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- Appraisal Provisions In Property Policies - Part 2 Aug 18, 2008
Presented at PLRB/LIRB claims conference April 13-16, 2008 in Boston, Mass by Andrew P. Rock, attorney, The Rock Law Group, Rick L. Hammond, attorney, Johnson & Bell and ... - Strange Claims Indeed Aug 18, 2008
Claims Journal received a strange claim submission reflecting a kitchen-fire claim. While home-fires commonly initiate claims, the way this particular fire started might ... - Appraisal Provisions for Property Policies, Part 1 Aug 12, 2008
Presented at PLRB/LIRB claims conference April 13-16, 2008 in Boston, Mass by Andrew P. Rock, attorney, The Rock Law Group, Rick L. Hammond, attorney, Johnson & Bell and ... - 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. ... - Liberty Mutual Sues New York over Workers' Comp Law Changes Aug 19, 2008
Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging several recent amendments to New York State's workers' compensation law as ... - Earthquake Expert Warns of Economic Damage Aug 15, 2008
From cracked oil and natural gas pipelines to contaminated public water supplies, the nation's economy could be the biggest casualty of the next major Midwest earthquake, ... - U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety Aug 18, 2008
Top doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case. Lawsuits can ... - Latest Report: 118 Firefighters Lost Lives Battling Fires in U.S. Aug 19, 2008
During calendar year 2007, 118 firefighters lost their lives while on duty across the U.S. The deaths included 27 fatalities resulting from vehicle-related ... - Karen Clark Introduces Tool to Assess Catastrophic Wind Damage Aug 19, 2008
Boston-based Karen Clark & Co., an independent provider of catastrophe risk management services, launched the KC Wind Damage Scale, a new tool to assess the likely insured ... - Strange Claims Indeed Aug 11, 2008
Peter Crosa of Atlanta, Ga. received an assignment for lightning damage to an insured's ceiling and roof. While lightning stikes on homes in Florida occur with relative ... - Iowa Turns to Rubber Sidewalk to Avoid Keg Damage Aug 19, 2008
Kegs of beer will soon have a bit of a bounce in Ames, Iowa. The city is installing a rubber sidewalk alongside an Iowa State University campus-area fire station, which ... - OSHA Program Targets Crane Safety in South Central States Aug 14, 2008
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI office in Dallas announced it has established a Regional Emphasis Program ... - FBI Call to Identify Stolen Art Aug 15, 2008
In an effort to track down the rightful owners of artwork uncovered in a New York City apartment in 2006 -- some of which has subsequently been identified as stolen -- the ... - California Legislature Passes Agent-Broker Bill Aug 15, 2008
Assemblyman Joe Coto's Assembly Bill 2956, which will clarify the duties of an agent versus those of a broker, has passed both the California Assembly and Senate. The bill ... - University Professor Says 'Early Offers Program' Could Improve Tort System Aug 19, 2008
An "early offers" program in which medical malpractice and product liability lawsuits could be quickly settled would improve a tort system that is often slow, expensive ... - S&P: U.S. Commercial Lines Outlook Revised To Negative From Stable Aug 14, 2008
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial lines property/casualty insurance sector to negative from stable. Standard & Poor's credit ... - Florida Insurance Commissioner and Allstate Resolve Pending Litigation Aug 15, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation reached a limited agreement with the Allstate Companies. The agreement ... - Wis. Supreme Court Nixes Class-action Lawsuit Against Harley-Davidson Jul 13, 2007
The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused on Thursday to reopen a class-action lawsuit that accuses Harley-Davidson Inc. of failing to disclose a defect in two engine types sold ... - New York Contractor Gets Jail Time For Certificate Fraud Aug 19, 2008
A New York contractor will serve a year in prison after pleading guilty in a case of workers' compensation fraud. Daniel Brabant, 45, of Bellmore, N.Y., was sentenced ... - States Urge U.S. High Court to Protect Pharmaceutical Consumers Aug 19, 2008
Vermont and 46 other states have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that states should have the power to protect consumers when drug ... - Jobless Claims Peak in Georgia Aug 18, 2008
Georgia unemployment rates rose to 6.2 percent in July -- the highest in 15 years -- as job cutbacks in manufacturing and other blue-collar sectors gained speed across the ... - Farmers Insurance to Pull out of North Carolina Homeowners' Market Aug 14, 2008
Farmers Insurance Group notified its North Carolina agents that the insurer will pull out of the homeowners' market across the state before year's end. Independent ... - Record Labels Demand $2.56 Million in Damages from File-Sharing Site Apr 2, 2008
A group of top Hollywood production houses has demanded $2.56 million in damages from the men behind the Swedish file-sharing web site The Pirate Bay, the International ... - After 20-Year Hiatus, Peerless Sells First Massachusetts Auto Policy Jun 19, 2008
Keene, N.H.-based Peerless Insurance said it has issued its first Massachusetts personal auto insurance policy in more than 20 years. The company, part of Liberty ... - Alabama Troopers to Crackdown on Speeding, Impaired Driving Aug 19, 2008
Yes, there will be more Alabama state troopers patrolling state highways this week. Beginning Aug. 18, troopers were on the lookout for drivers who violate traffic ...