Daily Headlines: Thursday, October 31, 2013

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October 31, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Buffett Looking For Acquisitions as Berkshire's $40B Cash Pile Deemed 'Too Much' Warren Buffett, who aims to have $20 billion in cash at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc., isn't investing fast enough to keep money from piling ... Bolt Solutions Acquires Online Aggregator Superior Access (SAIS) Bolt Solutions Inc., which provides property/casualty insurance online distribution and comparative rating platforms, has acquired Austin, ... Safe, Happy Halloween From 'World's Leading Authority on Poisoned Candy' I have a second, unpaid job. It's seasonal. Each year during the last two weeks of October, I field a lot of calls from reporters. You see, ... Rusbuldt on McKinsey 4: Trusted Choice, CAP as Part of Agents' Internet Strategy Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America - the Big "I"- takes issue with a McKinsey ... ThinkRisk, Aspen Launch New Private, Non-Profit Management Liability Program ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, a division of RSG Underwriting Managers, LLC, and Aspen US Insurance have launched a new national management ... Markets-in-Motion: Sports & Entertainment Arenas The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any given time, creating the opportunity for many... S&P Ups XL Rating to A+; 3Q Earnings Fall on Large Losses Standard & Poor's boosted the financial ratings of the operating subsidiaries of XL Group to A+ on Tuesday, providing... More National News East Wall Street Commuter Ferry Operator Settles Crash Claims The owner of SeaStreak Wall Street, a commuter ferry that crashed in Manhattan's financial district on Jan. 9, has settled more than 45 ... Virginia High Court Reverses Verdict in Virginia Tech Shootings Virginia Tech University couldn't have foreseen the rampage of a lone gunman who initially shot two people to death and later killed 30 ... Penn. Regulators Offer Advice on Insurance Coverage for Halloween Hazards Soon, trick-or-treaters will hit the streets for Halloween. But with so many unpredictable elements at play, the chances of an accident or ... Selective Insurance Q3 Profit Rises 79% to $33M Selective Insurance Group of Branchville, N.J., reported Wednesday $32.653 net income for its 2013 third quarter, a 78.7 percent increase ... Donegal Group's Q3 Profit Up 12% to $7.7M Donegal Group Inc. of Marietta, Penn., reported on Oct. 25 net income of $7.654 million for its 2013 third quarter, an 11.9 percent ... Many Sandy-Displaced N.J. Residents Dissatisfied With Insurers: Survey A new survey of New Jersey residents who have been displaced from their homes because of Superstorm Sandy shows many of them are not happy ... New Jersey Gov. Christie Helps Towns Mark Sandy Anniversary On the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie toured the state Tuesday to celebrate New Jersey's progress in ... More East News Midwest United Ethanol Cited After Worker Dies in Wisconsin Corn Bin United Ethanol LLC has been cited for 15 health and safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health ... Keystone Insurers Group: Nicoud Insurance Is First Illinois Franchise Partner Keystone Insurers Group has welcomed Springfield-based Nicoud Insurance Services as its first franchise partner in Illinois. The ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee DUI Results in Question After Firing Thousands of driving under the influence ((DUI) results from across Tennessee may be in jeopardy after the firing a Tennessee Bureau of ... Judge Weighs Alabama City's Case Over Police Officer's Facebook Posts A Dothan, Alabama judge is considering whether city officials acted appropriately in upholding disciplinary action against a police officer ... More Southeast News South Central OSHA Fines Trucking Company $113K After Worker Fatality in Arkansas Sherman Brothers Trucking Inc., doing business as Team Transport Inc., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety ... Texas Mutual Pays $651K Dividend to CompGroup AGC Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced that the CompGroup AGC has earned a $651,166 workers' compensation dividend. The dividend is based ... Flooding in Central, Southeast Texas Prompts Evacuations A flash flood watch remains in effect for Central Texas counties today after torrential rains  - up to 14 inches reported in some areas - ... More South Central News West California Lodge Owner Convicted Of Insurance Premium Fraud Brookdale Lodge owner Sanjiv Kakkar, 52, was sentenced to 364 days in jail and three years of probation after pleading no contest for two ... $167K Settlement in Nevada Apartment Discrimination The owners and operators of a Reno, Nev. apartment complex have agreed to pay $167,000 to settle a housing discrimination lawsuit over ... Oregon Mother Seeks $7.6M In Meatball Choking Death Lawsuit The mother of a young Oregon girl who died after choking on a meatball at her preschool is seeking $7.6 million in a lawsuit against the ... Alaskan Mayor Signs Local Disaster Declaration Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre has signed a local disaster emergency declaration due to the unseasonably heavy rains that have ... Washington City Braces For Increased Flood Risks New information shows sediment buildup in the White River is increasing the flood danger faced by the city of Pacific, Wash. The King ... More West News International Hyperion Insurance Head David Howden on U.S. Expansion by MGA DUAL David Howden, the chief executive of the London-based Hyperion Insurance Group, founded the company in 1994, "as a business to take on ... Zurich Insurance Says 'Confident' on Profitability Measure Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer [3rd largest in Europe], said it is still "confident" its non-life unit can ... Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting Launches Riot Modeling Tool for Indonesia Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, announced the launch of "its first tool to ... Swiss Re Sees Emerging Market Construction Boosting Premiums Swiss Re Ltd., the world's second-biggest reinsurer, estimates $43 trillion in infrastructure investments related to urbanization in ... XL Group Posts $135.6 Million Q3 Net Income The XL Group announced net income and operating net income of $135.6 million and $154.6 million, respectively, compared to net income and ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Aon Benfield's Adam Podlaha Explains Cat Models - and More Insurance Journal's Charles Boyle interviewed three specialists from Aon Benfield's... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Travelers reducing commissions Posted: Wed Oct 30 -- It's not an 8% cut, it's actually a 20% cut: 15% x .80 = 12%. Despite the cut,... gforaker 7 day insurance policy Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Justin, Unfortunately, that program is exclusive to LA Insurance. If you really want access to it, you could access it by becoming an LA... PiP becoming appointed Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Try an Aggregator/Cluster group. By joining you get instant access to preferred markets, higher commissions and contingency opportunities... PiP New Insurance Agency Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- It is very difficult to get an appointment as a new agency...we were only able to do so because I was one of the top performing captive... Pathwayinsurance It can happen to us too Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- We also had a claim, not theft related but our water heater burst in our office causing much damage. We tell... Pathwayinsurance Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Hey guys, Thanks for the tips, advice, and feedback. I did speak with an Erie agent, he loves the company. But he only receives 10%... Pathwayinsurance New Phone Line System Help Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- As someone who has been on the traditional PBX system, to VOIP (to another VOIP) and then finally moved back to a traditional PBX. I was on... Smalltownagent SCUBA Dive Shop Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- If you're still having difficulty placing this account I would contact Bliss and Glennon. They helped me place several Yacht cleaners... Shagster121261 Go to Forums Reader Comments Arkansas Judge OKs Class-Action Status in Marlboro Lights Suit Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- Let me preface that I am an ex-smoker but still think that people have the right to smoke if they want. I am sick and tired of tobacco... WyomingAgent Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- basic principle of firearm use/handling: never point it in any direction that might cause injury should it misfire. why would he have been... bob Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- I am still laughing. Where are all my capitalistic, market crazy Republican friends who should be insisting the rates be market rates, no... JohnS Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners for $5M Over Illness Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- Yet another blatant example of throwing a high number in the air in the hopes the motel's carrier will settle for less. How in the hell did... Scott Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Possible Delay in Flood Insurance Changes Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- Maybe the govt should stop sending out $25 billion yearly to other anti-American countries and use the funds to solidify the FEMA/NFIP... Earl Murphy Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue October 21, 2013 Top Commercial Lines Agencies; Risks of the New Economy: High Tech, Biotech, Nanotech, Robotics, Media / Cyber Liability, Alternative Energy, Green Building & Car / Home Sharing; Commercial Property 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 Commercial Lines Account Manager Program Manager II Program Manager I Claims Business Analyst - auto Have a job opening? 