Daily Headlines: Friday, March 4, 2011

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March 4, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National House Votes to Repeal Healthcare Law’s 1099 Reporting Measure The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to rescind an unpopular business tax reporting requirement in the year-old healthcare law, ... Judge Stays Healthcare Ruling, Gives White House Appeal Deadline A U.S. judge Thursday put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul was unconstitutional, allowing the White ... Republicans to Re-launch U.S. Flood Insurance Overhaul Draft legislation to overhaul the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program will be unveiled next week, said the Republican chairman of a ... Group Offers Lightning Protection Inspection Program The Missouri-based Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is implementing an independent inspection program designed to perform on-site ... Preferred Concepts Launches Auto Industry Division Preferred Concepts, LLC, a national insurance program administrator, has established an automotive industry underwriting unit, SeaFire ... Aon Promotes Three in Technology Solutions Business Insurance broker Aon has promoted three execs within its technology solutions business, Aon eSolutions. Ritza Vaughn has been promoted to ... AIG Names Farber as Deputy CFO AIG has named Jeffrey M. Farber as senior vice president, deputy chief financial officer. Farber oversee AIG's controllership and ... Report: Illinois Insurance Regulator McRaith in Line to Head U.S. Insurance Office The Obama administration was expected soon to name an Illinois state insurance regulator to head the new Federal Insurance Office, said ... Endorsement from Monitor Liability Managers Addresses Social Media Exposures A new endorsement from Monitor Liability Managers helps small to medium-sized businesses protect themselves against employment liability... More National News East Liberty Mutual Hiring 100 for Boston IT Center Insurer Liberty Mutual says it will hire 100 new employees in connection with the launch of a new Information Technology Development Center ... USI Acquires Amerisc Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired The Amerisc Corp., Atlynx Surety Brokers and its principal affiliates. Amerisc, based ... Turner Joins XL as Product Recall Manager Insurer XL has added John Turner as Product Recall Manager for North America. Turner, based in New York, has more than 20 years of ... Aon Adds Three Execs in Tri-State Region Aon Risk Solutions added three new execs to its Greater New York business development team. Sonia Pollock and Michael D. Lezynski join Aon ... More East News Is 'No-Fault' the Best Answer Often referred to as "No Fault" coverage, Personal Injury Protection coverage (PIP), provides valuable benefits to insureds. Learn the "ins and outs" of this coverage in this two-part class. Sign Up Today Midwest Illinois Governor Still Backs Obama’s Health Insurance Law Illinois has forged ahead with implementing the nation's new health care law with support from its Democratic governor. Just back from a ... Judge Denies Class Action Status in South Dakota Med Mal Lawsuit A federal judge has refused to expand a lawsuit beyond the seven people who are suing a South Dakota urology clinic and its owners. The ... Missouri Senate Endorses Change in Workplace Bias Law Legislation revising parts of Missouri's laws on workplace discrimination is moving through the state Senate. The chamber gave first-round ... More Midwest News Southeast Mississippi Governor Urges Court to Uphold Damages Cap Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a state law that limits non-economic damages ... North Carolina Senate Approves Cap on Malpractice Awards Limits on medical liability lawsuits, including a cap on certain jury awards, cleared the North Carolina state Senate this week in ... West Virginia Backs Workers’ Compensation for Volunteer Firefighters West Virginia lawmakers appear willing to help the state's volunteer fire departments with their workers' compensation expenses. The House ... Democrat Fondren to Challenge Chaney in Mississippi Insurance Race Incumbent Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, a Republican, will face opposition in his bid for re-election. Louis Fondren, a ... Mississippi Passes Bill to Speed Workers’ Compensation Appeals The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill making it easier to appeal a decision of the state Workers' Compensation Commission. Currently, an ... More Southeast News South Central Home Repairs Start on Defective Chinese Drywall in Louisiana Repairs are beginning in Louisiana on the first home that contains defective drywall made by a major manufacturer. The home to be repaired ... Oklahoma House Committee Approves Texting Ban Texting would be banned in school zones and for motorists under the age of 18 under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House committee. ... More South Central News West Local California Fire Chief Unaware of Gas Line Before Explosion Until a deadly explosion south of San Francisco last year, local firefighters had no idea there was a large gas transmission pipeline ... Colorado's Pinnacol Assurance CEO Stripped of 2010 Bonus The board of insurance company Pinnacol Assurance has voted to strip CEO Kenneth Ross of his bonus for 2010. The Denver Post reports the ... Kortebein Joins Fireman's Fund Insurance as SVP, Chief Actuary California-based Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. reported that Christian Kortebein has joined the company as senior vice president and chief ... Bill Would Increase Minimum Car Insurance in Nevada Legislators says a bill that would increase the minimum vehicle liability insurance may be a good idea, but some fear it would be onerous ... MOC Insurance Services Promotes Two MOC Insurance Services has promoted Carmina Angka to senior vice president and Paul Perlite to vice president. Angka joined MOC in 1995. ... Heck Joins Bolton & Co. Bolton & Co. announced that Allyn Heck has joined th firm as senior account executive in the Employee Benefits Division. Heck brings 18 ... More West News International London Ship Insurers Add Libya to ‘High-risk’ List London's marine insurance market has added Libya to a list of areas deemed high risk as violence escalates in Africa's third-largest oil ... Aon Benfield’s Cat Report Highlights NZ Quake, Cyclone Yasi Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat ... Berkshire Hathaway Enters India Insurance Market Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is entering the Indian insurance market as a corporate agent for Bajaj Allianz, the ... Markel International Expands in Spain with Barcelona Office Markel International España, the Spanish operation of the specialist insurer Markel International, has opened an office in Barcelona to ... Best Places New Zealand’s Civic Assurance Ratings under Review A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating ... Ratings Recap: Risk Re, Argus A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A+' (Superior) and issuer credit rating of "aa-" of� Cayman ... More International News Sponsored Content The e-Marketing Minute is a bi-weekly video series designed to help insurance agents learn how to grow their agency utilizing the Internet. Check it out. More Sponsored Content Insurance Journal Blogs Best Practices – Workflows A workflow consists of a sequence of connected steps. It is a depiction of a sequence of operations, declared as work of a person, a group ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Will Deficit Debate Affect Flood Insurance? Taxes? Following the November elections, Congress and the White House, as well as states, have... Watch Now How November Elections Changed Insurance Power in Washington The November elections brought change to Washington as Republicans took control of the House... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Diminishing Role of the Agent for P&C Insurance Posted: Fri Mar 4 -- ^^^How does the above contribute to the discussion? Is this forum moderated?? Otto ottonsure IA agent in Laredo TX? Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Call the National Alliance and they should have a couple of names for you. Commercial Producer Compensation Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Hello, CIC is the way to go. I still have my books here at my desk for reference. Check out their website and listen to a couple of the free... Rob Weidert Vacant Homes Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew of a company I can use to place vacant homes with. I tried one company but their premiums seem to be... AgentMe Becoming a Commercial Producer Questions Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- I would strongly encourage you to take on the CIC courses. In Oklahoma there are a fair number that are held each year so that your... Croberts24 "Pay As You Go" Work Comp Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- We write a lot of business with our several PAYGO markets for our retail agents nationwide. 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Is 'No-Fault' the Best Answer

Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. Often referred to as "No Fault" coverage, Personal Injury Protection coverage (PIP), provides valuable benefits to insureds. Learn the "ins and outs" of this coverage in this two-part class. PIP is a costly line of coverage for insurers to provide. Make sure you have a solid understanding of the common benefits, typical basis for eligibility and exclusions so that you can maximize your clients protection. What you will learn in Session 1: What is Personal Injury Protection Coverage? What are the various statutory schemes for PIP? What are the common PIP benefits? What are the typical basis for PIP eligibility and exclusions? Register for the Webinar Now! What you will learn in Session 2: A state-by-state review of the various statutory schemes; The law of PIP subrogation; The interplay between Personal Injury Protection coverage and other insurance such as workers' compensation and health insurance; and The resolution of PIP Disputes. Space is Limited! Register for the Webinar Now! When you register, you get: Access to all two live trainings (March 10 & 17) Video and Audio recordings of both sessions, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcast Presentation slides download   Date/Time Thursday March 10, 2011 and Thursday March 17, 2011 1:30PM ET / 10:30AM PT Duration: 1 hour Space is Limited!

Daily Headlines: Thursday, March 3, 2011

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March 3, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National U.S. Treasury Expects $6.3 Billion from AIG’s MetLife Sale American International Group Inc. sold $9.6 billion worth of MetLife Inc. shares on Wednesday, producing gross proceeds of about $6.3 ... BP Shows Reluctance to Fix Gulf Oil Spill Damage: Official The vice chairman of a task force set up by President Barack Obama to restore the Gulf Coast criticized BP PLC this week for what he ... State Farm Posts $1.8 Billion Net Income for 2010 Despite Underwriting Losses State Farm reported $1.8 billion in after-tax net income in 2010, compared with $800 million in 2009.  The improvement "was driven by ... Maritime General Agency Rebrands, Consolidates All Entities Maritime General Agency announced its newly formed business identity, which it said "combines three niche marine insurance underwriting ... UPDATE – Treasury Expects $6.3 Billion from AIG’s Metlife Share Sale American International Group sold $9.6 billion worth of MetLife Inc shares on Wednesday, producing gross proceeds of about $6.3 billion to ... Chrysler Recalls Vehicles due to Engine Shutoff Risk Chrysler Group LLC recalled more than 248,000 crossover wagon and minivans because of a defect that could allow the key to slip while ... Best Affirms CNA and Subs Ratings A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of CNA ... Ratings Recap: First Hawaii, Cumberland, Seven Seas, Main Street A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of First of ... Endorsement from Monitor Liability Managers Addresses Social Media Exposures A new endorsement from Monitor Liability Managers helps small to medium-sized businesses protect themselves against employment liability... More National News East Maine Regulators Recovered $3.5 Million Last Year Maine insurance regulators say they recovered nearly $3.5 million for insurance consumers whose claims were underpaid in the state last ... Former Rhode Island Town Councilman Admits Taking Bribes A former North Providence town councilman has pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting he solicited tens of thousands of dollars in ... Main Street Insurance Agencies Elects New Officers Main Street Insurance Agencies, an alliance of agencies in Massachusetts, has elected new officers. Colleen Herlihy, Herlihy Insurance ... More East News Midwest Kansas Studying Impact of Health Insurance Act on Agents, Insurers Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger will conduct a public fact-finding hearing March 14 regarding the impact on Kansas insurance ... Ohio Casualty Targets Small Commercial Growth Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, announced the expansion of its small commercial appetite with the addition ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee Bill Would Tighten Workers' Compensation Eligibility The Tennessee Legislature is considering a number of changes to its workers' compensation law that are designed to tighten the standards ... Tennessee Sets Deadline for Claims Against 3 Shuttered Insurers A Tennessee judge has set May 16 as the final date to resolve all outstanding claims against three insolvent risk retention groups that ... Florida Allows Reinsurer Allied World to Post Lower Collateral Florida is allowing the Allied World Assurance Co. to meet a lower collateral requirement, making the Bermuda-based foreign reinsurer the ... Florida Announces 17 Arrests in Largest-ever PIP Bust Florida's "Operation Deep Horizon" has netted 17 arrests - including a clinic owner, doctors, clinic employees and staged ... More Southeast News South Central Few Taking Final Offers to Settle Oil Spill Claims Records show that in the last two weeks more than 8,100 