Today's Headlines National The U.S. government is seeking $5 billion in its civil lawsuit against Standard & Poor's, accusing the ratings service of defrauding ... Insurance brokers across the country reported price increases in the commercial lines market in the fourth quarter of 2012. According to ... The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a net loss of $46 million for the 2012 fourth quarter, in contrast to the fourth ... Markel Corp. reported 2012 fourth-quarter net profit to shareholders of $56.79 million, up 13.2 percent compared to $50.18 million reported ... Confie Seguros, a national personal lines insurance brokerage network, has acquired two additional agencies: Cannello Agency in Niagara, ... Beazley plc has launched new computer crime and account takeover coverages for financial institutions. The enhanced computer crime policy ... Standard & Poor's said it expects to be the target of a U.S. Department of Justice civil lawsuit over its mortgage bond ratings, the first ... It is a question that has lawyers and many others on the U.S. Gulf coast buzzing: Will BP strike a massive deal to settle the remaining ... While many in the insurance industry were focused on the cyber liability, cargo theft, and weather segments in 2012, this year a number of...  East New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend up to $400 million to buy and demolish homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy and permanently preserve ... Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten Island home, leafing through boxes of family photos that had been steeped in storm water. She ... New York has started recruiting insurance companies to provide coverage through the New York Health Benefit Exchange created under national ... New Jersey officials are warning would-be car buyers to be careful about buying vehicles that may have been damaged by Superstorm Sandy. ...  Midwest Cincinnati, Ohio-based EMC Insurance Companies is partnering with SafeSchools to create safer learning environments for its insured ... The family of a man who was among six people gunned down at his Minneapolis, Minn., office last year is suing the company, claiming it ... Missouri senators are preparing to debate legislation to revive an insolvent fund for disabled workers. The state's Second Injury Fund has ... On Jan. 31, 2013, the 167 independent insurance agencies representing Fremont Insurance Co. presented Richard E. Dunning with a special ... Southeast The Florida Supreme Court says contract clauses requiring arbitration to settle related disputes include fraud claims. The justices ... State standards aimed at reducing buildups of explosive coal dust in underground mines but regulators haven't been enforced in West ... Florida regulators have released a report into Citizens Property Insurance Corp., finding that the state-backed company failed to ... Aon plc recently announced the addition of Greg Whittle as vice president and middle market sales leader in the health and benefits ... Maritime Program Group recently appointed Shari Trefil as a senior broker based in Stuart, Florida. Trefil brings with her 23 years of ... South Central Ron Wright, who has served as president and chief executive officer of Texas Mutual Insurance Co. since 2009, has announced that he will ... Texas Forest Service crews are beginning work to remove hazardous vegetation in the Davis Mountains resort area of West Texas to try to ... Arkansas Senator Missy Irvin of Mountain View announced she is drafting legislation to better prepare students and faculty in Arkansas for ...  West MMIC, a large Midwest medical professional liability firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire Utah Medical Insurance Association, a ... Oakland, Calif.-based Dealey, Renton & Associates named Morgan West as president. Al Chinn remains as the company's CEO. West joins DRA ... Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, named Andrew R. Daniels as managing partner of Northern California. The appointment ... California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has filed a civil lawsuit against BP West Coast Products, BP Products North America Inc. and ... Former insurance agent Mitch Kelling has pled guilty to insurance fraud. Kelling plead guilty to felony charges in Utah Seventh District ... International A French-owned oil tanker missing off Ivory Coast with 17 sailors on board likely has been hijacked, an official with an international ... Munich Re's preliminary financial figures for 2012 show a profit of €3.2 billion [$4.33 billion], compared to catastrophe prone 2011, ... Barclays set aside another £1 billion ($1.58 billion) to compensate customers for mis-selling products, dropping another British banking ... "Resource nationalism, poor infrastructure that impedes development and supply chain disruptions are some of the biggest risks facing the ... Swiss-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Julian James has been named President of Allied World's European ... Ironshore Europe Ltd. (IEL) announced that Jamie R. Lewis has joined the company as Senior VP -Healthcare. He will be, working closely with ... A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer ... Insurance Journal Blogs As Florida's 2013 legislative session draws near, state lawmakers once again are preparing to examine reforms to the Sunshine State's ... Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV  | Recently re-elected North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin welcomes his expanded... |  | Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... |
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