Time Zone Database Has New Home After Lawsuit October 17, 2011 By ANICK JESDANUN The organization in charge of the Internet’s address system is taking over a database widely used by computers and websites... Read More
How to Optimize the Value of Inspections October 17, 2011 By Denise Johnson Insurance carriers spend approximately $190 million a year on inspection programs, yet 75 percent of inspections done today offer no... Read More
Texas / South Central News Ag Disaster: All of Louisiana and 27 Miss., Ark., and Texas Counties October 17, 2011 Floods, drought and other nasty weather have made all of Louisiana – and 27 adjacent counties in Mississippi, Arkansas and... Read More
International News Italian City’s Damage from Violent Protest Totals $1.4M October 17, 2011 Rome is tallying up the costs a day after rioters hijacked a peaceful protest and smashed bank and store windows,... Read More
International News Thailand Property Damage Flood Losses Could Total $3B October 17, 2011 By TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE Barriers protecting Bangkok from Thailand’s worst floods in half a century held firm Sunday as the government said some water... Read More
Southeast News Miss. Man’s FEMA Fraud Conviction Appeal Denied October 17, 2011 A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Randall T. Thirsk for FEMA... Read More
East News Brothers Charged with Stealing Pennsylvania Bridge October 17, 2011 Two brothers have been charged with stealing a western Pennsylvania bridge and selling the 15 1/2 tons of scrap metal... Read More
Southeast News Marine Copter Stirs up Debris; Bystanders Hurt in North Carolina October 17, 2011 The Marine Corps says a number of people were injured by debris sent flying by wind from a military helicopter’s... Read More
East News Suit Filed Following Death Outside Wash. D.C. Nightclub October 17, 2011 The family of a man who died outside of a nightclub in the District of Columbia after a physical encounter... Read More
How Hospitals Benefit from Data-Rich Malpractice Insurers October 17, 2011 Hospitals and hospital groups should seek clarity from their malpractice insurers on the loading applied to premiums to account for... Read More