Daily Headlines: Thursday, July 5, 2012

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July 5, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Judge Who Nixed Apple-Motorola Trial Questions Need for Software Patents The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc.'s smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents ... Heat Wave Continues to Take Toll in Eastern States About 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern United States remained without power amid a heat wave on Tuesday, and storm damage ... The Future of Producer Compensation It is a fact that many people with the title "producer" don't produce. They service and they accept what comes to them, but they do ... Rockwood Programs Announces New EPLI Product Rockwood Programs, Inc. has been appointed to serve as the national administrator of a new employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) ... RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March 31,... More National News East N.Y. Regulator Seeks Insurer Data in 9/11 Case New York's top insurance regulator has directed insurers to detail payouts and reserves for claims in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks ... Agents Seek Diversified Role in Group Health/Benefits Arena In recent years, a growing number of independent property/casualty agencies and brokerage firms have begun offering group health/benefits ... Walmart, Target to Pay Mass. $232K for Prescription Drug Overcharges Walmart and Target Corporation will pay $232,000 to cities and towns across Massachusetts to settle allegations that the companies ... More Than 195K Still Without Power in Virginia More than 195,000 Virginia homes and businesses remain without power after last week's storms, down from a peak of about 1.2 million. ... Vermont Seeks Immunity From Workers’ Overtime Lawsuit The state can assert it is immune from a lawsuit by more than 700 state employees, a judge has ruled, in a case where the workers say they ... More East News Midwest Illinois Places 2 Mutual Insurers into Rehabilitation Illinois insurance regulators announced that Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (Lumbermens) and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. ... Indiana Woman Accused Of Bilking Pet Insurance Firm  A southern Indiana woman faces dozens of forgery and theft charges alleging that she embezzled more than $300,000 from a pet insurance ... Feds OK Help For Mich. Fruit Growers Hammered By Weather The federal government has declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers ... Worker Hit, Killed By Dump Truck In Work Zone Authorities say a construction worker was killed in an eastern Missouri freeway work zone when a loaded asphalt truck backed over him. The ... Mathewson Joins Lockton Risk Management Team in St. Louis, Missouri Lockton St. Louis announced the addition of Jim Mathewson, senior vice president, to its Risk Management team. In his new position, ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Agents, Adjusters Face Continuing Education, Licensing Changes A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education ... More Southeast News South Central Number Of Uninsured Drivers On Texas Roads Drops The number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped more than 38 percent from a year ago, state statistics show, and officials attribute ... Texas Counties Struggle to Repair Road Damage Oil and natural gas production trucks are tearing up local roads in Texas, but the industries aren't providing enough money to pay for the ... Texas City Hit With Police Sex Discrimination Suit The Justice Department sued the city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, alleging the Police Department discriminated in hiring women by using a ... Neal Honored with Texas Agent Association's Drex Foreman Award The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) honored former Corpus Christi independent insurance agent Loyd Neal with the Drex Foreman ... Federal Regulators Settle Whistleblower Case with Texas-Based Pilgrim's Pride The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Mount Pleasant, Texas, to resolve ... More South Central News West Lees Named Atlas Chief Marketing Officer Bruce Lees has been named chief marketing officer for Atlas General Insurance Services. Lees' range of responsibilities includes broker ... Paper: $110M Worth Of Homes Lost In Colorado Wildfire A newspaper's analysis indicates that Colorado's most destructive wildfire burned homes worth a total of more than $110 million in one of ... Most Colo. Counties Qualify For Drought Assistance Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says 62 of Colorado's 64 counties qualify for federal disaster relief due to drought conditions. Gov. ... Nevada to Exit NIMA Nevada is leaving the surplus lines tax clearinghouse to which it belongs, Nevada's insurance commissioner confirmed Tuesday. Nevada's ... Thousands of California Doctors File Lawsuit Against Aetna A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA), California Medical Association (CMA) and a coalition of ... More West News International Willis Exec: Industry Will Respond w/ ‘New Tools’ to Growing Disaster Risk The insurance industry plays a pivotal role in integrating new tools, technology and solutions to protect populations and assets against ... No Let Up in Gloom for Europe’s Biggest Economies All of Europe's biggest economies are in recession or heading there and there is little sign things will improve soon, surveys showed on ... Weather Forecasters Say El Nino Could Return in Q3 The feared El Nino weather phenomenon could strike as early as the third quarter of 2012, raising prospects of wreaking weather havoc from ... BMS Launches Predictive Modeling Tool in Tie-up with Pinnacle Actuarial BMS Group, the London-based global broker, announced that it has reached an agreement with US actuarial specialists Pinnacle Actuarial ... Willis’ Faber Global Division Establishes Singapore Office Faber Global, the facultative and wholesale reinsurance arm of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it has increased its global reach by ... PERILS Updates Windstorm Andrea Loss Estimate to $422 Million Swiss-based consulting firm PERILS has issued its third loss report for windstorm Andrea, which affected the UK and Western Europe in ... Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's Names Burke CRO Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's has appointed Martin Burke as Chief Risk Officer.  He has worked within the Lloyd's and company markets for ... More International News Sponsored Content Burand & Associates and SageQuest Consulting Announce Perpetuation NexGen Denver, CO, 07/05/12 – Insurance agency consultants, Burand & Associates, and family business advisors, SageQuest Consulting, are ... Insurance Journal now available on the iPhone - Download it free today! More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Celebrates One-Year Anniversary The LexisNexis Insurance Exchange – an online single-entry submission system that... Watch Now Health/Benefits Sector Offers Potential Growth for P/C Agents Despite the uncertainty over the changes occurring in healthcare delivery and insurance... 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What happened to that unnamed republican who was going to stop this law because of the definition of... Jack Louisiana Officials' Reaction to Health Ruling Mostly Negative Posted: Fri Jun 29 -- Bobby Jindal will next look for ways to get Louisiana out of the United Nations. kafantaris Why Chief Justice Roberts Saved Obama's Healthcare Law Posted: Tue Jul 3 -- Googlegal, The Progressive Left in this country has been working on making this country an entitlement society for several decades now.... 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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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July 3, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Judge Says Greenberg May Pursue $25B Suit Over AIG Bailout A company run by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg may pursue a $25 billion lawsuit against ... Lawyers Pursuing Concussion Lawsuits Take Page from Big Tobacco Playbook Smokers and pro football players have something in common: They engage in risky behavior that can be potentially harmful to their health ... Chief Justice Roberts Viewed Differently After Healthcare Opinion Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down the entire, massive healthcare law that his fellow Republicans deride as "Obamacare." He ... New Safety Standards Approved for Child Play Yards The Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved new federal mandatory safety standards for children's play yards. The requirements will ... State Farm’s Ziemann Elected IASA President The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association Inc. (IASA) has elected Louise Ziemann of State Farm to serve as president of the ... ACE Releases First Dollar Defense Endorsement for CPL Coverage ACE USA has released ACE first dollar defense endorsement for contractors pollution liability (CPL) coverage. This new offering provides ... RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March 31,... More National News East Traffic-Related Fatalities in N.J. Declining Compared to Last Year New Jersey officials said overall traffic-related fatalities in the state for the first six months of 2012 were 262 -- down 10 percent from ... N.Y. to Hold Flood Insurance Adjuster Certification Class on July 17 New York will be offering its annual training session this month for property/casualty insurance adjusters who want to seek or maintain ... N.Y. Judge: Aon’s Poaching Suit Against Alliant Can Proceed A New York court ruled last week that Aon can proceed with its lawsuit against California-based Alliant Insurance involving employment ... Former Claims Manager Indicted for Fraud Scheme in Massachusetts Massachusetts officials said two men -- including a former claims manager -- have been indicted in connection with a scheme to fraudulently ... N.J. Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Occupational Stress Claim A New Jersey court struck down last week a claim by a former bank employee who sought workers' comp disability benefits for what the ... More East News Midwest Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Miller Buettner & Parrott Inc. Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Miller Buettner & Parrott Inc. in Rockford, Ill. Founded in 1998, Miller ... Ohio Storm Victims Could Get Interest Rate Reduction Small business owners, farmers and other Ohioans affected by severe weather this weekend might be eligible for interest rate reductions on ... Growth Slowed in June, Midwest Business Conditions Index Shows A nine-state Midwest and Plains economic survey index fell for the second straight month in June. A survey report released July 2 for the ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Seeks Help to Quicken Approval of Insurer Forms Florida regulators are looking to fast track the approval of changes in insurance company property policy forms and coverages after ... Mississippi Court Throws Out Jury Award Over Supermarket Beating The Mississippi Supreme Court has thrown out a $2.5 million judgment for a Jackson woman who lost sight in one eye when purse-snatchers ... South Carolina Judge Adds Bible Reading to Drunk Driving Sentence A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse ... BancorpSouth Insurance Acquires Alabama Agency, Securance Group BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, has agreed to acquire the assets of The Securance Group, Inc., ... More Southeast News South Central CBIZ Acquires Texas-Based Stolz and Co. Ohio-based professional business services firm, CBIZ Inc., announced it has acquired the assets of insurance firm Stoltz and Co. LTD., ... Whitaker Named President-Elect, Arthur to Serve as VP of Texas Agents Association Don Whitaker, president and owner of Whitaker