Daily Headlines: Friday, December 30, 2011

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December 30, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Court Upholds Law Giving Telecom Firms Immunity for Surveillance A U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that grants immunity to telecommunications companies that ... Is It Time for Permanent Yearly Calendar, Single Time Zone? Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still -- at least when it comes to the yearly ... E&O Insights: Enhance Your Errors & Omissions Culture in 2012 As the end of 2011 approaches, this is a good time to reflect upon what went well and what didn't during the year — as well as what ... Ratings Roundup: Gramercy, Southern Trust A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to 'B' (Fair) from 'B+' (Good) and issuer credit rating to "bb" from ... Despite Losses, Insurers Not Hiking Prices Broadly Despite more than $100 billion in disaster losses around the world this year, insurers are not yet experiencing a broad and sustained ... Fire Risk Lower in High-Rise Buildings: Report Fires in high-rise buildings cause about $230 million in property damage and take more than 50 lives a year. But high-rise buildings tend ... As User-Based Insurance Takes Off, Towers Watson Steers It Globally When Towers Watson expanded its user-based insurance (UBI) DriveAbility program beyond the United States last month, it wasn't just based on... More National News East Maryland Court: Premium Financing Firms Overcharged Auto Policyholders A Maryland court ruled last week that the state's largest premium financing companies were engaged in illegal financing practices against ... Jay-Z Sued by Workers Compensation Board of New York Workers Compensation Board of New York filed a lawsuit against rapper Jay-Z for allegedly failing to make workers' comp payments worth ... New York Unions Sue State Over Retiree Health Insurance Costs Unions representing state workers in New York have filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Cuomo administration challenging an ... More East News Midwest State Auto Financial: Changes to Pooling Agreement Approved State Auto Financial Corp. has received regulatory approval for proposed changes to the intercompany reinsurance pooling agreement for the ... Indiana: 2% Fail Job Training Drug Tests Indiana officials say a drug testing program that started in July for people seeking job training has led to about 2 percent of applicants ... More Midwest News Southeast Attempt to Mediate West Virginia Monsanto Suit Fails Another attempt to resolve a West Virginia class-action pollution lawsuit against Monsanto Co. has failed. Media outlets report that ... South Carolina Insurance Director Black Resigns South Carolina is looking for a new insurance commissioner. Eleven months after being nominated for the job by Gov. Nikki Haley, David ... North Carolina Farm Bureau Weighs Cutback in Homeowners Policies One of North Carolina's largest homeowners' insurers says it is considering canceling the coverage of up to 70,000 homeowners unless ... More Southeast News South Central Texas-Based Barhorst Insurance Group Rebrands as Iscential Houston-based insurance agency, Barhorst Insurance Group (BIG), announced it is beginning the new year with a new name: Iscential. The ... Settlement Reached in Elly Mae Clampett Barbie Doll Suit The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the "The Beverly Hillbillies," toymaker Mattel Inc. and CBS Consumer Products Inc. have ... 6 Years Later, Katrina Victims Fight FEMA Debts When the Federal Emergency Management Agency mailed out 83,000 debt notices this year to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other 2005 ... More South Central News West Alaskan Volcano Put on Alert An explosion at a volcano in Alaska caused the U.S. Geological Survey to put out an alert. USGS detected a drifting ash cloud at the ... Commuter Train Kills Pedestrian On Tracks A Metrolink commuter train has struck and killed a pedestrian in Southern California. Orange police Lt. Dave Hill told the Orange County ... Jones Announces Joint Effort to Fight California's 'Underground Economy' The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is joining with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and other agencies to fight labor ... More West News International Guy Carpenter Analyzes 2011 Catastrophes; $108 Billion in Losses Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has examined the past year's natural catastrophes, which it describes as "an unusually eventful year for ... Breast Implant Scandal Shows Regulators in Dark on Tracking Risks Long before the latest global breast implant scare, American health officials were toying with the idea of building a registry that would ... Report: News Int’l. Ups Fund to Settle Illegal Hacking Claims to $155 Million The British arm of News Corp has increased the legal fund it will use to settle civil litigation cases brought by victims of phone hacking ... Willis Re Reports Jan. 1 Renewals Focus on Nat Cat Data An analysis from Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Group Holdings, notes that the majority of this year's catastrophe ... JLT Subsidiary Acquires Irish Broker FBD Insurance JLT Insurance Brokers (Ireland) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, has acquired FBD Insurance Brokers ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Swiss Re