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November 20, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Women with Driver's Licenses Now Outnumber Men Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the ... Meningitis Victims Seek to Freeze Assets of Pharmacy, Owners A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday is expected to hear arguments on whether to freeze nearly $500 million in assets, including luxury ... AmWINS to Offer Network Security Privacy Liability Program for Hospitals AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas, through its partnership with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS) and Beazley plc, is now ... More Businesses Seek Government Flood Insurance After Sandy: Marsh More businesses are expressing interest in purchasing flood insurance coverage from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the wake... More National News East SNL Report: Insurers Begin Issuing Sandy Loss Estimates A number of insurers have begun issuing their Sandy loss estimates in the weeks since the superstorm devastated the East Coast. The SNL ... Group Warns ACC Clauses Might Apply in Devastating Breezy Point Fire When Superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast with high winds and a massive storm surge, 111 homes in the Queens, New York, neighborhood of ... Willis: It's Not Surprising to See Sandy Loss Estimates Climbing The price tag for Hurricane Sandy for insurers could reach $25 billion, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal citing new ... Aon Opens Temporary Office in Midtown Manhattan During Sandy Recovery Aon plc announced this week that it has secured interim office space in midtown Manhattan in New York City as part of its business ... Attorneys Discuss Possible Triggers for Business Interruption Coverage Superstorm Sandy devastated residents and businesses in the tri-state area. With a nearly unprecedented two-day closure of the New York ... Lloyd's America Names Northeast Region Director in Boston Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market, appointed Glenn Dorr as director of Lloyd's America's Northeast region.The Northeast ... New York Insurance Association Elects Its 2013 Officers and Directors The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) elected its 2013 officers and board of directors at the association's annual meeting held on Nov. ... More East News Midwest Cargill Meat Solutions Fined $114K for Workplace Hazards The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. with three safety ... CNA Names Baumel Illinois Branch Vice President CNA Financial Corp. has appointed Michael Baumel as the vice president for its Illinois Branch office. Baumel joined CNA in 2005 as a vice ... Holiday Red-Ribbon Campaign Promotes Ohio Road Safety Law enforcers around Ohio plan more than 9,700 hours of enforcement during the holidays, including 23 sobriety checkpoints statewide. State ... More Midwest News Southeast Georgia Physicans Mull Workers' Compensation-Like Plan for Medical Malpractice Georgia physicians are debating whether to push for a state constitutional amendment to reinstate a $350,000 cap on medical malpractice ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Citizens Releases Nearly 7K Homeowners Policies Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced that Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. (Citizens) has completed a sixth ... Oklahoma Officials: 31 Citations, 11 Tows in Tulsa Auto Insurance Checks A safety checkpoint in Tulsa County on Nov. 17 netted 31 citations for driving without auto insurance. Law enforcement officers towed 11 of ... Buchanan Joins Roach Howard Smith & Barton as Sales Executive Dallas-based Roach Howard Smith & Barton announced that it has added Keleigh Buchanan as a sales executive in its personal client services ... More South Central News West Benefits Extended For Fallen Arizona Officers' Families A recent change by Glendale, Ariz. officials will extend the city's discounted health insurance benefits for the families of police ... Idaho's Otter May Take Another Month On Exchange Decision Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter will take up to another month to decide whether Idaho will build its own health insurance exchange - or opt for an ... EPIC Adds Glass to Northern California Construction Practice Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Dolores Glass as a principal in their San Ramon, Calif. construction practice. Glass will be ... More West News International Global Investors Call for Action on Serious Climate Danger A coalition of the world's largest investors called on governments on Tuesday to ramp up action on climate change and boost clean-energy ... UN Security Council Debates Spread of Piracy Centuries after piracy was recognized as the first international crime against humanity, its spread around the world has prompted the U.N. ... Senior Reinsurance Execs to Join Q-Re in Establishing 'Global Franchise' Q-Re, a subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), headquartered in Doha, Qatar, announced additions to a team of senior reinsurance ... ING in New Deal with EU over State Aid, Punishment The Netherland's based ING Groep NV has agreed to a deal with European regulators on when it will repay the remaining €3 billion ($3.84 ... Best's Special Report on Columbia Cites Growth, Regulation A special report from A.M. Best - "Regulation Tightens as Colombia's Insurance Market Grows and Matures -"notes that "insurance companies ... Endurance Appoints Kuhn as CEO - Global Insurance Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd announced that John ("Jack") Kuhn will be joining the company next week as Chief Executive ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Effects of Worldwide Economic Instability on American Companies Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... Watch Now Big I's Bob Rusbuldt: Agents, the 2012 Election and the Fiscal Cliff Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America,... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Automotice Diagnostic Equipment-Portable Posted: Tue Nov 20 -- Any markets available to insure on an inland marine policy, an expensive PORTABLE piece of Diagnostic Equipment worth about $20,000 ... 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Posted: Mon Nov 19 -- Our agency has been using Nexsure since March of 2005. You are correct - early on we had some challenges as we worked through some growing... kbitzer9 Reliable Car Insurance Quotes Posted: Mon Nov 19 -- You should first do some search about the best car insurance providers, check their history that what is their credit... chizcurlz Demand for Medical Payments Posted: Sun Nov 18 -- Why are companies providing such high med pay limits nowadays with the sue happy society we are in? I see "Enhancement endorsements"... Iowa Guy Go to Forums Reader Comments President Obama Vows to Address Climate Change Posted: Thu Nov 15 -- A little less hot air could help! Milner Man Dies After Being Tossed From Colorado Bar Posted: Tue Nov 13 -- any idea why this is newsworthy? It is bad enough that a bar-owner can be responsible for a patron's activity hours after they leave the... insurance mom Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg, Starr May Appeal Dismissal of Bailout Suit Posted: Mon Nov 19 -- Of course...Just end the fed already LiveFree Five Republican Governors Reject State-Run Health Exchanges Posted: Mon Nov 19 -- I know we are all eternal optimists at heart but I really think somewher down the road shortly we are going to have states trying to... LiveFree Los Angeles County Settles Bus Accident Suit For $3.5M Posted: Wed Nov 14 -- The award seems high. While there are no details on medical cost, inability to work, etc, $3.5 Mil for damage to one's foot seems excessive. 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