Daily Headlines: Monday, October 31, 2011

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October 31, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Company Health Plans Raising Costs for Smokers, Obese Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a ... Why Real Estate Professionals Need E&O Coverage As real estate professionals know well, most signs point to slow progress in real estate industry growth. Professionals are left to manage ... Aspen U.S., V3 Insurance to Offer Misc. E&O, Optional Premises Liability Program Aspen U.S. Insurance has partnered with V3 Insurance Partners LLC, a managing general underwriting agency, to offer Vantage360 MPL+, a ... Travelers Expanded Event Coverage Protects Investment in Life Celebrations Despite consumers cutting back on many expenses, they are not cutting back when it comes to the events they hold for life milestones,... More National News East Q3 Earnings Report: Selective Posts Net Loss Selective Insurance Group, based in Branchville, New Jersey, reported net loss of $20.1 million for the third quarter. The insurer had ... William Gallagher Settles With Regulators, Will Pay $1.7M Insurance broker William Gallagher Associates Inc. will pay $1.7 million as a settlement with Connecticut regulators over allegations that ... Virginia Farm Bureau Says It’s Peak Deer vs. Car Season The Virginia Farm Bureau is warning motorists to be mindful of deer wandering onto roads and highways, a common hazard during this time of ... Nearly 580,000 Lose Power During East Coast Snow The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to nearly 580,000 customers. Most are in ... More East News Midwest Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over South Dakota Collapsed Pool Claims An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell ... Nebraska Health Exchange Would Need 83K-100K Enrollees As many as 100,000 Nebraskans would need to enroll in a state-based health insurance exchange before the program could sustain itself as ... ARM of Illinois Adds 100th Member to Public Schools Cooperative Associated Risk Managers (ARM) of Illinois has added Rochelle Community Consolidated School District #231 into the Prairie State Insurance ... More Midwest News Southeast West Virgnia City Wins $2.6M in Engineer Negligence Claim The Charleston Sanitary Board will get more than $2.6 million from a company it had hired to make compost out of yard waste and sewage ... More Southeast News South Central Feds Make Slow Progress on Flood Levee Inventory More than six years after Hurricane Katrina's rampage, authorities have taken only halting steps toward identifying weaknesses in a ... Mulcahy Joins York Risk Services Group as South Central Sales VP Claims administration and risk management services provider York Risk Services Group has added Pat Mulcahy as vice president of sales for ... Tremors in Oklahoma a Reminder to Check for Quake Coverage Recent minor earthquakes have rattled Oklahoma homes and businesses; seven tremors have been reported in the state during the month of ... Insurance Professionals of Katy Aligns with International Association The Insurance Professionals of Katy has affiliated with the International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) (formerly NAIW ... Farmers Insurance: Nov.1 Will Dramatically Impact Oklahoma Drivers Farmers Insurance is advising Oklahoma residents that a new law, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, will have a significant effect on all ... More South Central News West Judge Blocks San Francisco’s Cell Phone Warning A U.S. judge has blocked most of a San Francisco ordinance that required warnings about cell phone safety risks, saying it violated the ... Mercury Reports Dip in Operating Income in 3Q, Increases Quarterly Dividend Mercury General Corp. (NYSE: MCY) on Monday reported a dip in operating income for the third quarter, and announced a dividend increase. ... More West News International Aon Report on Thai Floods Highlights ‘Extreme Human Suffering,’ Economic Loss’ Aon Benfield has published a highly detailed report on the ongoing floods in Thailand, from their meteorological beginnings - extremely ... UK PM Seeks Law Change to Allow Armed Guards on British Vessels UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to amend British law to allow UK registered vessels to employ armed guards as security, ... Strong Peru Quake Causes Minor Damage, 83 Reported Injured A magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the coast of southern Peru Friday shook buildings in Lima and injured 83 people near the city of ... War Veteran Turned Banker is China’s New Insurance Regulator Xiang Junbo, the man named on Saturday to be China's insurance regulator, recently led the country's third-largest lender from near ... AIR Gives Preliminary Analysis of Peru Quake Losses In a bulletin released shortly after the earthquake in Peru, Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide said that "given the relatively sparse ... AIR Worldwide Launches Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for China Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that it has released the industry's first Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) ... Third Quarter Earnings Reports: Aspen Insurance, Validus Holdings Combined ratio of 96.7 percent, or 85.5 percent excluding catastrophe losses for the third quarter of 2011, compared with a combined ratio... S&P Upgrades Swiss Re and Core Subsidiaries to ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Zurich-based ... BrokersLink Adds 8 New Members BrokersLink, a major independent international insurance broker network, announced that new brokers had joined the organization in Israel, ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs It’s Unwise to Pay Too Much, but it’s Worse to Pay Too Little Think... It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money—that is all. When ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Intermediary Value The prolonged soft market and tough competition in the property/casualty insurance industry... Watch Now FERMA Growth Assured as Den Dekker Steps Down Peter den Dekker's tenure as president of the Federation of European Risk Management... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Chicago IL area insurance agencies who sell TRAVEL Insurance Posted: Mon Oct 31 -- You can look online. I'm certain that there are lots of carriers in Chicago area. troybenning Nursing Home (TX) Posted: Mon Oct 31 -- As some of the comments suggest above the only real way to get a feel for a care home is to visit it and make close inspection. One thing... Jambo86 Attorney considering CPCU- thoughts? Posted: Mon Oct 31 -- I spent this year on education and books like the CPCU which is 5 feet from me right now, was recovered in 8 days of work. But the knowledge... tkishore123 CIC & CPCU at the same time? Posted: Mon Oct 31 -- LMora, while I don't have my CIC yet, I did just complete the CPCU designation. My only word of advice would be this: find a group of people... BrianBaughman Can you get different rates for same insurer? Posted: Sun Oct 30 -- It is rare, but we know of one insurer that is giving a higher discount to high risk properties (such as second homes, mobile homes, etc.)... mgoodfriend Social Media and its potential Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- I started a Facebook page a few months ago for our agency. My boss noted that when a person goes to the page, on the right hand side are a... csrsd Should An Agency Specialize or have a Niche? Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- Yes, I totally agree for an agency to have a specialize field in their agency, because if you don't have anything that is stand out in the... roycheong1031 Insurance for DJ's Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- Well, sure, he does need Liability coverage. What if his equipment that he set up falls and damages a 3rd party's property, or, worse yet,... simiinsuranceguy Android Applications/Insurance Related Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- I have seen some insurance android apps especially for agents but I don't know if it's worth downloading though. Anyone of you have tried... robmejia Go to Forums Reader Comments Florida Man Wins $1M Claim Against South Carolina Lawyer Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Now that's a true feel good story! Johnny Cockrun Accident Fund Will Cover Comp Claim for Joplin Tornado Survivor Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Sanity prevails! How refreshing! This poor fellow exposed himself (gosh that sounds wrong) to a higher degree of risk by attempting to save... reality bites Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- The hospital closed because it was 1 billion in debt. That would probably mean that the hospital was not able to pay their bills probably... Amazed More Unfit Floridians Have Driver's Licenses Yanked Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- When my Mom was approaching 90 she went to the Ohio deputy registrar office to renew her license. Part of the process is an eye test and she... Waterbug West Virginia Judge Affirms $91M Damage Award Against Nursing Home Posted: Mon Oct 24 -- $91,000,000?? For an 87-YO person? That's a lot of money for pain + suffering + loss of consortium. 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Daily Headlines: Friday, October 28, 2011

