Aug 30, 2013

Daily Headlines: Friday, August 30, 2013

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August 30, 2013
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National

Premium Increases Under Obamacare Are Exaggerated, Rand Says

Predictions of sharp increases in health-insurance premiums for people getting coverage under the U.S. Affordable Care Act have been ...

NFL Agrees to Settle Players' Concussion Suits for $765 Million

The National Football League agreed to pay $765 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over players concussions in a deal that provides ...

Risk Management Services Launches Group E&O Plan for Life, Health Agents

Risk Management Services (RMS) has established a group errors & omissions insurance plan for life and health insurance agents in ...

G20 Urges U.S. to Centralize Insurance Regulation

The United States could improve how it spots and prevents risks in the financial system from turning into destabilizing crises, a global ...

Court Reverses OK for BP to Access Transocean Insurance to Pay Oil Spill Costs

A U.S. appeals court withdrew its decision finding BP Plc had access to $750 million in Transocean Ltd.'s insurance to pay costs of the ...

From MyNewMarkets.com How Agents, Brokers Can Help Themselves, Clients with Healthcare Reform

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accelerated change and confusion in the health insurance marketplace and businesses and individuals are...
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CEOs Behaving Badly; Performance Graded 'F' By Think Tank

With a silhouetted image of a cigar-smoking bigwig reading a failing report card on its cover, a Washington think tank...
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East

Insurers Paid $1.2M for Boston Bombing-Related P/C Claims So Far; Health Claims to Top $22M

The Massachusetts Division of Insurance says that so far, 207 Boston Marathon bombing-related property/casualty claims have been reported ...

New Road Signs in New Jersey to Warn Drivers Not to Text

A recently enacted law in New Jersey will mandate new road signs on state roadways that will inform motorists that texting while driving is ...

CEO Says Connecticut Health Exchange in 'Good Shape'

The CEO of Connecticut's health insurance exchange says the organization is on track to begin accepting applications when open enrollment ...

Top New York Court to Decide Whether Towns Can Ban Fracking

New York's highest court agreed to decide whether towns and cities have the power to pass anti-fracking laws. The Court of Appeals in ...
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Midwest

Gillespie Joins Integro's Chicago Office

International insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers has hired Jeremy Gillespie, who joins the firm's ...

Insurance Fraud Charges Dropped in North Dakota Cow Starvation Case

Prosecutors in North Dakota have dropped insurance fraud charges against a McIntosh County man who pleaded guilty to animal abuse charges, ...

Major Insurance Exchange Company Expanding in Illinois

A major Illinois health insurance exchange has announced plans to double its workforce to serve those shopping for health insurance under ...
Southeast

Mississippi Remembers Katrina Tragedy, Recovery

Residents of coastal Mississippi are holding events in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina, the massive storm that struck on Aug. 29, 2005. ...

Mississippi Auto Body Shops Ask Court to Halt State Farm's Parts-Finder System

More than two dozen body shops are asking a Mississippi court to block an insurance company's program that would change the way they find ...

Florida Insurers, Hospitals Findings Ways to Cut Costs

As health care costs rise in Florida, insurers and hospitals vested in the success of the Affordable Care Act, are coming up with new ways ...

Kentucky Tailgaters Being Watched by Alcohol Enforcers

Workers in one state office plan to go to as many tailgating events this fall as possible as college football season gets started, but they ...
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South Central

Oklahoma Legislators Push Statewide Vote on School Storm Shelters

A group of Democratic legislators is launching a signature drive for a public vote on a $500 million bond issue to pay for storm shelters ...

8 Years After Katrina, New Orleans on the Rebound

Eight years after Hurricane Katrina, the Ferris wheel at the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans sits idle. "Closed for Storm" ...

No Insurer Assessments for TWIA, for Now

Despite pleas from officials and policyholders in Texas Gulf Coast communities, the board of the state's insurer of last resort for wind ...
West

AssuredPartners Inc. Acquires GBP Risk Solutions in Arizona

AssuredPartners Inc. has completed the acquisition of Golseth & Gregson Insurance Services (dba GBP Risk Solutions), an independent ...

NFP P&C Taps Chester as Vice President in Arizona

Terri Chester joined NFP Property and Casualty (NFP P&C) as commercial lines vice president. Chester will be based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. ...

New Mexico City Refuses To Pay For Damage From 'Bait' Car

Albuquerque refuses to pay for damage to a New Mexico home struck by a city-owned bait car driven by teens, directing the homeowner to turn ...

