Daily Headlines: Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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April 2, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Gulf Oil Spill Claims Czar Seeks Dismissal of BP Suit The administrator of BP Plc's settlement with thousands of people and businesses who sued over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged a ... More Than 300K Homes Are Foreclosed 'Zombies' A national survey found 301,874 "zombie" properties dotting the U.S. landscape in which homeowners in foreclosure have moved out, leaving ... Capitol Records Copyright Win Deals Blow to Digital Goods Resellers In a major lawsuit testing the legitimacy of music downloads, Capitol Records LLC has won a court ruling that the start-up ReDigi Inc. has ... 19 States Approve ISO's Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool Insurance technical and policy services organization ISO said it has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with insurance ... Fireman's Fund Launches Short Term Event Program Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. has expanded its coverage for entertainment events and productions to smaller special events with the short ... Great American Launches Professional Liability Division Great American Insurance Group has launched a new professional liability division offering errors and omissions (E&O) liability insurance ... 10 Things to Know About the Commercial Auto Market The commercial auto segment saw an underwriting loss in 2011 for the first time in nine years, with a combined ratio of 103.6 percent,... Should Tweeting CEOs Be Muzzled Or Glorified? If the CEO of a public company posts good news about the company's booming business on Facebook, does that same CEO have... More National News East Horace Mann Pays $8,993 in Restitution to Vermont Policyholders Vermont's Department of Financial Regulation announced on March 27 that Horace Mann Insurance Co. and Horace Mann Property and Casualty ... R.I. Issues Bulletin Affirming Punitive Damages Not Insurable Under State Law Rhode Island's Insurance Superintendent Joseph Torti III issued a bulletin last week that affirmed that punitive damages are not insurable ... New Jersey Chiropractor Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme Authorities announced Monday that a central New Jersey chiropractor was sentenced to state prison for fraudulently obtaining more than ... Glatfelter Program Managers in Pennsylvania Names SVP of Healthcare Practice Glatfelter Program Managers (GPM), York, Penn.-based Glatfelter Insurance Group's program business unit, promoted Sue Federinko to senior ... MEMIC Group Appoints Manager of Maine Advocate Operations The MEMIC Group, a workers' compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, announced the promotion of Troy McLain to manager of ... More East News Midwest North Dakota Wants Another Look at Worker's Comp Tim Lambertson has fought a long legal battle to keep from seeing the doctor. The North Dakota former truck driver, who was sidelined from ... Great American Insurance Group Launches Professional Liability Division Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the launch of a new professional liability division. This division ... Kenyon Named Regional Vice President of Claims at Amerisure Farmington Hills, Mich.-based property/casualty insurance provider, Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., has added Becky Kenyon as regional vice ... More Midwest News Southeast Georgia Woman Wins Right to Sue 'Girls Gone Wild' Over Video A Georgia woman whose image was used in advertisements for a "Girls Gone Wild" video without her authorization has grounds to sue the ... Georgia City Votes on Making Gun Ownership Mandatory A north Georgia city is voting on an ordinance that would make gun ownership mandatory. City council members in Nelson were set to vote on ... Court Dismisses Alabama Catholic TV Station's Suit Against Obamacare An Alabama-based religious broadcasting organization is reviewing its options after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging part ... Gallogly Joins Florida's Lighthouse Property Insurance Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. has named Loren Gallogly as a new manager of sales and marketing charged with expanding the insurer's ... More Southeast News South Central Complaint: Oklahoma Dentist's Unsanitary Practice Put Patients at Risk Looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS, hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma-based oral ... State Intelligence Report Highlights Threats to Texas While organized crime is seen as the most significant public safety threat in Texas, drunk driving, natural disasters, terrorism, ... Nearly 40% of Texans Admit Being Scared by Texas Weather: Survey Thirty-seven percent of Texans say Lone Star State spring storms scare them, and more than a third say they feel the weather is getting ... More South Central News West Court: California City May Proceed With Bankruptcy A U.S. federal judge on Monday approved the city of Stockton's petition for bankruptcy in a case that sets the stage for a lengthy battle ... Mahoney Named Chief Operating Officer of Heffernan in California Heffernan Insurance Brokers named Jennifer Mahoney chief operating officer. As COO, Mahoney will oversee corporate governance, contracts, ... Marijuana DUI Bill Advances In Colorado Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long delay. ... Word Named President of Word & Brown in Southern California Jessica Word has been named president of Word & Brown General Agency. The appointment is effective immediately. Word has been serving as ... Washington Couple Must Pay $224,000 For Workers' Comp Fraud A Washington couple received jail time and will have to reimburse the state more than $200,000 after they reportedly both filed fraudulent ... More West News International PERILS Updates European Cat Exposure Database for 2013; 1.9% Rise in Values PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company providing industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data, has released an update for ... Death Toll in Tanzania Building Collapse Rises to 30 Tanzania's government says the death toll from a collapsed building in the country's largest city rose to 30 early Monday. Rescue workers ... Willis Re Sees Increased Capital Inflows as Threat to Reinsurers A report from Willis Re, the reinsurance brokerage arm of Willis Group Holdings, concludes that "many traditional reinsurers now see the ... Torus Receives Approval for Lloyd's Managing Agency Global specialty insurer Torus announced it has received approval from the UK Financial Services Authority and Lloyd's to launch its own ... Willis Acquires UK Indemnity Specialist Broker Prime Professions Willis Group Holdings announced that it has "further enhanced its offering in the executive risk market by agreeing to acquire, through its ... ACE Completes Acquisition of Mexican Surety Lines Company Fianzas Monterrey ACE Limited announced that it has completed the acquisition of Fianzas Monterrey in Mexico from New York Life Insurance Company for ... Hiscox Bermuda Appoints Lazzaro to U.S. Property Cat Team Hiscox Bermuda announced that it has expanded its US property catastrophe team with the appointment of Bill Lazzaro as Vice President - ... 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