Monthly Archives: <span>July 2011</span>

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 enhancements for the complex risks and exposures faced by owners of facilities affected by changing environmental regulations. The policy features …

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 Programme (CTP). Since January 2010, the pilot phase has processed more than 7,500 marine hull, property …

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 information, options, or scenarios to cover the complexity of removing a tree or shrub, according to Douglas Malawsky, executive vice …

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 River. Deputies say the drowning happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at the L.B. Access to the river. Sharp …

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 official said Monday that an untold number of residents whose livelihoods were disrupted have not yet been compensated. …

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 assessed the railings around the stadium. Since all the railings exceeded international and local …

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 of Safety and Homeland Security announced Monday that early estimates indicate seven people were killed in traffic crashes during …

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 victims of a 2008 commuter train crash in Los Angeles County. The 17 lawmakers argue that medical bills, lost income and …

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 inboard-outboard motor from its mounts and threw it into the boat, police said Monday. The 19-foot …

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 people, and two ships that allegedly sailed past the tragedy without bothering to help. The confirmed death …