people and businesses have been offered final payments from BP's oil spill ... New Louisiana Online Auto, Homeowners Rate Guides Available Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that the 2010 online auto and homeowners rate comparison guides are now available ... ProspX Welcomes Assurex Global's Cornish to Board of Directors Austin, Texas-based ProspX Inc., developer of a technology-based search and sales service for the commercial insurance industry, announced ... Texas Associates Insurors Adds iPad App for Customer Service Texas Associates Insurors has released the Texas Associates iPad application, the agency's latest customer service tool. Texas Associates ... More South Central News West Wyoming Senate Kills Workplace Gun Bill A Wyoming legislative committee has killed a bill that would have barred employers in the state from prohibiting their workers from keeping ... Colorado Casualty Expands Small Commercial Appetite Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, has expanded its small commercial appetite with the addition of more ... Align Adds Parrish to Professional Liability Unit Align Financial Group Inc. announced that Joshua Parish has joined the firm as vice president of the company's newly acquired ... IMA Benefits Promotes Four IMA Benefits, the benefits practice for retail insurance broker IMA Inc., announced that Tracy McConnell and John Kirke were promoted to ... Heffernan Insurance Picks Nokes to Lead Orange, Calif., Office Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Ed Nokes to lead its Orange, Calif., office. As senior vice president and branch manager of the ... Jennings Insurance Agency Joins Woodruff-Sawyer San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has announced that Jennings Insurance Agency has joined Woodruff-Sawyer of Oregon. Based in ... More West News International Best Comments on Impact of Christchurch Earthquake on New Zealand P/C Insurers A.M. Best's London office announced that it "has begun to assess the financial impact of the Feb. 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake on New ... Lloyd's Market Association Issues Statement on Middle East Unrest The Lloyd's Market Association has issued the following statement concerning the wave of political protest and demonstration that have been ... JLT Sets up Japan Subsidiary UK-based international broker JLT Group announced that it has established JLT Holdings Japan "through an equity transfer arrangement." JLT ... Tokio Millennium Re Receives Authorization for Australia Bermuda-based Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. (TMR), a subsidiary of Japan's Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., announced that ... Markel Appoints James to North American Property Treaty Reinsurance Team Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Nick James to its specialty division as a class underwriter in US and Canada property ... Stempel to Manage New Crawford Office in Panama Crawford & Company announced that it has established an office in Panama City, Panama, and named insurance executive Miguel Stempel as ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Gen Yers looking for lucky number 29 Come along for the ride as we consider the resume of an average Gen Yer. Why do they switch jobs? Do we want 'one of them' working for ... Welcome to the Insurance Journal Advertising & Marketing Blog! Last week an email went out to the company congratulating me on 21 years with Wells Publishing, Inc. Now this made ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Will Deficit Debate Affect Flood Insurance? Taxes? Following the November elections, Congress and the White House, as well as states, have... Watch Now How November Elections Changed Insurance Power in Washington The November elections brought change to Washington as Republicans took control of the House... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums "Pay As You Go" Work Comp Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Some insurance companies are starting to provide pay as you go workers compensationbilling options whereby the policyholder submits either... gbrach Diminishing Role of the Agent for P&C Insurance Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- In my state, State Farm and AmFam have a combined personal lines market share of about 45%. The next highest company is 4%, and Allstate is... sacman Becoming a Commercial Producer Questions Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Thanks I have looked at cic courses. Like I said I've been selling personal lines for 3 years now. Insurance comes fairly naturally so I'll... wyfair PA Dog Liability to meet State Requirements Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- I don't know if Farmers Insurance is in PA but they don't exclude dogs on their new policies. Gardia Commercial Motorcycle Insurance in NY Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- I have had luck in the past with www.primeis.com they will write... Gardia Work Comp for Tree Trimming Oregon Posted: Thu Mar 3 -- Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a general agency or way to access work comp for a client that pays less than $7,000 