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07, 2016
Louisiana Man Gets 10 Years for Arson Fire That Destroyed 3 Homes
A 33-year-old Raceland, La., man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to arson in a fire that destroyed three homes last summer in Gheens. The Daily Comet reports Treiston Pierron pleaded guilty to three counts …
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07, 2016
Regulators Say Kentucky Mine Operator Negligence Caused Fatal Accident
Federal regulators have concluded that a Harlan County coal mine operator’s negligence resulted in a miner’s death earlier this year. A report issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration found that Lone Mountain Processing’s Huff Creek No. 1 failed …
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07, 2016
Tropical Storm Darby Makes Landfall on Big Island of Hawaii: AIR
Tropical Storm Darby, which formed off the coast of Mexico on July 11, quickly reaching hurricane status as it moved westward toward Hawaii finally reaching landfall on Monday, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. However, the hurricane weakened on …
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07, 2016
Citizens Implements $1.8M Estimate Review Program for Florida Water Loss Claims
Florida’s insurer of last resort, Citizens, has expanded its efforts to curb increasing water loss claims with a new Water Mitigation Estimate Review Program. Citizens Chief Claims Officer Jay Adams said the new program will provide Citizens with “certified and …
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07, 2016
Mississippi Nissan Plant Fined for Safety Violations
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the Nissan plant in Canton, Mississippi, for two violations. WLBT-TV reports a complaint inspection in March had one serious violation and one repeat violation. The total penalty was $32,000. Production technician …
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07, 2016
North Carolina Starts Online Program to Dismiss Traffic Tickets
North Carolina courts have launched an online program to dismiss traffic tickets. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that director of the state Administrative Office of the Courts Marion Warren announced the rollout of the Electronic Compliance and Dismissal …
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07, 2016
Amazon and UK Government Form Partnership to Test Drone Deliveries
Amazon Inc. and the British government have announced a partnership to test the e-commerce giant’s aerial drone parcel delivery system after run-ins over the technology’s use. Supervised by the U.K.’s aviation safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, the trial will …
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07, 2016
AIR Worldwide Expands Global Pandemic Model to Include 6 Additional Diseases
Boston-based catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced it has expanded its Global Pandemic Model to include outbreaks of six additional diseases. The model now explicitly accounts for nine pathogens, including bacterial and viral diseases, in addition to previously …
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07, 2016
Ship Hits Wall of Newly Expanded Panama Canal in 3rd Incident in a Month
A Chinese container ship hit a wall of the new lane of the Panama Canal, a Canal Authority official and a local ship agent said on Monday, the third such incident since the expanded waterway opened one month ago amid …
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07, 2016
Pen Underwriting Names Scott as Head of Cyber Liability, Driving Cyber Growth
Pen Underwriting announced that Adrian Scott has been appointed to the newly created role of head of Cyber Liability. Scott takes responsibility for enhancing Pen Underwriting’s capabilities in cyber risk management and insurance, building a dedicated team of sector specialists …