Today's Headlines National Commercial insurance prices in aggregate increased by nearly five percent during the first quarter of 2012, the fifth consecutive quarter ... UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by market value, said it would maintain the health coverage protections included ... As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row ... LinkedIn Corp.'s silence on the extent of a security breach that exposed millions of user passwords has damaged its reputation among some ... A U.S. judge on Friday said he was "seriously concerned" about whether women suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had enough evidence to move forward ... Last week's deal by Prudential Financial to take on $26 billion of the retirement liabilities of General Motors has reignited a part of the ... Fathers of America, you may consider yourselves indispensable, but a new survey says you're only worth about one-third as much as mom ... Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., is now offering business auto coverage in conjunction with its ... Rockhill Insurance Group has expanded its product offerings to include primary general liability. The new underwriting unit will be led by...  East A federal government mandate to require employers to provide health insurance that includes birth control for workers sparked protests in ... Woodbury, N.Y.-based brokerage firm Sterling & Sterling Inc. appointed Howard Tollin as president of the environmental services division. ... A Maine man recently convicted of federal gun charges has pleaded no contest in state court to insurance fraud charges for burning down his ... Connecticut teens have acknowledged in a state survey that they talk and text on their cell phones while driving.The biennial state survey ... Federal emergency management officials say they'll demolish dozens of damaged and flood-prone properties in eastern and central ...  Midwest There's a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby ... Straight-line wind gusts damaged buildings, uprooted trees and sent a 30-foot sailboat crashing through the window of a home in North ... A shoe store clerk who was fired after inadvertently giving a receipt containing a racial slur to a black customer has the right to sue her ... Southeast The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County man was awarded $15.2 ... A former on-air forecaster for The Weather Channel is suing the network, claiming it illegally discriminated against her because of her ... Mississippi's insurance commissioner says the state will receive nearly $1 million as part of a national settlement over American ... South Central Texas top insurance regulator has named eight industry professionals to participate in an advisory group to work on issues related to ... Serious safety violations at a chemical plant in Arkansas have resulted in a proposed $122,000 in fines for an Indiana company, federal ... Regulators say a Dallas-area refrigerated transport company will pay $50,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit The U.S. ... West A wildfire in northern Colorado that has forced the evacuation of thousands nearly doubled in size overnight from 20,000 acres to 36,930 ... Officials in Columbia Falls, Mont. are considering a cellphone ban while driving after a man drove into the Flathead River while texting. ... The University of Wyoming has established a website that provides ways for landowners to reduce wildfire risks to houses, cabins and ... A $20 million notice of claim has been filed against Phoenix and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over a jail inmate's death last year. ... An elderly California couple are suing the landowner of a Waikiki outdoor bazaar, claiming they were injured when a branch from a large ... A current and a former insurance agent from Southern California have been arrested for allegedly running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. ...  International Euro zone finance ministers rushed Spain into an EU-funded rescue for its debt-stricken banks to pre-empt the threat of a bank run if ... XL Group announced that its Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC) business has received approval from Lloyd's to write Political Risk and ... Global trade credit insurers have increased their exposures in the sector by over €180 billion [$226.8 billion], despite the continuing ... London-based CFC Underwriting has launched an excess underwriting capability. CFC is a specialist lines underwriting agency backed by 17 ... A.M. Best Co. has reviewed and maintained the under review status of the financial strength ratings of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ... "Over the next 18 months it's estimated that Ireland will spend 100 million euros (app. $125 million) on preparations for Solvency II ...  Insurance Journal Blogs You have to hand it to the Palm Beach Post. First, the paper sends out a reporter to a press conference with Gov. Rick Scott to ask his ... Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV  | R Street Institute is a new free market conservative insurance think tank headed by Eli... |  | What do insureds look for when shopping for a carrier to provide director and officers... |
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