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		<title>Insuring Golden Gate’s Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 21:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 75th anniversary of the construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge’s will be celebrated on Sunday, and InsuranceJournal.com has a photographer on scene to capture images of the celebration and the majestic span. IJ.com will be publishing those images &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wyoming Pushes Workplace Safety With New Hire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced Wednesday the state is hiring a veteran public health official from New Mexico to continue the push to reduce Wyoming&#8217;s workplace fatality rate. Dr. C. Mack Sewell, who has served as New Mexico&#8217;s state epidemiologist &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Former UCLA Player Nelson Sues SI For $10 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former UCLA player Reeves Nelson is suing Sports Illustrated for $10 million, citing defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress over its recent article about problems in the school&#8217;s basketball program. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Superior Court &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Towns At Risk As Wildfires Hit Southwest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress against the largest of several fires spreading across the U.S. Southwest. More than 1,000 firefighters in Arizona and Colorado were battling &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Montana School Settles Claim By Family Of Suicide Victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Billings school district has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a student who committed suicide after her former teacher was charged with raping her. The wrongful death claim was filed in August 2010 by the family of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit Filed Over Skier Death At Colorado Resort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wife of a skier killed in an avalanche at the Winter Park ski resort is suing Intrawest, the ski area&#8217;s operator. The Grand County coroner said 28-year-old Christopher Norris of Evergreen died of asphyxiation after he was caught in &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Festa Named CIGA Board Chair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RENO, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer Stephen V. Festa has been named chairman of the board of governors of the California Insurance Guarantee Association, a body that pays the claims of insolvent property and casualty insurance &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco Jury Awards $11.4M For Garbage Truck Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A jury has awarded $11.4 million to a garbage truck driver who was injured when the wheel fell off his truck. The San Francisco Chronicle says a federal jury in San Francisco made the award last Friday in a lawsuit &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Reno Air Races Plans To Change Course This Fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizers of the national air racing championships secured $100 million in necessary insurance and announced plans Tuesday to change the September race course for the fastest planes to keep them farther from spectators after last year&#8217;s mass-casualty crash near a &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Atlas Names Muranaka Senior Claims Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honolulu, Hawaii-based Atlas Insurance Agency Inc. named Keane Muranaka senior claims consultant. Muranaka will be responsible for overseeing the company’s general liability, property and auto claims management services.  Muranaka will also serve as the company’s errors and omission’s officer. Muranaka &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon CPCU Chapter Elects 2012 Officers</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/23/248724.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2012 officers. The officers are: President Dale Thomas of State Farm; President-Elect Linda Rooke of Zarosinski-Leavitt; Vice-President Katherine Bauer of Marsh, USA; Treasurer Diane Connolly of State Farm; Secretary &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Poms Names Pesavento VP Of Business Development In Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Poms &#38; Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Robert Pesavento vice president of business development in the Greenwood Village, Colo. office. Pesavento works with clients in various industries, including aviation, construction, finance, manufacturing, national security, retail, technology and &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Drug Testing Driving Calif. Workers’ Comp Costs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 22:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Jergler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no surprise that pharmaceuticals are one of the leading drivers of workers’ compensation costs in California, but a study issued on Wednesday shows the skyrocketing cost of drug testing is taking a spot as a major cost driver in &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Immigrant Advocates Plan Driver&#8217;s License Push</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immigrant advocates in Colorado want public support for allowing illegal immigrants to seek licenses to drive. The activists say they will seek a ballot measure to change a law that requires proof of legal residency to be issued a Colorado &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Dozen Animals Killed In NM Hospital Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a dozen animals perished in a fire at a New Mexico veterinary clinic. KOB-TV reports authorities say a fire started Monday morning in the front office of Tucumcari Animal Hospital and quickly spread. Fire officials say more than &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Kauai, Maui to Get $400K For Storm Cleanup Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials say Maui and Kauai will get a combined $400,000 to clean up damage from heavy storms that hit Hawaii in March. The money will fund 20 temporary jobs for people to clean and repair damaged homes, land and public &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Burgers Joins United Valley Insurance Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresno, Calif.-based United Valley Insurance Services named Melissa Burgers to their marketing team as a marketing representative. Burgers has 18 years of industry experience, 10 of which involve underwriting various lines of insurance. United Valley is made up of a &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Thoits Expands Employee Benefits With Culligan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance Service Inc. added Derek Culligan as vice president of employee benefits. In his new role he is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. He joined Thoits on May 1 2012. With more &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>SpaceX Insured For &#8216;Maximum Probable Loss&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/22/248566.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Jergler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit on Tuesday as part of a mission that would make it the first commercial company to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station. The &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>‘Key Figure’ in Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Nabbed</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/22/248561.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teddy Marks, 41, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who the California Department of Insurance is calling a “key figure” in an organized auto insurance fraud ring, has been arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud and one felony count of &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Southern California Industrial Fire Causes $2.5 Million Damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fire at a 10-acre industrial area in San Bernardino County has caused an estimated $2.5 million in damage. Authorities say the fire erupted Saturday evening in a Fontana yard stacked with thousands of wooden pallets. Flames leaped 80 feet &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Denver May Settle Lawsuit Over Police Shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denver City Council is expected to consider paying $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a bystander who was injured in a police shooting outside a nightclub in July 2010. The Denver Post reported the council will meet Monday &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Contractor Sues Retailer Over Remodeling Project</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/22/248488.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fred Meyer Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Idaho-based general contractor is suing Fred Meyer Inc. and its parent, Kroger Co., claiming the retail chain improperly dumped the contractor over the renovation of a Fairbanks, Alaska store. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Datum Construction Management of Boise &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona Man Files Lawsuit Against LA Fitness</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/21/248347.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tempe, Ariz. man has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness, claiming the fitness club depleted his bank account. Benjamin Calleros told The Arizona Republic on Thursday that LA Fitness staff members used his electronic signature to charge him for &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Janitor Awarded $812K For Sexual Harassment</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/21/248342.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A janitor has received an $812,000 jury award after saying she was raped by a supervisor while working in San Francisco&#8217;s Ferry Building. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that a jury on Thursday awarded the 44-year-old mother of five the &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Reno Air Race Organizers Get OK To Continue Event</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/21/248334.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races cleared a major hurdle in their bid to continue the annual event this fall, winning approval of a special one-year permit and moving closer to securing the necessary $100 million in insurance &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>California Woman Gets Life For Murder Of Millionaire Lover</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/21/248330.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Southern California woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the shooting death of her millionaire live-in boyfriend. Nanette Ann Packard was sentenced Friday in Orange County Superior Court for the 1994 murder of William Francis &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Colorado Wildfire 87 Percent Contained</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/21/248326.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firefighters in Colorado are working to finish containment lines around a blaze that has burned 12 square miles. The fire in the northern part of the state was 87 percent contained Monday and managers expect it to fully contained by &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Family Sues California Mortuary Over Switched Bodies</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/18/248187.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A family is suing a mortuary over a body switch that resulted in a grandmother being buried in another woman&#8217;s clothes in a California cemetery instead of an above-ground crypt in Nicaragua. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the 88-year-old woman&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Crop Damage in Central California From Storm Tops $79M</title>
		<link>http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/05/18/248180.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Joaquin Valley&#8217;s crop damage estimate from a hail storm last month has reached more than $79 million. The Fresno Bee reports that Kings County, among the hardest hit areas of the region, recently increased its damage estimate from $20 &#8230;]]></description>
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