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21st Annual ICAC Arson Investigation Training Seminar
February 22-25, 2010,Hyatt Regency
Registration Discount Extended to January 25th!
This four-day seminar offers arson investigation techniques, procedures, resources and relationships. Workshops range from basic fire cause and origin investigation for buildings and vehicles, to more advance tropics concerning preservation of evidence, fire dynamics and, contemporary legal issues. Recommended for claims personnel, defense attorneys, independent adjusters, SIU personnel and fire investigators.
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USM students conduct mock investigation
About 25 students teamed up Thursday to investigate the reason for a
Probe fans flames of arson suspicion
Charges came about after an insurance company requested the state investigate, in part because of concerns that the insured's father is the fire chief and was acting as the city's fire marshal at the time.
Fire captain testifies in federal trial
It was the unusual crude candle timer and a plastic gasoline can used in a 2005 arson that led investigators to link that blaze to up to nine others in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Property owners are believed to have collected nearly $1 million in insurance claims from the fires.
BRAWNER v. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY
After a fire of incendiary origin destroyed their house, Jon and Renea Brawner sued Allstate Indemnity Company for denying a claim on a homeowners insurance policy. Allstate asserted that the Brawners' coverage was void because they made several material misrepresentations during Allstate's fire investigation. This is the opinion of the appeals court upholding the claim denial.
Items of interest
Interesting search site for news related to arson by state
http://outside.in/indiana/search/arson+insurance
Expert's book offers arson insight
http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/01/16/experts-book-offers-arson-insight
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