Insurance Associates Inc. in San Antonio, has been named president-elect of the Independent ... Oklahoma Commissioner: More Legal Challenges to Health Reform Law Possible While he is disappointed with the Supreme Court's decision to uphold federal health reform legislation, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner ... More South Central News West Stockton, California Set for Bankruptcy Hearing; Bond Insurer Vows Fight Lawyers for Stockton, California will appear for the first time in a Sacramento court this week to make their case for protecting the city ... Campbell Joins Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Cos. named Michael Campbell to its workers' compensation division as assistant vice president of ... Lawsuits In Nevada Amtrak Mishap Claim Crossing Defects Four lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of last year's Amtrak-truck crash in northern Nevada claim railroad crossing gates either came ... CEA Unveils Homeowners Choice Earthquake Coverage Product Line As of July 1, 2012, the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is offering its new Homeowners Choice product line. The new product will give ... Colorado's Historic Wildfire Season Could Cost 'Hundreds of Millions' Insured losses from two wildfires in what's shaping up to be a historic wildfire season for Colorado may be into the "hundreds of ... Alternative Security Puts $6.17B Back Into Calif. Businesses Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker on Monday approved implementation of the 2012/2013 Alternative Security ... More West News International Willis Re Reports Some Reinsurance Rate Increases, but No Market Turn "Rate increases in the North American and International reinsurance markets are due to modest losses and poor results – not a hardening ... UK Watchdog Reviewing Regulatory Supervision after Libor Scandal The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reviewing how wholesale markets are supervised following the interest rate-setting scandal, ... CNA Completes Acquisition of Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. Chicago-based CNA Financial Corporation and Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced the successful completion of CNA's acquisition of ... Guernsey Licenses 63 New Insurance Entities in First Five Months of 2012 Figures released by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that there were 739 international insurance entities licensed by ... Best Affirms Lancashire’s ‘A’ Ratings; Stable Outlook A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of Bermuda-based ... More International News Sponsored Content Bruce Lees Named Chief Marketing Officer for Atlas General Insurance Services San Diego, CA, 7/3/2012 – Bruce Lees has been named Chief Marketing Officer for Atlas General Insurance Services, a program administrator ... Insurance Journal's Directory of E&S / Specialty Markets. Coming soon to inboxes, emails, and iPads everywhere! More Sponsored Content Insurance Journal Blogs Burand’s Agency E&O Blog: Tip #5 Minor items do cause E&O claims and sometimes your carriers exploit these minor items. Almost every agency occasionally receives law ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Health/Benefits Sector Offers Potential Growth for P/C Agents Despite the uncertainty over the changes occurring in healthcare delivery and insurance... Watch Now M&As Often Come with D&O Exposures Companies must do their due diligence when acquiring foreign entities or they could end... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums IA start up with a twist Posted: Tue Jul 3 -- Haven't been on here in awhile. Thanks for the constructive replies from D's and Lady. I was hoping to drum up this kind of response so that... JevonCC Agent no legal duty to inform on cancellations? Posted: Mon Jul 2 -- Are you honestly saying you make no attempt to notify a client when their policy is in cancellation mode? LadyBroker Do you use online leads services? Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- Rodwadg...Really? Look, if you can't Google and find at least 12, I am NOT helping you... Baiting? I'm old enough not to fall for a grade... OldIndyAgent Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- Hello, I am a domainer. Unless you have your name branded well. At least page one position one two or three. I believe there would be... sirkarl101 Insurance Agency Loans Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- I own a newer agency going on our first year in business. We are doing great providing Florida home and auto ins ect. However, I am so busy... Legacyins Can an employer fire an employee because their pre-convicted Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- I am no attorney, but I would suggest that depending on what the employee was arrested for, could give the employer cause? For instance, was... LadyBroker When is it time to let your staff go? Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- Isn't this one of the hardest questions? (Well, not always, sometimes they make it really easy on you to answer!) I think it's a whole... johnsharp Go to Forums Reader Comments Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What's Yours? Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- We are now a socialist country, no longer a democracy. Our founding fathers are rolling in their graves!!!!!!! csp Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law; Read Copy of Opinion Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- So using your logic the whole concept of self insurance is out? I fully agree that having a means by which to support the economic... Bob Republican Senator's Abortion Amendment Holding Up Flood Insurance Bill: Reid Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- Sarah, I'm a woman who is paying attention. So don't BS me with killing unborn children stuff. The birth control debate, Virginia's... Sally Anne Fannymaker Agents, Insurers Cheer Congress OK of Flood Insurance Reform Bill Posted: Mon Jul 2 -- OK Insurance Journal news department. What happened to that unnamed republican who was going to stop this law because of the definition of... Jack Louisiana Officials' Reaction to Health Ruling Mostly Negative Posted: Fri Jun 29 -- Bobby Jindal will next look for ways to get Louisiana out of the United Nations. kafantaris Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue July 2, 2012 Agency Management Systems / Insurance Exchanges; Commercial Auto; Digital Product Guide 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 New Business Underwriter - Home Office Assistant Vice President - GAAP / SEC Reporting Underwriter, Employment Practices Liability or Errors & Omissions Licensed Customer Service Representative Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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July 3, 2012 Feature Video LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Celebrates One-Year Anniversary The LexisNexis Insurance Exchange - an online single-entry submission system that streamlines the flow of application data among agents, brokers and carriers - celebrated its... Watch Now Popular Videos Arbitrator Feinberg on Lessons Learned from BP Claims Fund R Street: Say a Prayer for Florida 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 © 2012 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

Daily Headlines: Monday, July 2, 2012

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July 2, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National More Gen Y’ers Passing on Driving To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. "Part of it was laziness," the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. "I ... Republican Leaders Vow Healthcare Law Repeal The two top Republicans in Congress vowed on Sunday to push ahead with efforts to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare law despite ... Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world's ... RLI, Chubb Among Top P/C Performers: SNL RLI Corp. tops the list of property/casualty commercial lines carriers ranked by financial performance for the 12 months ending March 31, ... Confie Seguros Adds 3 Agencies; Names Maxwell to M&A Post Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance focused on the needs of Hispanic consumers, continued its national ... Ratings Recap: Conifer/White Pine, Millers First A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'B++' (Good) and downgraded the issuer credit rating to "bbb" from ... Congress Agrees on Multi-Year Flood Insurance Extension, Reforms The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive bill on Friday combining funding for transportation programs, low-interest student ... Agents, Insurers Cheer Congress OK of Flood Insurance Reform Bill The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America today praised Congress for passing the "Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform ... The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at... More National News East Virginia, Maryland Hit By Vicious Storms; Power Outages May Last Days It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 ... Md. Regulator Offers Claims Tips, Says Hiring Public Adjuster May Help Following this past weekend's storms, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese Goldsmith is advising homeowners to take steps to protect ... Virginia Begins Enforcing Proper Usage of Certificate of Insurance Widespread misunderstanding regarding the proper use of certificates of insurance has led to new changes relating to their use, according ... Vermont Governor Hails Healthcare Ruling, Pushes Bigger Plan Vermont's push for universal, publicly funded, single-payer health care is going ahead no matter what, Gov. Peter Shumlin said, but he ... Marsh & McLenna Announces Promotion in Oliver Wyman Division in N.Y. Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., has promoted Paula McGlarry to general counsel of Oliver Wyman Group, the company's management consulting ... More East News Midwest Federal Emergency Declared in Ohio after Weekend Storms Severe storms struck Ohio over the weekend with powerful, damaging winds that one utility compared to the remnants of Hurricane Ike in ... Kansas Governor, Insurance Chief at Odds on Health Care Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said he wants to wait until after the presidential election to comply with a key provision of the federal health ... Flood-Prone Ohio City Scouting Land for Solution Federal officials who've been surveying land to find a place to divert water during flooding in this northwest Ohio city have run into a ... More Midwest News Southeast North Carolina Gov. Perdue Signs Workers’ Comp Scofflaw Bill North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue has signed  a bill designed to crack down on employers without workers' compensation coverage despite ... Florida’s Anti-Fraud Auto Insurance Law Now in Effect A trio of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about ... Florida Won’t Implement Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchange Florida Gov. Rick Scott said his state will opt out of implementing optional portions of the Affordable Care Act that deal with expanding ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Citizens Board Agrees to Retroactive 10% Rate Cut The board governing Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has agreed to drop rates by 10 percent across a dozen south Louisiana ... Former Insurance Adviser for Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Faces Ethics Charges A consultant who worked as a health insurance adviser for Jefferson Parish is facing ethics charges in connection with his wife's work. The ... Phillips Elected to Texas Mutual Board of Directors Danny Phillips, a Colleyville, Texas, resident and owner of the Diamond P Longhorn Ranch in Lindale, was elected to the board of directors ... More South Central News West ACES Names Meeker Director Of Product Development San Diego, Calif.