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October 28, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Women Launch New Legal Salvo Against Wal-Mart Women pursuing discrimination claims against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. filed a reformulated lawsuit against the world's largest retailer, their ... Aon Profit, Brokerage Revenues Up in Q3; Hewitt Costs Take a Bite Aon Corp. reported a profit jump for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Net income increased 38 percent to $198 million, compared to ... Hedge Fund Guru Cohen to Set up Reinsurance Business Steven A. Cohen, who built one of the world's biggest and most successful hedge funds, is branching out and plans to set up his own ... Ratings Recap: Farmers of Tenn., Wisc. Am. Mutual, Commerce Protetctive A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer ... Zurich, Marine Agency Corp. Launch Program for Bodywork Shops, Spas, Salons Zurich and Marine Agency Corporation are offering a new insurance program for tattoo and micropigmentation artists, body piercers, massage ... ACE Private Risk, ARIS Title Insurance to Provide Risk Management for Fine Art Items ACE Private Risk Services, the high-net-worth personal lines business of the ACE Group, and ARIS Title Insurance Corp., a member of Argo ... Utica National Launches Cybersurance for Small Businesses Between 2005 and 2010, more than 350 million personal records were exposed in reported data breaches alone. Those numbers include data, ... Travelers Expanded Event Coverage Protects Investment in Life Celebrations Despite consumers cutting back on many expenses, they are not cutting back when it comes to the events they hold for life milestones,... More National News East New York Railroad Workers Charged in $1 Billion Disability Claims Fraud U.S. prosecutors charged 11 people Thursday in connection with an alleged $1 billion fraud involving hundreds of railroad workers filing ... Cuomo: More State Aid for Flood-damaged New York Farms The Cuomo administration is distributing an additional $850,000 in aid for more than 100 New York farms impacted by flooding caused by ... Q3 Earnings Report: Transatlantic, W.R. Berkley Post Lower Profits New York-headquartered Transatlantic Holdings reported third-quarter net income of $68 million, down significantly from $134 million one ... Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers Occupy Wall Street protesters held a speak-out and march in New York City targeting the health insurance industry. Several hundred ... Lockton Hires Marine Specialist in New York Office Lockton Companies, a Kansas City, Mo.-headquartered insurance broker, appointed Joe Sheridan as a marine specialist in its New York office. ... More East News Midwest Michigan Advances Workers' Comp Changes Legislation that could help employers contain costs related to compensating workers injured on the job cleared a Michigan House committee ... Motorcycle Helmet Law Passes Michigan House Committee Proposals that would allow some motorcyclists to ride without helmets in Michigan continue to advance in the state Legislature. The House ... Ohio Public Employer Workers' Comp Rates Falling Ohio's 3,900 public employer taxing districts will pay an estimated $22 million less for workers' compensation coverage next year ... More Midwest News Southeast Insurer Trade Group Urges Florida to Curb Auto Insurance 'Fraud Tax' Florida should allow more time for looking into suspicious claims, place a cap on attorneys' fees and more closely regulate medical ... Mississippi Insurance Chief Race Draws 2 Opponents for Chaney Louis Fondren, a Democrat from Gautier, and Barbara Dale Washer, the Reform Party candidate from Hattiesburg, seek to dislodge incumbent ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants All Day Cares Insured An exemption that allows some day care operators not to carry liability insurance coverage should be removed, a state lawmaker told a ... Louisiana Must Turn Over Records to BP-U.S. Judge Louisiana must quickly turn over documents requested by oil giant BP, or else face dismissal of its lawsuit against the company for losses ... Klingman Joins Swett & Crawford Texas Trucking Team Transportation specialist Barbara Klingman has joined the Dallas office of Swett & Crawford as an underwriter in the Transportation ... Arkansas Rural Risk Underwriting Assoc. Assessments due Dec. 31 The Arkansas Department of Insurance announced that assessments from property/casualty insurers and farm mutual insurance companies for the ... 50 Homes Added to Louisiana Hurricane Repair Program Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, whose houses were ... More South Central News West Southern California Couple and Mother Arrested in Alleged Ponzi Scheme A Southern California couple and their mother were arrested and have been charged with violating multiple sections of the state's penal ... More West News International Thai Floods Batter Global Electronics, Auto Supply Chains Manufacturers of car parts and computer hard drives are the worst hit in Thailand, and face a bleak key holiday selling season due to ... Brokers Flock to Sign up for London Market's Electronic Trading 'e-Accounts' The London market's ambition to enable brokers to trade globally with it more easily has taken a significant step closer with phase one ... Q3 Earnings Reports: Montpelier Re; Everest Re; Endurance Specialty "While it's disappointing to report an operating loss, the third quarter was a dynamic period for Montpelier" Fairfax's Watsa Sees More Turmoil; Maintains Hedges Fairfax Financial Holdings is maintaining its market hedges due to concerns about the global economic outlook and in spite of the recent ... PartnerRe Details Cat Loss Estimates; $169 Million in Q3 Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. has issued a statement indicating that it has "experienced no individual loss events occurring during the ... Best Affirms Munich Re, Subsidiaries, Munich Re America 'A+' Ratings A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A+' (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of Munich ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Intermediary Value The prolonged soft market and tough competition in the property/casualty insurance industry... Watch Now FERMA Growth Assured as Den Dekker Steps Down Peter den Dekker's tenure as president of the Federation of European Risk Management... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Social Media and its potential Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- The use of social media is very advantageous given that most tools are for FREE. So why hesitate on using this kind of marketing tool when... robmejia Android Applications/Insurance Related Posted: Fri Oct 28 -- I have seen some insurance android apps especially for agents but I don't know if it's worth downloading though. Anyone of you have tried... robmejia Marketing Marketing Marketing Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- I'm not sure how you measure how well social media works. Are you getting clients who say they came to you because of twitter or facebook?... Detroitgirl CIC & CPCU at the same time? Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- I am scheduled to take my first CIC exam in about 3 weeks time, however the next CIC exam in my state (Florida) isn't until February 2012 so... LMora Should An Agency Specialize or have a Niche? Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- Yeah I agree with you. Marketing for a certain niche is definitely more effective. And have a unique offer to acquire and retain customers. robmejia Insurance for DJ's Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- Is it necessary for DJ's to have an insurance when it isn't really a risky job? Probably, like any other individual, he would need a life... robmejia What is the Purpose of An Agency Website? Posted: Wed Oct 26 -- Good points! I think an agency website should be informative too. It should not be all about marketing. Readers must be able to get helpful... sethm Book recommendation for starting an agency? Posted: Wed Oct 26 -- Get the book entitled "Power Position Your Agency: A Guide to Insurance Agency Success." I read this book a few years ago. It's a good... sethm Can you get different rates for same insurer? Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- One assist is to have a homeowner install a professional monitoring system which will qualify them for anywhere between a 8-12% discount on... mgoodfriend Go to Forums Reader Comments Accident Fund Will Cover Comp Claim for Joplin Tornado Survivor Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Sanity prevails! How refreshing! This poor fellow exposed himself (gosh that sounds wrong) to a higher degree of risk by attempting to save... reality bites More Unfit Floridians Have Driver's Licenses Yanked Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- When my Mom was approaching 90 she went to the Ohio deputy registrar office to renew her license. Part of the process is an eye test and she... Waterbug Florida Man Wins $1M Claim Against South Carolina Lawyer Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Now that's a true feel good story! West Virginia Judge Affirms $91M Damage Award Against Nursing Home Posted: Mon Oct 24 -- $91,000,000?? For an 87-YO person? That's a lot of money for pain + suffering + loss of consortium. My parents aren't too much younger so I... reality bites Georgia Court to Weigh Alligator Claim Against Homeowners Association Posted: Fri Oct 21 -- This case could surely take a bite out of some insurance carriers reserves! Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue Focus on Professional Liability / PLUS, Law Firm Directory, Commercial Property, Insurance Geek Issue - What's New in Technology October 17, 2011 More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail Market Directories Excess & Surplus Markets Programs Workers' Comp Markets New Insurance Jobs Senior Underwriting Specialist - Inland Marine Wholesale P & C Broker Regional Sales Manager - National Temporay Housing Provider Insurance Training Professional Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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Daily Headlines: Thursday, October 27, 2011