Hollywood Groups Sue To Stop Huge Development, Earthquake Concerns

A coalition of residents who live in famed Hollywood neighborhoods filed a lawsuit this week to stop a $654 million skyscraper project from ...
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International

Wal-Mart Says It Could Loan $50M to Bangladesh Factories for Workplace Safety

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told investors on Thursday that it could provide up to $50 million in low-interest loans or other types of payments to ...

Vienna Insurance Hurt by Spring Flooding Losses

Vienna Insurance Group AG, Austria's biggest insurer, reported second-quarter profit plunged after the worst central European floods in a ...

Zurich Insurance CFO Named Ackermann in Suicide Note

The finance chief of Zurich Insurance, Pierre Wauthier, named chairman Josef Ackermann in his suicide note, the company confirmed on Friday ...

Lawsuit Against Sotheby's Claims $218 Painting Is Actually a $16M Caravaggio

A painting bought by a British naval doctor for 140 pounds ($218) in 1962 may now be worth as much as 10 million pounds if his descendant ...
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Reader Comments

Will Young Adults Sign Onto Obamacare?
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- I'm curious to know what healthcare insurance "cost estimates" were used in this study...? In other words, exactly how much constituted "too... David Orban
Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- Got 15 minutues? Must have saved 15%. BIG D
Cyber Alert: Syria, Aided by Iran, Could Retaliate Against More U.S. Companies
Posted: Thu Aug 29 -- A former NSA director using the phrase "sounds like an Iranian proxy" should be taken with a few million grains of salt. The Washington... ExciteBiker
Cities, States with Best Drivers: Allstate
Posted: Tue Aug 27 -- Perhaps the great drivers of Washington DC are spending too much time texting on their free Obama phones to pay attention to driving. Agent
Minnesota Man Loses License for Slow Driving
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- Driving slow is "Obstructing the Flow of Traffic" (that's what I got a ticket for when I was doing 45 in a 65). It is actually more... David

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Aug 29, 2013

Daily Headlines: Thursday, August 29, 2013

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August 29, 2013
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National

Lloyd's Internal Probe Said to Be Focus of New York's Iran Sanctions Inquiry

A New York regulatory investigation of Lloyd's of London for possible violations of Iran sanctions law has led to a government request for ...

Blackstone Settles IPO Disclosure Lawsuit for $85 Million

Blackstone Group LP reached an $85 million settlement with investors over claims it made misrepresentations about its initial public ...

Cochrane & Company Combines Property, GL Coverage for Shooting Sports Program

Cochrane & Company has combined general liability and property insurance for its ARMS program for the shooting sports industry, which ...

Ironshore Specialty Launches Simplified Excess Liability Policy Form

Ironshore Inc.'s Specialty Casualty unit has introduced a new policy form for excess liability risks to provide a more concise coverage ...

Cyber Alert: Syria, Aided by Iran, Could Retaliate Against More U.S. Companies

If the United States attacks Syria, it will be the first time it strikes a country that is capable of waging retaliatory cyberspace attacks ...

From MyNewMarkets.com How Agents, Brokers Can Help Themselves, Clients with Healthcare Reform

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accelerated change and confusion in the health insurance marketplace and businesses and individuals are...
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Future Profit Projections: Moody's Analysis of Commercial Combined Ratios

Given the current level of commercial insurance price increases, which are outpacing loss ratio trends, analysts at...
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East

Vermont Gov. Shumlin Issues Final Tropical Storm Irene Report

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin released the state's Tropical Storm Irene recovery status report during a press conference on Wednesday marking ...

New York's Highest Court to Hear Appeals in Fracking Cases

New York's highest court will hear appeals in cases related to anti-fracking laws passed in two towns that were upheld by lower courts. The ...

William Gallagher Associates Appoints VP of Human Resources in Boston

William Gallagher Associates, a Boston-based brokerage and risk management services provider, appointed Kim Brennan as vice president of ...

Insurance Society of Philadelphia Names New President

The Insurance Society of Philadelphia recently announced the appointment of Russell Shaner as its new president.With 35 years of experience ...

Gov. Christie Defends N.J. Tourism Advertisements

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is defending tourism ads the state is running in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. During a Tuesday morning ...
Midwest

Kansas AG's Office Says New Roofer Law Requires Outreach

The state attorney general's office plans to do more outreach before pursuing fines under a new Kansas law aimed at cutting down on roofing ...

Confusing Crop Insurance Rule Clarified for Midwest States

Farmers say they're pleased with efforts by the federal Risk Management Agency to clarify rules for prevented planting insurance in five ...