-based managing general agent ACES Commercial Insurance Services Inc. named Ken Meeker director of product development. ... Ex-Ariz. Lawmaker Files $10M Claim Against Phoenix A former state senator who resigned in January over a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend has filed a $10 million ... After Court Rules, Idaho Has Dilemma Over Exchange Incensed over "Obamacare," Idaho lawmakers last session snubbed $20 million from the federal government earmarked for an insurance ... Consumer Watchdog Failure Could Help Auto Discount Initiative Santa Monica, Calif.-based Consumer Watchdog's proposed ballot measure to require health insurance companies to get approval before ... Brewer Names Acting Director for Arizona Department of Insurance Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has named Germaine Marks the Acting Director of the Arizona Department of Insurance. Marks is being appointed to ... More West News International Scientists Conclude Rise in Sea Level Cannot Be Stopped Rising sea levels cannot be stopped over the next several hundred years, even if deep emissions cuts lower global average temperatures, but ... Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world's ... MDS Group Launches HighDome, a Self Insurance Protected Cell Company  European and Latin American  insurance and reinsurance brokerage and risk consulting provider, MDS Group, announced the launch of ... RSA Inks Agreement w/ The Co-operative Insurance for Auto Claims The UK's RSA and The Co-operative Insurance have announced a bilateral agreement to settle outstanding motor recoveries. RSA said it is ... Ratings Roundup: Delvag, Ocaso A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'A'(Excellent) from 'A-' (Excellent) and the ... More International News Sponsored Content Andrew Petersen Named Executive Vice President of Business Development for Atlas General Insurance Services San Diego, CA, 7/2/2012 – Andrew Petersen has been named Executive Vice President of Business Development for Atlas General Insurance ... Insurance Journal's Directory of E&S / Specialty Markets. Coming soon to inboxes, emails, and iPads everywhere! More Sponsored Content Insurance Journal Blogs Dred Scott? Really, Fellow Conservatives? Really? More than a few of my friends on the political Right have taken to comparing the Supreme Court's decision on the individual health ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Health/Benefits Sector Offers Potential Growth for P/C Agents Despite the uncertainty over the changes occurring in healthcare delivery and insurance... Watch Now M&As Often Come with D&O Exposures Companies must do their due diligence when acquiring foreign entities or they could end... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Do you use online leads services? Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- Rodwadg...Really? Look, if you can't Google and find at least 12, I am NOT helping you... Baiting? I'm old enough not to fall for a grade... OldIndyAgent Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- Hello, I am a domainer. Unless you have your name branded well. At least page one position one two or three. I believe there would be... sirkarl101 Insurance Agency Loans Posted: Sat Jun 30 -- I own a newer agency going on our first year in business. We are doing great providing Florida home and auto ins ect. However, I am so busy... Legacyins Can an employer fire an employee because their pre-convicted Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- I am no attorney, but I would suggest that depending on what the employee was arrested for, could give the employer cause? For instance, was... LadyBroker When is it time to let your staff go? Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- Isn't this one of the hardest questions? (Well, not always, sometimes they make it really easy on you to answer!) I think it's a whole... johnsharp IA start up with a twist Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- I think what he meant is that most IA's start out the same way you are proposing....there is nothing particularly new about 2 guys sharing... LadyBroker National Agents Alliance? Legit or Keep Away? Posted: Tue Jun 26 -- Hi, I was with NAA for about 2 years. I did learn a lot about sales but at a cost. I never did make any real money and I did consistently... cecnjohn Go to Forums Reader Comments Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What's Yours? Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- We are now a socialist country, no longer a democracy. Our founding fathers are rolling in their graves!!!!!!! csp Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law; Read Copy of Opinion Posted: Thu Jun 28 -- So using your logic the whole concept of self insurance is out? I fully agree that having a means by which to support the economic... Bob Republican Senator's Abortion Amendment Holding Up Flood Insurance Bill: Reid Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- Sarah, I'm a woman who is paying attention. So don't BS me with killing unborn children stuff. The birth control debate, Virginia's... Sally Anne Fannymaker Judge: Ohio Dog Accused of Biting Not 'Dangerous' Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- At least she followed through all the way to the end....and won! This is bichon.... NTSB: Why Didn't Train Wait Before Oklahoma Crash? Posted: Wed Jun 27 -- "...no cellphones were found in the wreckage." Goodness, if they can't find the remains of the poor crews after the diesel-fueled fireball,... reality bites Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue July 2, 2012 Agency Management Systems / Insurance Exchanges; Commercial Auto; Digital Product Guide 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 Assistant Vice President - GAAP / SEC Reporting Underwriter, Employment Practices Liability or Errors & Omissions Licensed Customer Service Representative Head of Claims - Property & Casualty Carrier Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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