers in 20 Michigan counties that had damage from severe hail storms earlier this year are eligible for emergency loans. U.S. Sen. ...
Southeast

CrimeMapping Website Now Operating in Biloxi

An interactive CrimeMapping website lets Biloxi residents and business owners see where crime is occurring in the Mississippi city. Police ...

Kentucky High Court Turns Away Penis Amputation Lawsuit

A Kentucky man who sought damages from a doctor who removed a cancer-riddled section of his penis during what was scheduled to be a simple ...

Driverless Vehicles Topic of Florida Summit

Transportation experts say advances in computer software, sensors and global positioning systems have made driverless vehicles possible for ...
South Central

DNA on Spoon Leads to Arrest of Alleged Pie Thief

Authorities say DNA evidence found on a spoon led to the arrest of an Arkansas man accused of breaking into a restaurant, stealing money ...

Five Louisiana Residents Sentenced for Auto Accident Insurance Fraud

Federal prosecutors say five northwest Louisiana residents have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for staging car accidents for ...

Oklahoma Teen Indicted for Disaster Benefits Fraud

A federal grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Moore, Okla., resident for disaster benefits fraud involving a massive tornado that struck ...

Texas Mutual Wraps up $175M Dividend Distribution

Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that it has begun distributing $2.6 million in workers' compensation dividends among approximately ...
West

Nevada Attorney General Hails Verdict in Defective PVC Pipe Case

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is hailing a jury verdict that found a company knowingly made defective water and sewer ...

Jury Awards $100,00 in Oregon Malpractice Suit

A district court jury determined a former Medford, Ore., gynecologist is liable for more than $100,000 because he removed a patient's ...

Montana Couple Seeks Legal Fees From City

A Helena, Mont., couple who fought a city ordinance requiring fire-resistant roofs and won in court is seeking more than $37,000 in legal ...

Mom of Fallen Arizona Firefighter Files $36M Claim

The mother of one of 19 wildland firefighters killed in north-central Arizona has filed a $36 million claim against the state, Yavapai ...
International

AIR: Super Typhoon Haiyan Insured Losses Between $300 and $700M

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that total damage to residential, commercial, and agricultural properties from Super ...

Report: German Collector Hid Art Out of 'Love'

The recluse German collector who kept a priceless trove of art, possibly including works stolen by the Nazis, hidden for half a century ...

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