Wisconsin Law Lets Motorcyclists Ignore Some Red Lights

When John Glass of West Allis, Wis., rides his motorcycle, he carries a copy of the state statute that allows motorcyclists to drive ...
Southeast

7 Charged With Filing False Gulf Oil Spill Claims

Federal prosecutors are charging seven people with mail fraud and false claims related to the BP oil spill. U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh said ...

West Virginia Says Resort Owner's Illegal Dam Is Flood Hazard

Billionaire coal company and resort owner Jim Justice is in a war of words with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ...

Tennessee's Jamieson & Fisher Joins Keystone Insurers Group

Keystone Insurers Group said Covington, Tenn.-based agency Jamieson & Fisher Inc. has become its 21st franchise partner in the state. The ...

Lockton Adds 5 Associates in Charlotte Office

Insurance broker Lockton's Charlotte, N.C.  office has hired five new associates with property/casualty insurance experience and employee ...
South Central

Arkansas Researchers: Hill Climbing Tornadoes More Dangerous

New research from the University of Arkansas finds that tornadoes cause greater damage when traveling uphill - and that the twisters tend ...

INSURICA Announces Flurry of Acquisition Activity

Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network announced the acquisition of five insurance agencies since December 2012. The ...

Arkansas Homeowners Settle Suit Charging Fracking Wastewater Caused Quakes

Five Arkansas residents who sued two oil companies claiming wastewater disposal wells from fracking caused earthquakes that damaged their ...
West

California Fire Prompts Unhealthy Air Warnings in Nevada

The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park has not only destroyed buildings and threatened water supplies, ...

Farmers Names Weinstein General Counsel in California

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Farmers Insurance named Steven Weinstein general counsel. Weinstein is the former chairman of the Barger & ...
International

Zurich Group Chairman Resigns After CFO's Suicide

Zurich Insurance Group AG Chairman Josef Ackermann resigned after the company's finance chief died in a suspected suicide. "The unexpected ...

Ping An Insurance Profit Rises on Investments, Banking Income

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China's second-largest insurer, said first-half profit rose 28.3 percent as investment income expanded and ...

TD Bank Profit Falls 10% on Weather Insurance Costs

Toronto-Dominion Bank's quarterly profit fell 10 percent as Canada's No. 2 lender took C$418 million in insurance-related charges, but the ...
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 -- Can anyone do a GL with 1MM/2MM/2MM? Revenue is 50K. Sarkis Kaladzhyan 818-906-7900 InsureTime
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Reader Comments

Will Young Adults Sign Onto Obamacare?
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- I'm curious to know what healthcare insurance "cost estimates" were used in this study...? In other words, exactly how much constituted "too... David Orban
Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- Got 15 minutues? Must have saved 15%. BIG D
Drivers Over Age 55 Far More Likely to Die in Job Accidents Than Younger
Posted: Thu Aug 22 -- Dave, I don't quite believe this story completely. As a veteran P&C agent who has insured businesses for many years, we have seen far more... Agent
Cities, States with Best Drivers: Allstate
Posted: Tue Aug 27 -- Perhaps the great drivers of Washington DC are spending too much time texting on their free Obama phones to pay attention to driving. Agent
People Just Aren't Afraid of Climate Change Yet: Sunstein
Posted: Wed Aug 28 -- Why is this crap being peddled here? I moved to Insurance Journal to get away from the editor at National Underwriter. He also peddled... jared

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Aug 28, 2013

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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August 28, 2013
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National

Judge Denies BP's Bid to Halt Gulf Oil Spill Payments Pending Investigation

BP Plc lost a renewed bid to suspend payments from the court-supervised program administering its settlement of claims tied to the 2010 ...

Regulators Alert Financial Firms to Disaster Risk

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a risk alert on business continuity and disaster recovery planning for investment ...

Wal-Mart Will Offer Health Insurance to U.S. Employees' Domestic Partners

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Tuesday it will offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its U.S. employees starting next year, ...

Merrill Lynch Reaches $160 Million Settlement in Black Advisers' Bias Suit

Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit agreed to pay $160 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by black financial advisers, ...

AAMGA Expands Membership to Include All Wholesale Professionals

The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) has decided to expand its membership to include all wholesale insurance ...

Homeland Security Chief Says U.S. Should Expect 'Major' Cyber-Attack in Future

The U.S. will face a cyber-attack in the future that will cause major disruption in the economy, the outgoing Homeland Security Department ...

From MyNewMarkets.com Want to Make More Money in the Insurance Business? Specialize.