Chief Economist Analyzes Current Market Conditions Swiss Re's chief economist Kurt Karl discusses the challenges the insurance industry faces,... Watch Now Interesting Times in Medical Liability The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Are Insurance Agents Employees or Independent Contractors? Posted: Fri Dec 30 -- If they are independent contractors, each sales agent would also need to provide the agency with an E & O policy. If they are independent,... LadyBroker Adding Addtional Insureds Posted: Thu Dec 29 -- Listen to the advice given below. NEVER request a change to a policy without specific instructions from the policyholder. by ForumReader1 ... Temblor My CPCU journey - almost finished..... Posted: Thu Dec 29 -- I earned my CPCU in 1995 under the old 10 part system. Back then all the exams were a 3 hour essay format and were offered only twice per... ForumReader1 Facebook Posted: Thu Dec 29 -- This is an interesting post as we are in the process of developing a full-time social networking position to create a presence on Linkedin,... jdwebb Go to Forums Reader Comments Aon Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former Exec, Now at Alliant Posted: Wed Dec 28 -- Aon only has a problem with someone violating a non-compete when it is theirs. They sure didn't have a problem supporting Pat Ryan's raid on... jfk1971 $1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This is a very bad ruling. I hope they appeal and it gets overturned. Observer South Carolina State Worker Seeks Free Speech Damages Over Firing Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Diversity training rarely allows diversity of thought or opinion, and honest open questions. Just sit there and agree or your are fired. Observer Esurance Debuts First Ad Campaign Since Being Bought by Allstate Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This must make Allstate Agent's real happy. Now they have another major competitor!! If Allstate really had their true wish, there would be... Steve Former New Mexico Hospital Exec Sued Over Missing $3.2M Posted: Thu Dec 29 -- Had he been bilking Medicare or Medicaid, he would never have been caught. Fraud and waste in Medicare/Medicaid costs the taxpayers over... 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Daily Headlines: Thursday, December 29, 2011

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December 29, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Insurance Adjusters Brace for Cold Weather Claims Though summer weather is associated with devastating catastrophe losses, the winter holiday season can be equally busy for insurance ... How One Independent Agent Tried to Off the GEICO Gecko Editor's Note: This article is from Insurance Journal's annual Satire Issue, originally published on Aug. 15, 2011. The article is ... BancInsure Partners with KnightBrook for Financial Institutions BancInsure has partnered with KnightBrook Insurance Co. to provide coverage for financial institutions. The BancInsure Program will issue ... Breathe New Life into Your Old Performance Review Tactics The end of the year is swiftly approaching, signaling that the time has come for the daunting task that all supervisors face — the ... As User-Based Insurance Takes Off, Towers Watson Steers It Globally When Towers Watson expanded its user-based insurance (UBI) DriveAbility program beyond the United States last month, it wasn't just based on... More National News East Penn. Senator Asks Flood Insurers to Quickly Process Remaining Claims U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) is asking flood insurance companies to quickly process remaining claims from Irene and Lee. He says some ... Employers Share Employee Benefits Success Stories at Mass. Conference New England Employee Benefits Council (NEEBC) held its annual conference earlier this month, giving its Best Benefits Practices awards to ... Massachusetts Business Owner Pleads Guilty to $28K Insurance Fraud A Peabody. Massachusetts, business owner pleaded guilty yesterday and was sentenced in connection with collecting over $28,000 in ... Small Leak Forces Shutdown of Massachusetts Nuclear Power Plant The Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth, Mass., has been shut down after what officials said was a small leak of radioactive steam in a ... Suit in Mass. Bullying Case Was Settled for $225,000, Documents Show A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless ... Conn.: 10 More State Workers Suspected of Post-Irene Aid Fraud Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy said this week that 10 more state workers are suspected of fraudulently receiving federal food stamp ... Jan. 2 Deadline Looms For People Suing Over 9/11 Health Claims More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center ... More East News Midwest Members Added to Minnesota FAIR Plan, Workers' Comp Association Two members have been added to the board of Minnesota's FAIR plan and one new member has been added to the state's workers' comp ... Dorsey Named Chief Administrative Officer at Ohio Insurance Department Tynesia Dorsey has been named chief administrative officer at the Ohio Insurance Department. Dorsey's duties include overseeing the ... Coventry Health Care to Run Nebraska Health Insurance Pool Coventry Health Care of Nebraska will be the new health plan administrator for Nebraska's Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool. The state ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Fire Department to Collect Subscriber Fee A volunteer fire department in southeastern Kentucky says it will begin collecting fees from subscribers next week. Bell County Assistant ... New Georgia Law Requires Safety Features on Golf Carts Golf cart owners in Georgia will soon have stricter requirements to follow if they plan to drive their carts on roadways. A new law taking ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Windpool E-Quote System to Be Disabled Dec. 30 – Jan. 3 Changes in the billing and commission program at Texas' insurer of last resort for coastal property will prompt a shut down of the ... Texas Work Comp Discount, Interest Rate Set for Q1 2012 The workers' compensation interest and discount rate in Texas for the first quarter of 2012 has been set at 3.61 percent. The rate will ... Ratings of Dallas-Based Gramercy Insurance Co. Downgraded The ratings of Dallas-based commercial property/casualty insurance company Gramercy Insurance Co. (GIC) have been downgraded by A.M. Best ... More South Central News West Report: Emergency Preparedness Eroding in Montana Montana is at risk of becoming less prepared to respond to disasters and public-health emergencies because of state and federal budget ... Former New Mexico Hospital Exec Sued Over Missing $3.2M A recently filed lawsuit accuses a former executive at a New Mexico hospital of bilking the care center out of more than $3 million by ... Chiang Finds More Signs of Fiscal Abuse in Southern California City State Controller John Chiang on Wednesday released his final review of the city of Montebello, alleging possible pension spiking, payroll ... Neff Risk and Cochrane Combine Neff Risk and Cochrane and Co. will be officially operating as one as of Jan. 1. The combined company will operate under the name Cochrane ... More West News International Melbourne Storms Declared ‘Catastrophe;’ Full Year Insured Losses = $4.5 Billion A series of violent storms struck Australia's second largest city, Melbourne on Christmas Day, causing wide spread damage to buildings and ... Lloyd’s Highlights Retailers Need for Cyber Fraud Coverage An article on the Lloyd's of London web site notes that while millions of people have been out an about shopping this holiday season, "an ... November Storms in Southern Alberta Caused $195 Million Insured Loss Windstorms that hit southern Alberta in November have caused at least C$200 million [US$195] in insured damage, according to the Insurance ... ACE Acquires Ecuador General Insurer Rio Guayas The ACE Group announced that it has acquired Rio Guayas Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, a general insurance company in Ecuador that is ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Swiss Re Chief Economist Analyzes Current Market Conditions Swiss Re's chief economist Kurt Karl discusses the challenges the insurance industry faces,... Watch Now Interesting Times in Medical Liability The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Facebook Posted: Thu Dec 29 -- This is an interesting post as we are in the process of developing a full-time social networking position to create a presence on Linkedin,... jdwebb Need a market for a home in heavy brush in CA Posted: Wed Dec 28 -- If the dwelling is in a brush zone with at least 200 feet of brush clearance on all sides, we offer coverage as an HO3, DP3 or DP1. If the... monica reyes Those who get an Insurance Education have a competitive edge Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- My experience with insurance producers is that a pretty good percentage believe that continuing education training is a nuisance and see no... itaamerica My CPCU journey - almost finished..... Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Hello Everyone, I posted a few times several months back looking for advice/opinions regarding the CPCU program from the Institutes. I... bjwestner Adding Addtional Insureds Posted: Mon Dec 26 -- Shouldn't the AI requestor contact the primary and request the primary to add them? Seems like your adding work for yourselves, when the... OldIndyAgent Go to Forums Reader Comments $1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This is a very bad ruling. I hope they appeal and it gets overturned. Observer Aon Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former Exec, Now at Alliant Posted: Wed Dec 28 -- Aon only has a problem with someone violating a non-compete when it is theirs. They sure didn't have a problem supporting Pat Ryan's raid on... jfk1971 Ironshore Names Boren Head of U.S. Field Operations Posted: Thu Dec 22 -- All those that worked are AIG Environmental for the 15 years before Boren and OBrien arrived will be glad to hear that they did not build... Sacha T Esurance Debuts First Ad Campaign Since Being Bought by Allstate Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This must make Allstate Agent's real happy. Now they have another major competitor!! If Allstate really had their true wish, there would be... Steve South Carolina State Worker Seeks Free Speech Damages Over Firing Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Diversity training rarely allows diversity of thought or opinion, and honest open questions. Just sit there and agree or your are fired. 