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August 3, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National U.S. Experts Blame a Government for Cyber Attacks; Is It China? Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 ... Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in U.S. Two Honda models top the list of U.S. thieves' favorite vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau examined vehicle theft data ... Marsh Reports Revenue Up 12% in Q2 Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. reported 12 percent combined revenue growth for the second quarter, reflecting new business and ... OnStar System Allows Tracking of Vehicle Location Online Parents will be able to track the travels of their teenage drivers under a system being tested by General Motors' OnStar system. The ... Health Insurance Exchange Chief, Ario, Steps Down After 1 Year The official charged with overseeing the creation of U.S. state-based health insurance exchanges is stepping down at a critical juncture ... Agents See Carriers Out of Touch with Small Business Needs Insurance agents and brokers think that their insurance carriers may be out of touch with what the small business segment needs. For one,... More National News East October Hearing Set on Va. Workers’ Comp Premiums Virginia regulators are planning to hold a hearing in October on proposed adjustments in premiums charged for workers' compensation ... New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Identify Theft Scam New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Division of Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a man from ... More East News Midwest Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Bike Trail Injury Claim The Michigan Supreme Court says the state has no obligation to maintain a northern Michigan trail, dismissing a lawsuit by a woman who sued ... Michigan Lawsuit Over Failed Facebook Romance Dismissed A Michigan judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who sought more than $8,000 from a Washington man she met on Facebook after ... Meadowbrook Sees Operating Income Decrease, Premium Increase in Q2 Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., based in Southfield, Mich., reported second quarter 2011 net operating income of $8.5 million, compared ... More Midwest News Southeast Workers’ Compensation Costs Continue to Drop in West Virginia West Virginia employers would continue to benefit from lower workers' compensation rates if the state agrees with an industry filing that ... Miami Beach Settles Wrongful Arrest Claim The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida says it's reached a settlement with the city of Miami Beach over the wrongful arrest ... More Southeast News South Central Study: Red-light Cameras Reducing Crashes in Texas Red-light crashes fell 25 percent at hundreds of Texas intersections after traffic cameras were installed, researchers said in what was ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Group Benefits of Arkansas LLC Itasca, Ill.-based insurance brokerage and risk management services firm Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Group ... More South Central News West California Earthquake Authority Bond Issue a ‘First Step’ Officials with the California Earthquake Authority said yesterday that their recent $150-million bond issue is just a first step in ... Eight More Colorado Counties Declared Disaster Areas DENVER  _ Eight more Colorado counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of drought and a freeze. Colorado Sen. Mark ... California Man Arrested for Faking Death A Southern California man and his wife were arrested Monday on suspicion of faking the man's death in 2004 so their family could receive ... More West News International Tropical Storm Emily Heading for Puerto Rico, Hispaniola Tropical Storm Emily was expected to bring heavy rain Tuesday to Puerto Rico after crossing the northeast Caribbean Sea on a track that ... When Rating Agencies Judge the World – an Analysis The man who holds in his hands the fate of U.S. credit, and with it potentially the global economy, favors small tie knots, sports a bushy ... China Mulls Creation of New Regulator for State Financial Sector China is considering a proposal to create a ministerial-level body to manage its state-owned banks and non-bank financial enterprises, two ... Maritime Intelligence Service Offers Advice on Armed Guards on Ships Gray Page, a specialist maritime intelligence, investigation and crisis management company, has advised that the IMO's Maritime Safety ... Willis’ Leisure Industry Report Highlights Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks According to a new report from Willis Group Holdings - Willis Summer 2011 Leisure Newsletter - "vast quantities of personal, identifiable ... Second Quarter Earnings Reports: PartnerRe President and CEO Costas Miranthis commented: "The second quarter of 2011 was another active period in terms of catastrophe-related losses for the industry ... Wafer to Replace Berger as Alterra’s Reinsurance CEO Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced that John Berger, CEO of Reinsurance and a member of Alterra's Board of ... Ratings: Gulf Re, Heddington, Cooperativa Seguros, Contractors Bonding (NZ) A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of ... More International News Sponsored Content Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. Appoints Armstrong as Chief Operating Officer San Diego, CA, 08/03/2011 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. announced that its board of directors has named current chief ... More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV How New NRRA Regulations and California's AB315 Will Change the Surplus Lines Industry Jerry Sullivan, the head of the Sullivan Group, gives his views, largely positive, on how the... Watch Now 100 Agents in 100 Days Accident Insurance Co., a growing workers' compensation and small business insurer, is... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Market for a Ground Crop Spayer Posted: Wed Aug 3 -- Looking for a market to place a ground crop sprayer. 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