for 0106 tree trimming... Gardia IA agent in Laredo TX? Posted: Wed Mar 2 -- I've got a customer who is buying a second home in Laredo TX. Any IA's in that neck of the woods. Let me know how to contact you. Thanks, sacman Commercial Producer Compensation Posted: Wed Mar 2 -- I know there are many, many different ways to structure producer compensation these days. It's not just about commission splits, ownership... aasquith How hard does your agency push umbrella coverage? Posted: Tue Mar 1 -- My term "how hard does your agency..." meant how hard across the board, getting the word out to all policyholders including bringing it up... AgencyEquity Go to Forums Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue 100th Anniversary of Workers' Comp. - Special Section, Boats & Marinas, Agribusiness / Farm & Ranch 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 Customer Service Representative Vice President of Claims - Commercial P&C Process Improvement Specialist Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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March 1, 2011 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National President Obama Backs Flexibility for States on Healthcare Law President Barack Obama extended an olive branch on Monday to U.S. states struggling to implement his healthcare law, offering support for a ... MBIA Shareholder Lawsuit Revived by Federal Appeals Court A federal appeals court on Monday gave new life to a shareholder lawsuit accusing MBIA Inc of securities fraud over a reinsurance ... Allstate Sues Another Lender, Credit Suisse, Over Mortgage Securities Allstate Corp. on Monday sued Credit Suisse Group AG, accusing the Swiss bank of causing losses by hiding the risks on $232 million of ... New Product Safety Database Under Scrutiny It's something Nikki Johns wishes had been around before her infant son died in a drop-side crib: a centralized federal database of ... S&P Lowers Chartis’ Ratings to ‘A’; Outlook Changed to Stable Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American International Group ... Chubb Launches E&O, GL Insurance Policy for Life Sciences Firms The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies is offering new errors and omissions (E&O) and general liability insurance policies to address ... NIP Programs Launches Medical PL for Physicians Assistants NIP Programs, a division of NIP Group, Inc. has introduced MedEdge for Physician Assistants, a new personal, customizable professional ... Association Seeks Outstanding Insurance Marketing, Communications The Insurance Marketing Communications Association has announced a worldwide call for entries for its IMCA Showcase Awards. These are the ... Demand for Agricultural Insurance Expected to Grow The agricultural insurance market is facing rising demand along with pressures to adapt to changes in farming and to become more efficient... More National News East New Jersey Seeks Premium Refunds for Scrapped Tunnel Project New Jersey is negotiating to reclaim part of nearly $162 million paid to insure the Hudson River rail tunnel project that Gov. Chris ... Virginia Wildfires Still Going a Week Later Virginia fire officials say it may be two weeks before wildfires in Rockingham County are fully contained. Fire officials tell WHSV-TV the ... More East News Midwest Fritts-Million Insurance Joins ISU Network Fritts-Million Insurance of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky has joined the ISU Network. ISU Fritts-Million Insurance was founded by the late James ... Midwest Employers Casualty Creates Healthcare Risk Management Practice St. Louis, Mo.-based workers' compensation excess insurer, Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), announced it has launched a Healthcare ... Baldwin & Lyons Promotes 3 in Management Team Baldwin & Lyons Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., announced it has promoted Mark Bonini to executive vice president of Sales, ... Signature Select Hires Three in Kansas City Denver-based Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., has expanded its commercial lines ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Interests Unite Against Auto Accident Fraud Florida insurers, government agencies and consumer advocate groups have established a statewide alliance to push for legislative reforms ... Security Officer at Massey West Virginia Mine Charged in Probe The head of security at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine was arrested Monday on charges he impeded investigators and lied to them as ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Insurance Commissioner: Rebates, Incentives Available to Homeowners Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon wants property insurance policyholders in his state to claim a possible rebate for the ... York Specialized Loss Adjusting Acquires Texas-based BC Johnson Assoc. York Specialized Loss Adjusting (York SLA), a division of New Jersey-based York Risk Services Group Inc., announced it has acquired BC ... Texas Regulators Move to Take Over Windstorm Insurance Association The Texas Department of Insurance has informed the director of the state's property insurance company of last resort for wind in the ... More South Central News West California Proposes to Disable Itself From Taxing 100% of Surplus Lines Premium A California legislator has proposed a surplus lines bill - one effect of which will reduce California's surplus lines premium tax ... Idaho Bill Says Driving & Texting OK, As Long As Driver Isn’t Distracted An Idaho House representative has proposed a bill to allow people to text and drive -- as long as they're not distracted. House Bill 141, ... 