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October 27, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National High Hopes for High Tech: Interview with New Applied Systems CEO Insurance agencies are under pressure to quickly adopt new technologies in order to keep up with competitors, according to a newcomer to ... Auto Claims Considered Total Loss Deliver Less Customer Satisfaction: J.D. Power Auto insurance claimants who incur a total vehicle loss are notably less satisfied with the claims experience than claimants who incur a ... RIM Hit with Consumer Lawsuits over BlackBerry Outage Consumers in the United States and Canada have sued Research in Motion for a days-long service outage on BlackBerry devices that rippled ... Willis Expands North America Construction Practice Willis North America made a series of key appointments to its construction practice. John Nissley has been appointed practice leader for ... EBRM Launches BCS Errors & Omissions Insurance EBRM has launched a new BCS errors & omissions policy available only to authorized agents of EBRM, a general agency of Blue Cross and ... Inconsistency Is the Norm in Construction Liability Coverage In construction liability insurance, there is a great deal of inconsistency in determining whether faulty workmanship is an occurrence. The... More National News East Massachusetts Agents Drop Ballot Effort on Credit Ban The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) has agreed to a request from state lawmakers to withdraw the ballot initiative it ... Group Challenges Secret Court Arbitration in Delaware An open-government group on Tuesday, Oct. 25, challenged a law that allows members of Delaware's Court of Chancery to preside over secret ... Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to Host Benefit Dinner The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) New York/Northeast division will hold its 2011 benefit dinner on Dec. 14. "There are so ... Capital BlueCross Begins Offering Insurance for Furry Pals Harrisburg, Penn.-based health insurer Capital BlueCross is now offering insurance for the four-legged pals. The company said it is teaming ... XL Hires Three New Underwriting Managers in Hartford XL Group's insurance segment hired three new inland marine underwriting managers. The new executives are: Anne Marie Elder as senior vice ... Chartis Appoints Chief Underwriting Officer for Global Commercial Unit Chartis has appointed Tim Carter as chief underwriting officer for the company's global commercial insurance unit. He will be responsible ... More East News Midwest Missouri Judge Declares Mistrial in $700M Tobacco Lawsuit A judge in Missouri has declared a mistrial in a $700 million lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, after jurors failed to reach agreement on ... Wisconsin Home Explosion Victims Get $5M A furnace installation company and its insurer have agreed to pay $5 million to the victims of a fatal home explosion in Sun Prairie. ... Ohio Businesses Awarded More Than $200K for Workplace Safety The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) reported that 10 Ohio businesses received more than $217,000 in safety intervention grants ... More Midwest News Southeast Alabama Regulators Call for Hearing on Proposed Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease Alabama regulators are preparing to hold a public hearing on a proposed statewide average 9.3 percent decrease in the state's workers' ... West Virginia Insurers Pay More for Deer-Related Auto Accidents West Virginia auto insurers are paying more for deer-related accident claims despite the fact that fewer drivers are involved in ... What Should Florida Do to Fix Citizens, Property Insurance? Share Your Ideas As Insurance Journal has reported, Florida lawmakers are considering the future of the state's largest homeowners' insurer, Citizens ... Ex-Mine Official Convicted in Deadly West Virginia Disaster The former security chief at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died last year was convicted of two felonies Wednesday, the U.S. ... More Southeast News South Central Accountant Pleads Guilty in Houston in Fake Insurance Scheme A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in a scam involving the sale of bogus insurance to a New York tour operator ... Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for $600K Insurance Scam A Texas man has been ordered to serve more than seven years in prison and repay nearly $583,000 over investment fraud. A federal judge ... LevelFirst Appoints Campbell as Marketing Director; Adds Production Staff Dallas-based LevelFirst has named Toni Campbell director of Marketing. Campbell will oversee all marketing efforts for the newly formed ... Oklahoma Attorney Pleads Guilty to $1M Workers' Comp Fraud Case A longtime Tulsa, Okla., criminal defense attorney has pleaded guilty in Tulsa County District Court for his role in helping embezzle more ... More South Central News West Sena Named Account Executive at Willis Construction Northern California Brian Sena has been appointed account executive of Willis Construction Practice and made responsible for account management on key ... California AG Sues Water Bottle Companies over Biodegradability Claims Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed a "greenwashing" lawsuit on Wednesday against three companies alleged to have made false and ... California Supreme Court Denies Petition on Ogilvie The California Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected San Francisco's petition for review on Wednesday of the First District Court of Appeal's ... Poms & Associates' Colorado