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Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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December 28, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Court OKs AIG’s $450M Settlement Over Underreported Workers’ Comp Premiums A federal judge has approved American International Group Inc.'s $450 million settlement with rival insurers to end litigation accusing AIG ... Auto Insurance Claim Costs Rising Again Auto insurance claim costs countrywide have recently increased, reversing previous trends of declining or relatively stable costs. A new ... Appeals Court Delays SEC-Citigroup Securities Fraud Case The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in its securities fraud lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, as the regulator tries to ... Publishing Association Launches Insurance Product for Members Members of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) will be able to access a new insurance program at the start of the new ... FEMA to Give Partial Credit for Substandard Levees in Drawing Flood Zones A levee isn't perfect, but it exists and that should count for something when deciding if a property is at risk for flooding. That's the ... MetLife to Sell Bank Unit to GE Capital General Electric Co. jumped into the retail deposits business on Tuesday, buying the online bank from life insurer MetLife Inc. in a deal ... As User-Based Insurance Takes Off, Towers Watson Steers It Globally When Towers Watson expanded its user-based insurance (UBI) DriveAbility program beyond the United States last month, it wasn't just based on... More National News East Unhappy Law School Grads Consider Suing Their Alma Maters Many law schools try to attract more applicants by showing off how well their graduates do in the real world. The schools tell their ... Aon Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Former Exec, Now at Alliant A New York court granted Aon Risk Services Northeast a preliminary injunction involving its former executive. Last week, the Supreme Court ... N.J. Court: State Not Responsible for Fatal Accident on Highway State transportation officials who declined to fund a new pedestrian walkway over a southern New Jersey highway cannot be held responsible ... Report Says Virginia Drivers Wrongly Charged Under Insurance Law Virginia motorists are being ticketed and convicted of a violation that is not a crime under state law: driving without proof of insurance. ... Judge: NYC Taxi Agency Must Help Disabled Riders A federal judge has barred New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission from issuing permits for taxicabs unless they're accessible to ... More East News Midwest Early Flood Outlook Looks Favorable for North Dakota North Dakota residents who have taken turns battling major floods the last three years may be in for a break, based on the first National ... Nebraska, Iowa Towns Among Safest in U.S. Several cities in Nebraska and Iowa made Farmers Insurance's lists of the safer and most secure places to live in the country. The insurer ... Why Drunk Driving Crashes Are Down in Michigan Experts say there's no single reason for the big drop in alcohol-related crashes and deaths in Michigan over the past decade. Michigan had ... More Midwest News Southeast Mississippi Officials Want Hunting, Fishing Camps Eligible for Flood Insurance Pascagoula Mississippi officials are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce federal floodplain codes ... Fidelity National Sells 85% of Personal Lines Business Title insurance, mortgage and financial services provider Fidelity National Financial Inc. said it will sell an 85 percent interest in its ... North Carolina Professor Appeals Ruling Over Job Tenure A professor who says her remarks about a Palestinian film cost her a job at North Carolina State University wants the state Supreme Court ... Insurers Divided Over North Carolina Auto Insurance System Is it more important to keep overall car insurance premiums low, or to make sure everyone's paying what they deserve? North Carolina ... More Southeast News West Judge Rules BP Not Negligent in Alaska Spill A federal judge ruled that BP was not negligent in the case of a 2009 oil spill and did not violate the terms of its probation from an ... Feds Throw Obstacle at Oregon Health Exchange A clearer picture is surfacing of a new health insurance marketplace intended to help individuals and small businesses shop for health ... Northern California City Pumps More Money Into Fight With Deloitte Marin County in Northern California is pumping more money into its legal battle with Deloitte Consulting LLP over a $30 million computer ... Overheated Christmas Tree Causes Washington Fire Firefighters say overheated Christmas lights sparked a fire in Mill Creek, Wash. that damaged a home and killed a 3-week-old puppy. The ... New Snow Fencing Installed On Utah County Highway The Utah Department of Transportation is testing a new type of snow fencing along in western Utah County. The Daily Herald of Provo reports ... Propane Truck Crash Spurs Evacuation In Montana Missoula, Mont. authorities say part of Reserve Street is closed and the immediate area is being evacuated after a head-on collision ... Hawaii Supreme Court Rules 'Known or Obvious Danger’ Defense Not Viable The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled the "known or obvious danger" defense is no longer viable under state law as a complete bar to an ... Mathews Named President and CEO of California-based Atlas Mike Mathews has been named president and chief operating officer