2 San Diego Insurance Women Receive Awards San Diego Insurance Women affiliated with the National Association of Insurance Women International announced that two of its members were ... 21st Century Insurance Recognized for Good Customer Service Westlake Village, Calif.-based 21st Century Insurance has been recognized for call center operation customer satisfaction excellence for a ... New Mexico Rejects Bill to Ban Illegal Immigrant Drivers Licenses New Mexico's Senate has rejected Republican-backed proposals to stop the state from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Two ... New Mexico Fraud Bill Would Allow Judges to Aggregate Claims The New Mexico Senate has passed a bill giving judges authority to aggregate the dollar amount of false insurance claims to determine the ... More West News International EU Court Rules Insurers Cannot Link Risks to Gender Insurance companies cannot take gender into account when setting premiums and paying out benefits from annuities and retirement savings or ... QBE Group Posts $1.278 Billion 2010 Net Profit; $1.168 Billion Underwriting The Australia-based QBE Group reported net after tax profits of *$1.278 billion for 2010, a 17 percent decrease from the $1.532 billion ... Validus Comments on NZ Quake Loss Estimates; Q1 Loss Activity Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. Has issued a comment on worldwide loss activity occurring in the first quarter of 2011, including the ... Flagstone Re Estimates $60-$80 Mn in Queensland Losses; NZ Quake in Process Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings announced that its preliminary estimate from loss events that have occurred in Australia in the first ... Zurich Reduces New China Life Stake to 15% The Zurich Financial Services Group announced that it has it reduced its 20 percent stake in New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. to 15 ... S&P: Capital Remains ‘Key Rating Consideration’ for Multiline Insurers Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that in its opinion "global multiline insurers' (GMIs) capital positions have recovered ... Chang Named Starr Casualty, Greater China Underwriting Manager Hong Kong-based Starr International Company, Inc. has announced the appointment of Irene Chang as Underwriting Manager of Starr Casualty ... Ratings Recap: Eurasia, Energas, Compania Internacional A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to "bbb+" from "bbb" and affirmed the financial ... More International News Sponsored Content The e-Marketing Minute is a bi-weekly video series designed to help insurance agents learn how to grow their agency utilizing the Internet. Check it out. More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Will Deficit Debate Affect Flood Insurance? Taxes? Following the November elections, Congress and the White House, as well as states, have... Watch Now How November Elections Changed Insurance Power in Washington The November elections brought change to Washington as Republicans took control of the House... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Risk in Ca Trucking hauling hazardous Posted: Tue Mar 1 -- Risk in Ca, New venture needing, gl, phys dam, truck liability, and cargo. LA County Who seems to be the hazmat players out there?... trotter Handyman, Gen Liability Posted: Mon Feb 28 -- Colony is very aggressive on this class in California. However, your risk does not sound like a handyman, with $300,000 in payroll. In... LadyBroker FBI Agent 'Joyrides' Stolen Farrari and Crashes Posted: Mon Feb 28 -- Didn't that happen in Beverly Hills Cop 2 ? sacman Membership in a cluster group Posted: Mon Feb 28 -- More and more agencies are joining clusters and membership in these organizations is probably at an all time high. The biggest reason for... AgencyEquity The Great Search Is On Posted: Sat Feb 26 -- I have to say I think there is a problem here. Most insurance policies pay a commission around 15%, regardless of loss. For an agent to make... mica.cooper Diminishing Role of the Agent for P&C Insurance Posted: Sat Feb 26 -- While younger people do use the internet more and do more on it, please keep in mind, these "younger people" are 50 and younger as the... AgencyEquity How hard does your agency push umbrella coverage? Posted: Fri Feb 25 -- Brenda, That is an excellent practice, it's keeps E&O claims away and makes sure your clients are properly protected. You are absolutely... AgencyEquity National Agents Alliance? Legit or Keep Away? Posted: Fri Feb 25 -- Thanks for the info! Yeah, I decided to get licensed with them as well. 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I'll be Taking Notes on this Major Coverage Shift