Office Names Regional Director Rick Ninneman has joined Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc.'s  Colorado office as regional director. Prior to Poms,  Ninneman ... More West News International Markets Cheer Euro Deal But Questions Remain The euro and stocks rallied on Thursday after European leaders struck a deal to provide debt relief for Greece, but analysts warned the ... AIR Reports on Heavy Rains, Floods in Ireland, Southwest England, Wales Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a bulletin on the "torrential rainfall" that has "caused widespread disruption and ... ABI Assures UK Flood Victims Insurers Ready to Help The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin advising "anyone who has suffered flood damage as a result of the heavy ... Third Quarter Earnings Reports: ACE Limited; Arch Capital Chairman and CEO Evan G. Greenberg commented: "ACE had outstanding operating results in what were very difficult financial market conditions. All principal ... More International News Sponsored Content Pacific Claims Services, a Subsidiary of American Claims Management, Appointed Jayne Miller as Vice President of Managed Care San Diego, CA, 10/27/11 - Pacific Claims Services, a subsidiary of American Claims Management, Inc., has appointed Jayne Miller as vice ... More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Intermediary Value The prolonged soft market and tough competition in the property/casualty insurance industry... Watch Now FERMA Growth Assured as Den Dekker Steps Down Peter den Dekker's tenure as president of the Federation of European Risk Management... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Marketing Marketing Marketing Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- All these marketing strategies will only be effective if paired with hardwork and dedication. A good agent, after all, succeeds when he puts... robmejia Insurance for DJ's Posted: Thu Oct 27 -- Is it necessary for DJ's to have an insurance when it isn't really a risky job? Probably, like any other individual, he would need a life... robmejia What is the Purpose of An Agency Website? Posted: Wed Oct 26 -- Good points! I think an agency website should be informative too. It should not be all about marketing. Readers must be able to get helpful... sethm Book recommendation for starting an agency? Posted: Wed Oct 26 -- Get the book entitled "Power Position Your Agency: A Guide to Insurance Agency Success." I read this book a few years ago. It's a good... sethm Can you get different rates for same insurer? Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- One assist is to have a homeowner install a professional monitoring system which will qualify them for anywhere between a 8-12% discount on... mgoodfriend Android Applications/Insurance Related Posted: Mon Oct 24 -- I have an android tablet and love it. Many of the companies are slowly coming out with applications but you are limited. Now, as for the... beyert1 Combinability of Interest Posted: Thu Oct 20 -- When there is common ownership despite the % in entities that are SPE, and LLC's for single project, they can be combined under one policy -... shellilk Salary- CPCU Posted: Thu Oct 20 -- In my career, the CPCU designation has served me well both as an underwriter and now as a broker. It is an excellent door opener to get... mszleszinski Go to Forums Reader Comments Georgia Court to Weigh Alligator Claim Against Homeowners Association Posted: Fri Oct 21 -- Seeing an alligator up close and personal could cause me to code, too. NG Accident Fund Will Cover Comp Claim for Joplin Tornado Survivor Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Sanity prevails! How refreshing! This poor fellow exposed himself (gosh that sounds wrong) to a higher degree of risk by attempting to save... reality bites More Unfit Floridians Have Driver's Licenses Yanked Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- When my Mom was approaching 90 she went to the Ohio deputy registrar office to renew her license. Part of the process is an eye test and she... Waterbug Florida Man Wins $1M Claim Against South Carolina Lawyer Posted: Tue Oct 25 -- Now that's a true feel good story! Johnny Cockrun West Virginia Judge Affirms $91M Damage Award Against Nursing Home Posted: Mon Oct 24 -- $91,000,000?? For an 87-YO person? That's a lot of money for pain + suffering + loss of consortium. My parents aren't too much younger so I... reality bites Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue Focus on Professional Liability / PLUS, Law Firm Directory, Commercial Property, Insurance Geek Issue - What's New in Technology October 17, 2011 More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail Market Directories Excess & Surplus Markets Programs Workers' Comp Markets New Insurance Jobs Senior Underwriting Specialist - Inland Marine Wholesale P & C Broker Regional Sales Manager - National Temporay Housing Provider Insurance Training Professional Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. 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