Daily Headlines: Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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July 13, 2011
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National

How to Address Tree Damage and Landscape Losses

Addressing tree damage and landscape losses is not an easy task for adjusters since current estimating software doesn't provide adequate ...

New Premises Pollution Package Policy Offered by ACE Westchester

A new Premises Pollution Liability form is now available through ACE Westchester. The new policy is designed to offer additional ...
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East

Cops: Force of Fatal New York Boat Crash Tore Off Motor

The boat that slammed into a concrete footing on New York's Hudson River, killing four people, was moving so fast the collision ripped the ...

Pa. Man Gets 5 Years in Arson of Home, Business

A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to his home and an attached business in rural western ...

New England Rail Officials: Amtrak’s Downeaster is Safe

The operator of Amtrak's Downeaster says the Boston-to-Portland service is safe, despite the most serious accident in the nine-year history ...

Leaky Hose Soaks DA’s Office and Allegheny, Pa. Courthouse

Water from a broken air conditioner hose has soaked the offices of the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh. The hose ...

Falling Concrete Barrier Kills Worker in New Jersey

An accident has claimed the life of a worker at a construction site on the New Jersey Turnpike. New Jersey State Police say 51-year-old ...
Midwest

Illinois Home Depot Store Fined $55,000 by OSHA

A Home Depot store in Chicago was cited for alleged safety violations, including failing to remove damaged equipment from service by the ...

Missouri Man Sentenced to Fed Prison in Identity-Theft Case

A St. Louis man has been ordered to serve four years and nine months in federal prison for an identity-theft operation authorities say was ...

Iowa Man Dies in Construction Zone Accident

Authorities say an 81-year-old Fort Dodge man died after he lost control of his pickup truck and hit the back of a parked excavator in a ...

Injuries Spur Crackdown on Trestle Trespassers in Indiana

The Vigo County Sheriff's Department plans to increase enforcement in an area near a western Indiana creek where a rail trestle has proven ...

Insurance Agents Complain FEMA Creating Confusion

Insurance agents in states along the swollen Missouri River basin say federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property ...
Southeast

Tennessee Sees Decline in July 4 Fatalities

Safety officials say the number of fatalities in Tennessee during the Fourth of July holiday continues to decline. The Tennessee Department ...

US Senate Panel Gets Earful on Oil Spill Aftermath

Nearly 15 months after the massive BP oil spill blighted the Gulf of Mexico and beaches across the southeast, Florida's top agriculture ...
South Central

Funeral Set for Man Who Fell at Texas Rangers Game

When a fan fell out of the club level of seats at Rangers Ballpark while trying to catch a foul ball last July, the team immediately ...

Arkansas Deputies Investigating Teen’s Drowning

Sharp County Sheriff's Department investigators believe alcohol may have played a role in the drowning of a 17-year-old boy in the Spring ...
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West

California Hotel Owner Pleads Guilty in Arson Plot

The owner of a downtown Oakland residential hotel has pleaded guilty to trying to hire someone to burn the building down. ...

Lawmakers Seek More Money for Calif. Train Crash Victims

Members of California's congressional delegation are calling on a French company to set aside substantially more money to compensate ...

Homes Damaged by Flooding Following Fire in Ariz.

Flooding and flowing mud and debris have damaged homes in an area south of Sierra Vista that had been hit by a major fire in recent weeks. ...
International

Claims Paid 40 Percent Faster During Lloyd’s Pilot Program

Claims transaction times at Lloyd's have been cut by 40 percent from 25 to 15 days, during the pilot phase of the Claims Transformation ...

Russia Mourns Cruise Ship Deaths; Search Continues

A criminal negligence investigation was opened on Tuesday into the sinking of a cruise vessel on the Volga River that killed scores of ...

10 Hurt, No Gorings: Spain’s Running of the Bulls

Thousands of thrill-seekers ran with the bulls on a crowded fourth day at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona on Sunday. Ten people were ...

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