Tomorrow (March 2, 2011), the Academy of Insurance hosts the first session of a four-part, six-hour series on the new exposures created by "Green" building methods.

The last 18-to-24 months have seen several insurance carriers develop new property coverage forms aimed specifically at the "green" revolution happening in the construction industry.

Because of the coming shift in property coverage and property loss adjustment, we feel this training is an absolute must for anyone placing, underwriting or adjusting commercial property coverage.

Register today and use promo code GREEN to save 25% on registration for this online training series.

Right now "green" building property coverage is essentially limited to proprietary forms offered by a few national and regional carriers. But due to the growth of "green" construction methods, up 50% from 2008 to 2010, "green" property coverage forms will soon find their way to your desk. Have you read ISO's or AAIS's "green" risk forms?

Are you prepared to explain the coverage to your clients? Are you prepared to compare and contrast the coverages provided by each form? Are adjusters prepared to adjust claims using the new wording?

Certainly there will be a learning curve for all involved; don't you want to be out in front of the curve? Don't you want to be prepared to help your clients?

Well, I want to be prepared so I am planning on attending all four parts of the Green Risk Boot Camp. Beyond attending, I have several pens ready to take notes so that I can be prepared when questions arise about "green" property coverages.

I would very much like to see you in this class; please join me as we prepare for this inevitable change in commercial property coverage forms.

Register now for this important training series.

ps: don't forget to use promo code GREEN when you checkout to get 25% off your registration.

Sincerely,

Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS
Director of Education
Academy of Insurance

Insurance Journal TV: IBMs Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy

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March 1, 2011 Feature Video IBM's Watson: Insurance Jobs in Jeopardy? Recently, the TV-show Jeopardy's two biggest champions were defeated by an IBM computer named Watson in a "Man vs. Machine" challenge. IBM engineers spent four years building the... Watch Now Popular Videos Gridlock in a Divided Congress? Maybe Not. Will Deficit Debate Affect Flood Insurance? Taxes? 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 © 2011 by Wells Publishing, Inc.