Daily Headlines: Thursday, September 13, 2012

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September 13, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Financial Firms Having to Adjust to Aggressive Consumer Protection Bureau The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for deceptive ... Focus of MF Global Probes Turns to Civil Cases; Insurance Dwindling Prosecutors investigating the collapse of failed commodities brokerage MF Global are close to wrapping up their criminal probe and are ... Length of Yellow Caution Traffic Lights Could Prevent Accidents A couple of years ago, Hesham Rakha misjudged a yellow traffic light and entered an intersection just as the light turned red. A police ... Common Type of Rail Car Has Dangerous Design Flaw For two decades, one of the most commonly used type of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even ... ACE Adds Chemical Withdrawal Expense Endorsement to Ace PaC Form ACE USA, the U.S-.based retail operations of the ACE Group, has expanded coverage for buyers of its combined general liability and ... Holiday Season Already Underway for Insurers of Seasonal Events Ready or not, the holidays are right around the corner. And like retail stores and other holiday specialists, insurers are preparing for... More National News East N.Y.-Based Cook, Hall & Hyde to Merge With Maran Corporate Risk Assoc. Two brokerages in the Metro New York region -- Cook, Hall & Hyde and Maran Corporate Risk Associates -- announced their intention to enter ... N.H. Road Fatalities Up in 2012; Authorities Urge Drivers to Slow Down Traffic fatalities have spiked in New Hampshire, prompting authorities to urge drivers to slow down and avoid dangerous activities such as ... In Penn. Lawsuit, ACE Accuses OneBeacon of Poaching Employees ACE American Insurance Company recently filed a lawsuit against OneBeacon U.S. Holdings Inc. In its lawsuit, filed in Pennsylvania, ACE ... Delaware Eyes Comprehensive School Safety Plans Gov. Jack Markell is signing legislation aimed at making Delaware's schools safer. A bill to be signed into law on Monday creates a ... More East News Midwest 1 N.D. Agent Pleads not Guilty, 1 Sentenced in Separate Cases A Dickinson, N.D., insurance agent accused of stealing $30,000 from a client has pleaded not guilty to five felony theft counts. Meanwhile, ... Minnesota Woman Loses Music Downloading Appeal A U.S. woman accused of sharing songs online owes record companies $222,000 for willful copyright violations, a federal appeals court in ... Prosecutor: CEO in Iowa Fraud Case Admits to Fraud The founder of an Iowa brokerage has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he admits to carrying out a $200 million ... More Midwest News Southeast Q&A with Florida's Citizens CEO Gilway: Leading in the Public Sector Two months ago when Barry Gilway took over as president of Florida's state-run property insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., he ... West Virginia Business Court to Debut Oct. 10 The state Supreme Court will debut a business court division next month, taking often-complicated disputes out of a hectic circuit court ... More Southeast News South Central Allstate Raising Homeowner Rates in Louisiana Allstate Corp. is raising rates for 144,000 Louisiana homeowners who get their insurance coverage from two Allstate companies. The company ... State Farm Lloyds Files Homeowners Rate Increase in Texas State Farm Lloyds says it intends to increase homeowners rates in Texas by an average 20 percent. The company announced it has submitted a ... Today Marks 4 Years Since Ike Hit Galveston There was a time Galveston tourism officials would avoid using the word Ike. Four years after the most devastating storm since Hurricane ... More South Central News West U. of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, Disney Over Patents A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more -- Facebook Inc., ... Danger in Air Again At Reno National Air Races The annual air race in Nevada's Valley of Speed has a new name. Fans returning to see vintage World War II fighter planes streak across the ... Utility Hit With Lawsuit Over Utah Wildfire Nearly 100 property owners are suing Rocky Mountain Power and blaming the utility for one of Utah's largest wildfires this year. The Wood ... Albuquerque, N.M. To Pay $439,000 To Settle Lawsuit The city of Albuquerque, N.M. will pay the widow of a murder victim $439,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that police could have arrested ... More West News International U.S. Lawsuits Target Carnival in Italy Cruise Crash Hundreds of passengers from the stricken Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where it ran aground ... PCI Urges Rapid Progress on Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has urged negotiators to make rapid progress on the Trans-Pacific Partnership ... Willis UK Broker Networks Add 12 New Members Willis Group Holdings announced that 12 new members have joined its two UK broker networks, Willis N2 and Willis Commercial Network, both ... Dougherty Joins XL's Global Insurance Operations as CFO XL Group plc announced the appointment of Chris Dougherty as Chief Financial Officer - Insurance.  