Jun 27, 2011

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June 27, 2011
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National

Wal-Mart Plaintiffs Seek More Time to Pursue Cases

Attorneys representing women who unsuccessfully sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for gender discrimination filed a motion Friday asking a U.S. ...

The Aftershocks of Vulnerable Supply Chains

The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March has led to supply chain disruptions around the world, sending a wakeup call to ...

Delays, Financing Risks More Common for Today’s Construction Projects

While brokers on construction projects have historically focused primarily on owners and contractors, economic uncertainty has created a ...

From MyNewMarkets.com 4 Things Agents Should Do to Avoid E&O Claims

After handling insurance coverage claims for years, a distinct pattern has emerged: sometimes the insurance agent gets "caught in the...
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East

Rhode Island Senate Passes Seat Belt, Cell Phone Driver Bills

The Rhode Island Senate has advanced two bills on driver safety, one boosting seat belt enforcement and another banning young drivers from ...

Massachusetts Obtains Credit Insurance Refunds for Customers

Massachusetts consumers who purchased credit unemployment insurance from Wesco Credit Insurance Co. will be getting premium refunds under a ...

Connecticut Insurance Licensing Going Paperless

Applying for insurance licenses in Connecticut is about to become a paperless experience. Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. ...

Vermont to Hold Meetings This Week on Flood Aid

Vermont communities in counties that were declared a disaster from spring flooding will get some help applying for federal aid. The Vermont ...

New York, Swiss Insurance Authorities Sign Cooperation Pact

The New York State Insurance Department and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have agreed to a memorandum of ...

Travelers Tournament Raises $1 Million for Charity

The 2011 Travelers Championship will generate in excess of $1 million for charity, including commitments from Travelers, bringing the ...

O’Reilly To Oversee Mid-Atlantic for PHLY

Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has promoted Brian O'Reilly to senior vice president of marketing. O'Reilly, who started his ...
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Midwest

Flooding Damages Thousands of North Dakota Homes

The Souris River crested nearly 2 feet lower than expected in Minot, N.D., where city officials hoped to ride out the high water without ...

Missouri Governor Extends Order Protecting Insurance Policyholders in Joplin

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has extended his executive order providing emergency protections for the insurance coverage of Joplin-area ...
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Southeast

North Carolina Gov. Perdue Vetoes Malpractice Cap, OKs Work Comp Bill

North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed another bill Friday pushed by the Republican majority at the Legislature, this time changes to ...

Alabama Ranks First in Severe Tornadoes

The upgrade of one of the April 27 tornadoes to an EF5 ranking puts Alabama at No. 1 in the nation for the most severe tornadoes. The ...

Traffic Tickets to Cost Tennesseans More

Tennesseans could be charged up to nearly $70 more for traffic tickets under a new state law that takes effect next month and is intended ...

Imprisoned Trial Attorney Scruggs Wants Corruption Conviction Tossed

Imprisoned former attorney Richard "Dickie'' Scruggs asked a federal court last week to throw out his conviction in the judicial corruption ...

Tennessee Aquarium Sued Over Child’s Bacterial Infection

The parents of a child who developed a bacterial infection after petting stingrays and sharks at Chattanooga's Tennessee Aquarium has filed ...
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South Central

Arkansas Court Affirms Insurance Ruling in Bus Crash

The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by a lower-court judge that an insurance company is liable for twice the amount it had ...

Oklahoma Wildfire That Destroyed 13 Homes Under Control, Residents Return

A massive wildfire that destroyed 13 homes the Medicine Park, Okla., area was contained on June 25, allowing residents to return to their ...

Homeowners, City at Odds Over Flood Buyout Program in Oklahoma

Owners of homes in a Muskogee, Okla., subdivision want the city to give them fair market compensation for their homes as part of a ...
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West

Report: Pinnacol Execs’ $4.3M Package Could Change

Gov. John Hickenlooper and the new chairman of Pinnacol Assurance are looking into changing terms of a $4.3 million severance package for ...

Calif. Returns Workers’ Comp to ‘Bad Ole Days’

When the Fifth District Court of Appeal (DCA) in California refused to review the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) en banc ...

Washington State Patrol Accident Reports Online

The Washington State Patrol says people will be able to go online to request an accident report for their insurance company and received it ...
International

Banks, Insurers Move Closer to Deal on Greek Bailout

Banks and policymakers moved closer to a deal on Friday to help Athens secure funds ahead of a parliamentary vote on austerity next week ...

China Accounting Scandals Put Big Four Auditors on Red Alert

The string of accounting problems and stock plunges at publicly traded Chinese groups has sparked deep concerns across the world's biggest ...

Canada, Other Countries Block Asbestos from UN Hazardous List

Chrysotile asbestos will not be listed as a hazardous industrial chemical that can be banned from import after countries including Canada ...

Green Joins UK’s Miller Facultative Re Team

UK Broker Miller Insurance Services Limited announced that it has appointed Andrew Green "to further enhance its global facultative ...
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Jon Palmquist Joins NARS as General Counsel and Director of Field Operations

Altamonte Springs, Fl, 6/27/11 - North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Jon Palmquist to the newly created role of General ...

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Reader Comments

Wave of Lawsuits Hits Calif. Retail Stores
Posted: Mon Jun 20 -- The next time somebody tells lawyers are an important part of our commercial fabric, you can show them this. Nobody benifits from... Charlie
Even Low Blood Alcohol Level 'Buzz' Unsafe for Driving: Study
Posted: Tue Jun 21 -- I'm sure the millions and millions of people on powerful pain, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant meds are great drivers that always make... matt
Can U.S. Make Phoning While Driving as Taboo as Drunk Driving?
Posted: Fri Jun 24 -- Texting creates a level of distraction that is much higher than talking while driving. Research has found that just talking on a cell phone... Perplexed
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