Monthly Archives: <span>February 2013</span>

Fire at South Carolina Golf Course Destroys 75 Carts

A fire in a cart shed at a Bluffton, S.C., golf course has destroyed as many as 75 carts, and authorities say it’s the second such blaze in Beaufort County since last November. The Beaufort Gazette reports the fire ripped …

Wayne Cody Appointed SVP of Client Services for SCA Appraisal Company

Wayne Cody has joined SCA Appraisal Company as senior vice president, Client Services. Cody began his career in the insurance claims industry in 1985 as an adjuster for Liberty Mutual Insurance. He moved quickly through management ranks within Liberty Mutual’s …

Container Truck Crash in Indonesia Kills 16

Police say a container truck has slammed into several vehicles in central Indonesia, leaving 16 dead and injuring several others. Police spokesman Col. Martinus Sitompul said the accident occurred Saturday in Sukabumi, a hilly town in West Java province. He …

Alaska Senate Bill to Raise Value Thresholds for Theft

One senator is trying to update the values included in Alaska’s property crimes statute for the first time since 1979. SB43, by Sen. John Coghill, would change the minimum prices for a handful of theft and property offenses. In his …

Missouri Burglar Might Have Used Pet Doors

A man accused of burglarizing several Kansas City, Mo., homes was linked to the break-ins after he used pet doors to get into some of the homes, police said. Authorities in Kansas City and its Kansas suburbs began working together …

New York City Taxi Inspectors Target Illegal Livery Cars

New York City taxi inspectors seized 5,776 illegal livery cars last year. The Daily News says that’s more than triple the number confiscated the previous year. The chairman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission says the rogue drivers could have …

Wells Media Launches Carrier Management For P/C Insurance Executives

Without a single headline referring to a hardening property/casualty insurance market, Wells Media Group has launched a new website—CarrierManagement.com—a business management publication focusing on the needs of property/casualty insurance executives. Through the website and a daily e-newsletter, CarrierManagement.com will serve …

CARSTAR Promotes Two to Leadership Roles

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), continues to enhance its field service and operations team to serve its growing network of stores across the country with the following promotions. Rick Miller, who joined the company …

Doctors Question Routine Tests and Treatments

Now there are 135. That’s how many medical tests, treatments and other procedures – many used for decades – physicians have now identified as almost always unnecessary and often harmful, and which doctors and patients should therefore avoid or at …

Lawyer to Oversee Payment to Victims of Tennessee Bus Crash

A judge has appointed a Johnson City attorney to oversee payments to victims of a school bus crash in Washington County, Tenn. The Johnson City Press reported lawyer Eddie Lauderback will determine how much each victim will receive from $700,000 …