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MARYVILLE, MO--(Marketwire - October 06, 2008) - Your home should be a safe haven. But even the most safety-conscious homeowner may not have considered a risk that affects thousands of homeowners each year. During the four-year period from 2002 to 2005, the National Fire …

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INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE Contact: Press Offices New York: 212-346-5500; media@iii.org Washington, D.C.: 202-833-1580 NEW YORK, June 23, 2008 — They say that lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but for insurers, it strikes hundreds of thousands of times …

Read Article about Lightning Claim Costs Continue to Increase, Causing Nearly $1 billion in Insured Losses, I.I.I. Study Finds

HARTFORD, Conn., June 4 PRNewswire-USNewswire — A Class Action Lawsuit against four manufacturers of a relatively new type of fuel gas tubing has identified the installation of a lightning protection system as a remedy for the fire risk associated with CSST (corrugated stainless …

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MARYVILLE, Mo., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Weather Service, lightning strikes the United States an estimated 25 million times each year. While lightning is fascinating to watch, it can be extremely dangerous. On average, lightning kills more people each …

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Maryville, MO – June 1, 2006 – the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI), the Lightning Safety Alliance (LSA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have joined forces to promote public awareness about lightning safety. In 2000, NOAA launched an annual …

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