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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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October 29, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Usage-Based Auto Insurance on Road to Becoming Standard Offering Technology is spurring innovation and altering risk scenarios throughout the economy including in auto insurance. While advanced auto ... Hartford Profit Up As Focus Shifts to P/C Insurance Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s profit surged as the insurer focused on property/casualty coverage after divesting life and ... Justice Department Wielding FIRREA in Financial Fraud Cases The U.S. Department of Justice appeared to have struck gold last week with the law it wielded against one of the nation's largest banks ... Rusbuldt on McKinsey 2: Agent-Carrier Relationships Make a Difference Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America - the Big "I"- takes issue with a McKinsey ... CGSC Names AIG Ex-CEO Sullivan as Non-Executive Chairman for U.S. Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), a global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, has appointed Martin Sullivan as non-executive ... ProWriters Launches Small Business Online Quoting Platform ProWriters is now providing agents and brokers access to online quoting and binding for small business professional liability insurance ... Q&A: Why Carrier Product Technology is an Indicator of Organizational Culture, Priorities The perception that the insurance industry does not embrace or utilize technology as efficiently as it could is simply not true, says Craig... Lawsuit Against Silicon Valley Hiring Practices Gets Class-Action Status A U.S. judge accorded class-action status to a lawsuit that alleges broad conspiracy among major Silicon Valley... More National News East 1 Year After Superstorm Sandy: Quick Economic Facts Superstorm Sandy made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone on the U.S. East Coast October 29, 2012 after cutting a destructive path through ... 1-Year Anniversary of Sandy Offers Lessons Learned for Coastal Residents One year ago, Superstorm Sandy struck a dozen states in the Northeast and became the third costliest storm in U.S. history, after ... States Hit by Sandy to Get Next $5B of Recovery Funding Federal officials on Monday unveiled plans for a second round of Superstorm Sandy disaster relief totaling $5 billion for five states and ... Penn State Announces $59.7M Settlement With Sandusky Victims Penn State officials announced Monday that over the past few months the university has reached agreement with 26 of the victims of former ... Study Tracks Latest Changes in N.Y. Workers' Comp System After 2007 Reforms The ongoing effects of workers' compensation reforms enacted in New York in 2007 are monitored by the Workers Compensation Research ... 12 Strange Weather Features of Superstorm Sandy Superstorm Sandy set several records and was unusual in even more ways. Here are 12 strange weather features of Sandy: 1. Size: With ... More East News Midwest Higher Speed Limit in Ohio Hasn't Led to More Tickets Troopers have written fewer tickets on some stretches of Ohio highways where the speed limit was bumped to 70 mph earlier this year, ... Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds Rentie in Midwest Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Cos. recently appointed William Rentie as a senior field representative for the Midwest. In 2013, the ... More Midwest News Southeast Medical Bills Pile Up for Tennessee Meningitis Victim More than a year after a routine steroid injection turned into a painful fungal infection that nearly killed her, Marjorie Norwood is still ... West Virginia Investigating House, Creek Damage from Fracking Spills State regulators are investigating spills from a drilling operation in West Virginia's Ohio County that damaged a house and entered a ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Holds Oct. 30 Hearing on Windstorm Liability Limit Increases The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a hearing on Oct. 30 to consider a petition by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to ... Court Says Oklahoma Tribe Immune from Dramshop Liability Lawsuit The Oklahoma Supreme Court, reversing a previous ruling, says a family injured in a 2006 auto accident cannot sue the Peoria Tribe or its ... More South Central News West DWC OKs Carve-Out Covering 22K Southern California Workers The Division of Workers' Compensation announced a carve-out agreement between seven Southern California United Food and Commercial Workers ... Fitch Affirms California Earthquake Authority's 'A' Rating Fitch Ratings has affirmed the "A" rating on California Earthquake Authority's outstanding fixed-rate revenue bonds, which mature on July ... More West News International Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian: AIR Worldwide Analysis Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that "winter storm 'Christian' (known as 'St. Jude in the United Kingdom) battered the ... India's Iran Oil Imports Drop as Refiners Await Insurance Fund India's crude imports from Iran fell 40 percent in the first nine months of this year as some refiners cut purchases from the sanctions-hit ... PartnerRe Posts $333.4 Million Q3 Net Income; $392.2 Million 1st 9 Months Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported a net income of $333.4 million, or $5.84 per share for the third quarter of 2013, which "includes net ... Arch Capital Posts $109.3 Million Q3 Net Income; $531.78 Million 1st 9 Months Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. reported net income available to common shareholders for the 2013 third quarter of $109.3 million, or ... Montpelier Re Reports $53 Million Q3 Net Income; $117.8 Million for 9 Months Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The bulletin said: ... Storm Kills Five in UK, Netherlands; Causes Power Cuts, Travel Chaos Hurricane strength winds battered Britain and the Netherlands on Monday, killing five people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rusbuldt on McKinsey 1: Consultant Misses the Mark on Independent Agents Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America... Watch Now Aon Benfield's Goran Trendafiloski Explains Cat Models - and More Insurance Journal's Charles Boyle interviewed three specialists from Aon Benfield's... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Travelers reducing commissions Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- It's not an 8% cut, it's actually a 20% cut: 15% x .80 = 12%. Despite the cut, many agents will think it's great... Pathwayinsurance New Insurance Agency Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- It is very difficult to get an appointment as a new agency...we were only able to do so because I was one of the top performing captive... Pathwayinsurance It can happen to us too Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- We also had a claim, not theft related but our water heater burst in our office causing much damage. We tell... Pathwayinsurance Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Hey guys, Thanks for the tips, advice, and feedback. I did speak with an Erie agent, he loves the company. But he only receives 10%... Pathwayinsurance New Phone Line System Help Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- As someone who has been on the traditional PBX system, to VOIP (to another VOIP) and then finally moved back to a traditional PBX. I was on... Smalltownagent 7 day insurance policy Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- Is this for a personal auto policy? The only thing I've seen is a binder the dealership can purchase for the buyer. They are between 4-30... dcamp SCUBA Dive Shop Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- If you're still having difficulty placing this account I would contact Bliss and Glennon. They helped me place several Yacht cleaners... Shagster121261 New lead model question - could cost per sale work? Posted: Wed Oct 23 -- I am a little late to the conversation. Are you looking at doing health and life leads? I am starting a new agency in North Carolina and... bakulmm Go to Forums Reader Comments Florida Condo Developer Sues Residents Over Website Posted: Tue Oct 22 -- The Truth Hurts. Cheetoh Mulligan Arkansas Judge OKs Class-Action Status in Marlboro Lights Suit Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- Let me preface that I am an ex-smoker but still think that people have the right to smoke if they want. I am sick and tired of tobacco... WyomingAgent Administration Says 500K Americans Have Submitted Obamacare Applications Posted: Tue Oct 22 -- Nan Says - "It took 3 weeks just to work the "bugs" out and we are still encountering issues." we don't have three weeks. He only gave... FFA Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- I am still laughing. Where are all my capitalistic, market crazy Republican friends who should be insisting the rates be market rates, no... JohnS Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- basic principle of firearm use/handling: never point it in any direction that might cause injury should it misfire. why would he have been... bob Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue October 21, 2013 Top Commercial Lines Agencies; Risks of the New Economy: High Tech, Biotech, Nanotech, Robotics, Media / Cyber Liability, Alternative Energy, Green Building & Car / Home Sharing; Commercial Property 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 Commercial Lines Account Manager Program Manager II Program Manager I Claims Business Analyst - auto Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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October 29, 2013 Feature Video A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market for standalone terrorism insurance or embedded terrorism insurance has improved... Watch Now Popular Videos A Close Look at Vertafore's WorkSmart Rusbuldt on McKinsey 2: Remember That Relationships Make a Difference More Insurance Videos Watch InsuranceJournal.tv Subscribe to our iTunes Channel Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2013 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

Daily Headlines: Monday, October 28, 2013