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Commercial Insurance Rate Hikes Continuing; WC Profit Ahead in '14: Moody's

Moody's expects property/casualty commercial insurance rate hikes to continue for the balance of the year, making 2013...
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East

Conn. Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court Ruling, Says Acordia Didn't Breach CUIPA

The Connecticut Supreme Court issued a ruling in favor of Acordia insurance brokerage Monday. The Connecticut Supreme Court, the state's ...

Bellotti to Receive Award From Insurance Library Association of Boston

The Insurance Library Association of Boston announced that Francis X. Bellotti, vice chairman of the board of the Arbella Insurance Group ...

Aon Risk Solutions Names Middle-Market Practice Leader in Philadelphia

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the addition of Jack Reick as a middle-market practice leader ...
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Midwest

SW Indiana Jury Sides With Couple in Malpractice Suit

A southwestern Indiana jury has sided with an Evansville couple who accused a local hospital and a doctor of causing their 9-year-old ...

Illiniois Requiring Insurance for Student Athletes

The Illinois High School Association has approved a policy to make sure its members are complying with a new law requiring them to get ...

Michigan Suspends Licenses of 3 Agencies, 4 Agents

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has suspended the licenses of three LA Insurance Agencies for violations ...
Southeast

North Carolina Couple Charged with Insurance Fraud Over Camper Rental

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin recently announced the arrests of Johnny Ball, 49, and Joni Ball, 49, of  Pink Hill on ...

Gardner Joins Willis North America in Florida as Senior VP

Willis North America has named Walter Gardner as senior vice president and practice leader, Human Capital, for Willis of Florida Inc. ...

Kelley-Hunt Named PCI Public Affairs Director for Southeast

Brooke Kelley-Hunt is the new director of Public Affairs for the Southeast for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). ...
South Central

Louisiana Community 'a Ghost Town' a Year After Isaac

Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in ...

Oklahoma Governor Appoints First Workers' Comp Commissioner

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has selected a longtime Oklahoma businessman as her first appointee to the new Oklahoma Workers' Compensation ...

Texas Fire Marshal: Inspections Refused Since West Blast

Five facilities in Texas with large quantities of the same fertilizer chemical that fueled the deadly plant explosion in West have turned ...
West

Workplace Deaths Decreased in Montana

The state says workplace deaths in Montana decreased last year. The Montana Department of Labor and Industry's Research and Analysis Bureau ...

Leavitt Group Names Clarke in Southern California

The Leavitt Group's Woodland Hills office named Robert Clarke vice president in commercial insurance. Clarke specializes in hospitals, ...

Yosemite May Be Harbinger of California's Wildfire Potential

The week-and-a-half-old wildfire in Yosemite is seen by some as a harbinger of what could be a "worst case scenario" when California enters ...
International

Crop Insurer Says 25% of Saskatchewan Acres Too Wet to Plant

Saskatchewan, Canada's largest wheat and canola producer, had 25 percent fewer acres that were too wet to plant this year, the province's ...

People Just Aren't Afraid of Climate Change Yet: Sunstein

With respect to the science of climate change, many experts regard the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as the world's ...

AIG Names Coory Vice President for Corporate Marketing for Asia Pacific

American International Group Inc. has appointed Damian Coory to the newly created role of vice president for Corporate Marketing and ...
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What is your biggest pain as an agent?
Posted: Mon Aug 19 -- Think about getting a stand up desk. Just google "stand up desk". There are many options. jtownagent
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Will Young Adults Sign Onto Obamacare?
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- I'm curious to know what healthcare insurance "cost estimates" were used in this study...? In other words, exactly how much constituted "too... David Orban
Jury Finds GEICO Must Cover Driver in Fatal Vermont Crash
Posted: Fri Aug 23 -- Got 15 minutues? Must have saved 15%. BIG D
Drivers Over Age 55 Far More Likely to Die in Job Accidents Than Younger
Posted: Thu Aug 22 -- Dave, I don't quite believe this story completely. As a veteran P&C agent who has insured businesses for many years, we have seen far more... Agent
U.S. Asks Court to Block Bernanke Testimony in Greenberg's AIG Lawsuit
Posted: Wed Aug 21 -- What makes a government official so precious that they cannot stand on trial? Aren't they servants of the American People? And if he cannot... Baxtor
More Justice Department Cases Over Financial Crisis On the Way: AG Holder
Posted: Wed Aug 21 -- A few days ago this was posted, "Bernanke cannot be forced to sit for a deposition because high-ranking U.S. government officials are... Baxtor

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