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17 08, 2016

Illinois Treasurer Looking into How Life Insurance Companies Avoid Payouts

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Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs is launching a series of public hearings to explore how life insurance companies avoid paying death benefits. The first hearing is set for this morning in the city council chambers in Normal. The state treasurer’s office said …

17 08, 2016

Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Sue Protesters

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Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline sued in federal court on Aug. 15 to stop protesters near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota from interfering with the project, alleging the safety of workers and law enforcement is …

17 08, 2016

Collapsing Hill Has Some Homeowners in North Dakota Worried

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Some homeowners in a Bismarck neighborhood are questioning the long-term safety of their houses after some backyards dropped as much as 7 feet in June. Jim Hopfauf is one of the homeowners affected by the collapsing hill where houses are …

17 08, 2016

Omaha Answers Pothole Complaints with New Dirt Roads

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For miles and miles Omaha stretches on, one tidy, suburban-style neighborhood after another filled with modern low-slung houses set on spacious lawns with towering oaks and elms. It’s a model of comfortable mid-American living, with one unusual exception: thanks to …

17 08, 2016

As Louisiana Surveys Flood Damage, Death Toll Rises

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As waters receded in parts of Louisiana’s capital city of Baton Rouge, some residents returned to their flood-damaged homes on Aug. 16 for the first time and found a soggy mess. David Key used a small boat to get to …

17 08, 2016

Oklahoma Geological Survey Studying Injection Well/Earthquake Connection

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The Oklahoma Geological Survey is studying the relationship between seismic activity and wastewater injection wells with a survey in the Arbuckle formation. Sensors will be placed into several injection wells in the Arbuckle group to take various measurements. The Enid …

17 08, 2016

Officials Say Texas’ Closed Formulary Is Lowering Workers’ Comp Costs

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A recent analysis by researchers at the Texas Department of Insurance shows that the Texas pharmacy closed formulary is lowering costs and reducing the use of opioids in the workers’ compensation system, the department announced. “Other states are interested in …

17 08, 2016

Endurance Global Risk Solutions Launches Environmental Liability Products

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Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has launched a new series of environmental liability insurance products, offering both primary and excess coverage for single sites or property portfolios. Endurance’s new products include a site environmental impairment liability product, which provides eight different …

17 08, 2016

USGS: Small Quakes Jolts Southern California Suburbs

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A small earthquake rattled a populated swath of Southern California but there were no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.0 quake hit at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday about a mile from Yorba Linda in …

17 08, 2016

China’s Ping An Profit Rises 18% in 1st Half on Higher Premiums, Banking Income

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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-largest insurer, said first-half profit rose 18 percent as growth in premiums and banking revenue helped offset the impact of stock-market declines that have hit rivals. Net income climbed to 40.8 billion yuan ($6.2 …