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October 28, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Key House and Senate members have reached a bipartisan deal to delay changes to the federal flood insurance program that are raising ... Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Possible Delay in Flood Insurance Changes The prospect of a delay in flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for many homeowners is being met with pushback from business, ... Advisen: Historians May See 2013 as 'Cyber Tipping-Point' Historians may look at the year 2013 as a "cyber tipping-point" -- the point at which businesses and governments finally realized the ... Why McKinsey's Prediction of Demise of Independent Agents Is 'Dead Wrong' A recent report from McKinsey & Co. had some bad news for local property/casualty insurance agents-- many of them will be out of business ... Marsh & McLennan Climbs to Post-Spitzer High Marsh & McLennan Cos., the biggest insurance broker by market value, has climbed to a 9-year high, bouncing back from the plunge that ... Toyota Settles Acceleration Case After $3 Million Verdict Toyota Motor Corp. reached a deal on Friday to resolve a lawsuit in the United States over unintended acceleration issues, one day after a ... Best Affirms Ratings of Hartford Steam Boiler Group's Members A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A++' (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa+" of the ... WKFC Launches Miscellaneous Professional Liability Program Ryan Specialty Group's WKFC has launched a miscellaneous professional liability program with the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. (Chubb). The ... Q&A: Why Carrier Product Technology is an Indicator of Organizational Culture, Priorities The perception that the insurance industry does not embrace or utilize technology as efficiently as it could is simply not true, says Craig... Lessons from Hurricane Sandy, a Year Later: Howard Mills Looks Back The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy may mark an appropriate time to review how the insurance industry reacted to... More National News East 1 Year After Sandy: A Complex Task in Tallying Storm's Death, Damage Tracking the toll of a disaster like Superstorm Sandy is not like keeping score at a baseball game. Its damage to lives and property may ... How a Run-of-the-Mill Hurricane Mutated Into a Superstorm Named Sandy It was the moment a run-of-the-mill hurricane mutated into a monster named Sandy. Paradoxically, it was the same time Sandy lost much of ... N.Y. Announces Protocol for Insurers to Follow During Future Severe Storms New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that his administration has established a new emergency disaster protocol that insurers ... For Western Maryland, Last Year's Sandy Blizzard Was a Painful Lesson The mountain dwellers of far western Maryland know a lot about snow, but a crippling blizzard spawned last year by Superstorm Sandy taught ... Rising Cost of Flood Insurance Will Create Challenges for NYC: RAND Some New York City residents may soon face sharp increases in their flood insurance premiums as a result of major changes occurring in the ... New Jersey Gov. Christie: Congress Is to Blame for Sandy Aid Delays New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he understands victims' frustrations a year after Superstorm Sandy but maintains that his ... In Pennsylvania, New Legislation Allows Doctors to Apologize A decade after a back-and-forth legislative battle that saw both doctors and lawyers visiting the state capitol by the hundreds - perhaps ... More East News Midwest Coverys to Acquire Ohio Medical Professional Liability Insurance Firm FinCor Holdings Inc., a member of Coverys which is based in Boston, announced an agreement to acquire OHA Holdings Inc. and its ... Minnesota's Allina Health Notifies 3K Patients of Privacy Breach Allina Health in Minnesota is notifying thousands of patients that a medical assistant at its Inver Grove Heights clinic viewed their ... Illinois Workers' Compensation Medical Care Costs Declining: WCRI The costs of medical care to treat injured workers in Illinois are declining, the result of regulatory change enacted in 2011, according to ... More Midwest News Southeast Some West Virginians Still Rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy a Year Later D.A. Gohil's family is still rebuilding its convenience store business in Nicholas County, a year after Superstorm Sandy buried parts of ... Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners for $5M Over Illness An Alabama woman has filed suit seeking $5 million from the owners of a Kentucky motel where she says she was infected with Legionnaire's ... Matthews Named Florida Insurance Department Interim Chief of Staff Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said that Rebecca Matthews will serve as interim chief of staff of the Office of Insurance ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma City Firm to Receive $113M Insurance Payment from Blast Oklahoma City-based LSB Industries Inc. will get a $113 million insurance payment after a May 2012 explosion damaged one of its chemical ... USGS: Quakes in Central Oklahoma Here to Stay Prague, a central Oklahoma town of 2,400, claims two things as its own: Olympian Jim Thorpe and an annual kolache festival that honors its ... Louisiana Insurance Companies Stonewall on Enrollee Data The three main companies offering health insurance plans to Louisiana residents on the federally run online health marketplace have refused ... More South Central News West Family Members Sue Over Fatal California Limo Fire Family members of the victims of a fatal Bay Area limousine fire in California have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against six different ... Parents Awarded $3.75M In Colorado Wrongful Death Suit An Arapahoe County jury has awarded $3.75 million in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a 12-year-old boy who drowned in the ... Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington Remington Arms Co., maker of one of America's most-popular hunting rifles, is in court again, this time with an Idaho lawsuit filed by a ... ISU Francis-Pinney Names Bone Advisor in Northern California ISU Francis-Pinney Insurance Services Inc. named Tom Bone to the title of risk insurance advisor. Bone will continue to work with his ... More West News International Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting Models Sandy Storm Surge Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, announced that it is "helping insurers and ... Hyperion Group Subsidiary DUAL to Acquire PGI Commercial The London-based Hyperion Insurance Group, an international insurance intermediary, announced its intention to "significantly expand its ... UK's Castel Underwriting Launches New 'Club Style' MGA Formation UK-based Castel Underwriting announced the launch of a "new club style MGA formation platform that provides experienced and entrepreneurial ... P&I Club Steamship Mutual Plans Rate Hikes Following a Board of Directors meeting, London-based Steamship Mutual announced that it has "reviewed the Club's open policy years, as well ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Case Study: Campaign Consistency Contributes to Ad Recall What do the most-remembered print ads have in common? Catchy headlines are cool, but that's not it. Flashy colors are fun, but that's not ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rusbuldt on McKinsey 1: Consultant Misses the Mark on Independent Agents Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America... Watch Now Aon Benfield's Goran Trendafiloski Explains Cat Models - and More Insurance Journal's Charles Boyle interviewed three specialists from Aon Benfield's... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums 7 day insurance policy Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- Is this for a personal auto policy? The only thing I've seen is a binder the dealership can purchase for the buyer. They are between 4-30... dcamp SCUBA Dive Shop Posted: Thu Oct 24 -- If you're still having difficulty placing this account I would contact Bliss and Glennon. They helped me place several Yacht cleaners... Shagster121261 New lead model question - could cost per sale work? Posted: Wed Oct 23 -- I am a little late to the conversation. Are you looking at doing health and life leads? I am starting a new agency in North Carolina and... bakulmm New Phone Line System Help Posted: Wed Oct 23 -- We've been using VOIP for several years and it has real benefits if you want something that scales well, and allows remote access, call... jcardrant It can happen to us too Posted: Wed Oct 23 -- Serial numbers can help because they are tracked by the police and distributed to pawn shops. Now, if they are sold on the "black market"... beyert1 How to divide work to customer service reps Posted: Mon Oct 21 -- One of our offices is similar in size and personnel. We have one CSR who handles only PL, one CSR who handles the larger CL accounts, and... superdash8 Go to Forums Reader Comments Administration Says 500K Americans Have Submitted Obamacare Applications Posted: Mon Oct 21 -- Yes FFA. Had you gone on the Fox site, you would have heard it and all the BS associated with it. In fact, you can click on the link and see... Agent Louisiana High Court Strikes Down Immigrant Driver Law Posted: Mon Oct 21 -- No what's INSANE is giving someone a gov't issued DL without proof of being here LEGALLY. InsGuy Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- Once again the government turns away from rate sufficiency and dumps the burden of insuring/replacing flood damaged homes on the taxpayer. C Frank Florida Condo Developer Sues Residents Over Website Posted: Tue Oct 22 -- The Truth Hurts. Cheetoh Mulligan Study: Due to Rising Sea Levels, Small Storms Could Produce Significant Flooding Posted: Mon Oct 21 -- Yes Jack, The Global Warming people can't seem to explain that the North Pole ice pack has actually increased and also claimed the Polar... Agent Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue October 21, 2013 Top Commercial Lines Agencies; Risks of the New Economy: High Tech, Biotech, Nanotech, Robotics, Media / Cyber Liability, Alternative Energy, Green Building & Car / Home Sharing; Commercial Property 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 Program Manager II Program Manager I Claims Business Analyst - auto Territory Manager Have a job opening? 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