of San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services. Mathews is ... California AG Announces Half-Billion Dollar Settlement over Price-Fixing Scheme California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced on Tuesday that her office, along with the attorney general offfices, reached a $553 ... More West News International Insurers Worry 2012 Will Top 2011 for Record Weather Disasters From floods that crippled countries, to mega cyclones, huge blizzards, killer tornadoes to famine-inducing droughts, 2011 has been another ... WTO Risks its Future by Keeping Doha Talks Alive The 153 members of the World Trade Organization agree on two things: We're in a hole. And we must keep digging. The hole is the Doha ... ABI Seeks ”Long Term’ Solution, Government Help to Cover UK Floods Otto Thoresen, the Director General of the Association of British Insurers has issued a statement outlining the organization's position on ... Scandinavia Hit Hard by Windstorm Dagmar AIR Reports A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide notes that Windstorm Dagmar has moved across Russia north of St. Petersburg and begun ... General Re Reported Interested in So. Korea’s Tong Yang Life General Re, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, is interested in buying South Korea's Tong Yang Life Insurance to tap into ... Zurich Makes Two Investment Management Executive Appointments Zurich Financial Services Group has announced the appointment of two executives within its Investment Management sector as follows: ... More International News Sponsored Content The e-Marketing Minute is a bi-weekly video series designed to help insurance agents learn how to grow their agency utilizing the Internet. Check it out. More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Swiss Re Chief Economist Analyzes Current Market Conditions Swiss Re's chief economist Kurt Karl discusses the challenges the insurance industry faces,... Watch Now Interesting Times in Medical Liability The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Need a market for a home in heavy brush in CA Posted: Wed Dec 28 -- I am looking for a market for a home located in California that is in very heavy brush. They are currently with the Fair Plan but would like... Gail Those who get an Insurance Education have a competitive edge Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- My experience with insurance producers is that a pretty good percentage believe that continuing education training is a nuisance and see no... itaamerica My CPCU journey - almost finished..... Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Hello Everyone, I posted a few times several months back looking for advice/opinions regarding the CPCU program from the Institutes. I... bjwestner Facebook Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- I've been using Facebook PPC for quite some now, and it has brought leads and conversions. It may be a bit costly, but what I like most... sethm Adding Addtional Insureds Posted: Mon Dec 26 -- Shouldn't the AI requestor contact the primary and request the primary to add them? Seems like your adding work for yourselves, when the... OldIndyAgent Fireworks Wholesaler/Retailer Posted: Thu Dec 22 -- I am looking for markets for a large fireworks wholesaler/retailer. Need help on GL, XS & AL Thanks E&S Broker Loss Payment on a BOP Posted: Thu Dec 22 -- Without pulling out a policy I would have to think the denominator would be 80%of the replacement cost. I would need to confirm the... yoyowordup CertsNow 24/7 or CSR24 Posted: Thu Dec 22 -- I know these guys continually market us, and one of our principals (not me) seems interested, but I agree with the other comments. The cert... Island Girl Agent Go to Forums Reader Comments $1.6M Award for Connecticut Man Injured in Icy Road Accident Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This is a very bad ruling. I hope they appeal and it gets overturned. Observer Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Remember when they used to pay 15% new and renewal comp on homes and then they did a transition which gradually lowered it to the 10 and 10... Old Agent Esurance Debuts First Ad Campaign Since Being Bought by Allstate Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- This must make Allstate Agent's real happy. Now they have another major competitor!! If Allstate really had their true wish, there would be... Steve South Carolina State Worker Seeks Free Speech Damages Over Firing Posted: Tue Dec 27 -- Diversity training rarely allows diversity of thought or opinion, and honest open questions. Just sit there and agree or your are fired. Observer Maurice 'Hank' Greenberg Wins Leadership Award From Yale University Posted: Wed Dec 21 -- Dear my two cents-Why do you respect Greenberg? AIG might have been the biggest but is that a reason to respect Greenberg? Bank of America... Systemic risk Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue 2012 Market Fact Book (including all 2011 Surveys in one convenient place!), Buyers Guide December 19, 2011 More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail Market Directories Excess & Surplus Markets Programs Workers' Comp Markets New Insurance Jobs Solution Architect Midwest Territory Manager Insurance Sales Representatives Property & Casualty E&S Homeowners Underwriter Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties. 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