He will be responsible for overseeing ... HDI-Gerling UK Names Gwilt to Head Fleet Management Division Industrial Insurance Company HDI-Gerling announced the appointment of Michael Gwilt as manager responsible for fleet risk management and ... Best to Assign Ratings to Merged QBE European Reinsurance Entities A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has commented that it expects to assign a financial strength rating (FSR) and an issuer credit ... Verisk Crime Analytics Launches Cargo Theft Prevention Systems in Canada Verisk Crime Analytics has launched national information sharing systems designed to help Canadian insurers and their policyholders combat ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Predictive Modeling 1: Origins in Insurance Few developments have altered the insurance business as much as predictive modeling and more... Watch Now Agriculture Business Prepared for This Year's Drought Record high temperatures in the Midwest have farmers facing the worst drought in over 20 year,... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Buying IA - Current Multiplier? Posted: Thu Sep 13 -- Hopefully you have found an insurance agency that is right for you. I prefer the captive route. I have been an insurance agent in the... insurancechandleraz Adding Value? Who Cares? And, who gets mad? Posted: Tue Sep 11 -- Good philosophy. The other ratio is the 20%-80% which is indirectly a corollary, i.e. 20% of your clients generate 80% of your income, so if... jackwehoca Track Your CSR's Daily Sales Activity Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- Earlybird, what management system do you currently use and are you satisified with it? Looking to improve effectiveness and be able to track... jackwehoca Truckers Workers Comp Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- I have a PEO market with a base rate of 20.37. Could receive further discount because of good loss history. Give me a call if PEO is a... Chad Filley Independent Agency Growth Rate Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- If you are a member of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, I suggest a review of IIABA "Best Practices" program... jtownagent Go to Forums Reader Comments Texas in November to Open 85 Mph Toll Way Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The problem isn't the speed limit. It's the moron's driving on our roads that are unprepared for driving in the first place. I have a friend... Seriously? Maryland Man Sued Over Travel Insurance Policy on Missing Companion Posted: Wed Sep 12 -- Anyone out there want to take a trip to the Everglades? Just get me the exact spelling of your name and your DOB. Let me know when you'll be... Al E. Gator Planners Craft Strategies to Help High-Earners Skirt New Healthcare Taxes Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The time to stop talking about tax reform and doing something about it has come. It may take a taxpayer revolt to get it going and... Agent Private Insurers in Line to Take 150,000 Policies from Florida's Citizens Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- At least these are established carriers that we've had dealings with before. No more "Magnolia" incidents please!!! Mr. Solvent Mississippi Court Rules Wal-Mart Not Liable in Gun Ammo Sale to Underage Shooter Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- The employee admitted he knew it was going to a minor. What would happen in a similar scenario if an employee sold beer, knowing it was... 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Daily Headlines: Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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September 12, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National IRS Says It Has No Role in Enforcing Health Insurance Mandate The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday assured congressional lawmakers that agents would play no role in enforcing the controversial ... Farm Bill, Crop Insurance Reform May Be Stalled Until November It may be November before the U.S. Congress completes the new $500 billion U.S. farm bill as lawmakers cannot agree on how much to cut ... Arthur J. Gallagher CEO: This Rate Environment Unusual but Better Speaking at a recent conference, brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher's CEO J. Patrick Gallagher described how different today's commercial ... Conn.-Based SPARTA Ins. Taps Former Everest Re Exec Jones as New COO Hartford, Conn.-based SPARTA Insurance Company has appointed Ralph E. Jones III as president and chief operating officer. Jones brings to ... Aspen US Insurance Expands Marine Capabilities Aspen US Insurance will expand its marine capabilities in the U.S. by offering brown water hull, protection & indemnity, and marine ... Chartis Expands NextGen Protection to Hospitality, Leisure Industries The Chartis Insurers have added PLL Hospitality Protect to their NextGen Protection suite of industry specific insurance products. ... Holiday Season Already Underway for Insurers of Seasonal Events Ready or not, the holidays are right around the corner. And like retail stores and other holiday specialists, insurers are preparing for... More National News East Hallmark Specialty Insurance Ordered to Pay Over Penn. Turnpike Spill A federal judge says a trucking company's insurer must cover some of the claims associated with the spill of a sticky goo over a 40-mile ... Delaware Commissioner Beats Out 3 Challengers in Democratic Primary Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in yesterday's Democratic primary. Of some 47,912 votes ... N.J. Workers' Comp Division Proposes 2% Raise in Weekly Benefit Rates New Jersey's Division of Workers' Compensation has recently proposed an amendment that would increase the 2013 maximum weekly benefit rates ... Maryland Man Sued Over Travel Insurance Policy on Missing Companion An American Express subsidiary is suing a Maryland man who was jailed for months in Aruba in the suspected death of his traveling ... More East News Midwest Missouri Lawyer Sentenced for Embezzling Insurance Payouts A former lawyer in Missouri's St. Louis County is going to prison after embezzling nearly $500,000 in insurance settlements from dozens of ... Feinberg Calls Indiana Stage Collapse Compensation Fair The architect of compensation for victims of last year's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse says he believes the state was ... Michigan Man Suspected in Officer's Slaying, Insurance Fraud Found Dead A recently divorced executive accused of mishandling employees' insurance funds fired on police at his home in a wealthy Detroit, Mich., ... More Midwest News Southeast How Florida's Citizens' Surplus Loans to Private Insurers Would Work Florida's state-backed property insurer is considering for the first time whether to invest in private insurers to the tune of $350 ... West Virginia Supreme Court to Hear Business Court Ideas The state Supreme Court is set to discuss a court system for business-related lawsuits. An announcement was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon ... RLI Extends Coverage for Personal Umbrella Policies in Florida RLI Corp. is now offering a reduced liability attachment point for its personal umbrella policy for Florida residents. Personal umbrella ... More Southeast News South Central Isaac Damage to Louisiana Agriculture Estimated at $100M An assessment won't be finalized until all harvests are complete, but it appears that an estimated $100 million in losses to Louisiana's ... 7 Companies Cited for Exposing Workers to Asbestos in San Antonio Federal safety regulators have cited seven construction companies for exposing workers to asbestos hazards at a San Antonio construction ... Isaac Tars Louisiana Beaches with Oil from BP Spill Two years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, mats of oily tar from BP Plc.'s ill-fated Macondo well have turned up on ... More South Central News West Utah Company Prevails In Blender Patent Dispute A Utah company known for its "Will it Blend" YouTube videos has been awarded millions in a suit claiming a company ripped off its unique ... Alaska To Get $1 Million For Tsunami Cleanup Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country's tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reported that Alaska will receive $1 million ... Henry Named Director of Solar Underwriting for Assurant in Southern California The Assurant solar named Cindy Henry as the new director of Solar Underwriting and Account Management. Henry will be based in Fountain ... Aon Names Lavinder in Oregon Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), named Dan Lavinder as a sales account executive in its ... More West News International Barclays Chairman: Financial Firms Must Change Sales Incentives Banks must change a culture of paying staff commission on sales and put less focus on short-term profits in order to repair their battered ... Low Interest Rates: an Ongoing Problem for the Re/insurance Industry Swiss Re's sigma report analyzing the effect on the insurance industry of the continuing low interest rates doesn't paint a pretty picture. ... IMF Says Benefits of Global Financial Reform Outweigh Costs Tough new global financial rules will nudge up credit costs, but the slight drag they will place on major economies is worth it to achieve ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Burand's Agency E&O Blog: Tip #9 Certificates of Insurance, Part 2.   Last week's blog covered the reason certificates cause so many E&O mistakes due to processing ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Predictive Modeling 1: Origins in Insurance Few developments have altered the insurance business as much as predictive modeling and more... Watch Now Agriculture Business Prepared for This Year's Drought Record high temperatures in the Midwest have farmers facing the worst drought in over 20 year,... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Adding Value? Who Cares? And, who gets mad? Posted: Tue Sep 11 -- Good philosophy. The other ratio is the 20%-80% which is indirectly a corollary, i.e. 20% of your clients generate 80% of your income, so if... jackwehoca Track Your CSR's Daily Sales Activity Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- Earlybird, what management system do you currently use and are you satisified with it? Looking to improve effectiveness and be able to track... jackwehoca Truckers Workers Comp Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- I have a PEO market with a base rate of 20.37. Could receive further discount because of good loss history. Give me a call if PEO is a... Chad Filley Independent Agency Growth Rate Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- If you are a member of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, I suggest a review of IIABA "Best Practices" program... jtownagent Do you use online leads services? Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- I agree with charlie. Sometimes you have to pay just to get leads failing to think that since it's for sale, it's up for grabs for a dozen... robmejia Go to Forums Reader Comments Texas in November to Open 85 Mph Toll Way Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The problem isn't the speed limit. It's the moron's driving on our roads that are unprepared for driving in the first place. I have a friend... Seriously? Planners Craft Strategies to Help High-Earners Skirt New Healthcare Taxes Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The time to stop talking about tax reform and doing something about it has come. It may take a taxpayer revolt to get it going and... Agent Private Insurers in Line to Take 150,000 Policies from Florida's Citizens Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- At least these are established carriers that we've had dealings with before. No more "Magnolia" incidents please!!! Mr. Solvent Mississippi Court Rules Wal-Mart Not Liable in Gun Ammo Sale to Underage Shooter Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- The employee admitted he knew it was going to a minor. What would happen in a similar scenario if an employee sold beer, knowing it was... Captain Planet Travelers' CEO Fishman: Rate Increases Continuing Posted: Tue Sep 11 -- IN an era of Stagflation he just keeps taking it to the bank. Jay Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue September 10, 2012 High Income / High Profile; Top Workers' Comp Writers; Residential Contractors 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 - Travel AVP - Statutory & Statistical Reporting Professional Liability Claims Manager Senior Marketing Representative Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties. 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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, September 11, 2012

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September 11, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Premiums for Employer-Sponsored Family Health Insurance Rose 4% This Year: Kaiser Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up four percent from last year, with workers on ... Travelers' CEO Fishman: Rate Increases Continuing Insurance rates continued to rise in the third quarter for both businesses and individual customers, extending the pricing power that ... CRC/Crump Acquires Preferred Brokerage Unit of Preferred Concepts CRC|Crump has signed an agreement with Preferred Concepts in New York to acquire select assets of the company's Preferred Brokerage ... Energi Expands Presence With Three New Offices Energi, a developer and underwriter of insurance products, has opened three new satellite offices across the United States to better serve ... Guarantee Insurance Co. Now Writing Workers Comp. in Ore., S.D. Patriot National Insurance Group, a provider of workers' compensation coverage, has announced its subsidiary Guarantee Insurance Co. is now ... PURE Expands Appetite to Cover Personal Watercrafts Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the member-owned property/casualty insurer of high-value homes and property, has ... U.S. Treasury Sells $18 Billion of AIG Stock, Cuts Stake to 19% The U.S. government cut its stake in American International Group Inc. to 19 percent on Monday, making a profit of $12.4 billion on the ... U.S. Treasury Expects $12.4 Billion Profit from Investment in AIG The U.S. Treasury said on Monday it expects to raise $18 billion from its sale of American International Group shares, representing a ... Private Insurers in Line to Take 150,000 Policies from Florida's Citizens Four Florida-based property insurers have been given the green light to remove up to 150,000 policies from the state-backed Citizens... More National News East Status of World Trade Center Site, 11 Years Later Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new multibillion-dollar World Trade Center once again dominates the ... Judge Dismisses Velvet Underground Copyright Claim vs. Warhol Over Banana A federal judge has dismissed part of The Velvet Underground's lawsuit accusing the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts of violating ... Marsh Promotes Flynn to Lead Insurance Services Businesses in New York Marsh, the insurance broking and risk management division of Marsh & McLennan Cos., has promoted Liz Flynn to the newly created position of ... Conn.-Based Rocaton Investment Advisors Expands Its Insurance Division Rocaton Investment Advisors, an investment advisory consulting firm based in Norwalk, Conn., has expanded its insurance team with the ... Government to Cover Cancer Treatment for 9/11 Responders The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of ... More East News Midwest Court: Ohio Prison Nurse Can Be Sued in Death A prison nurse isn't immune from being sued over an inmate's 2009 death following a violent seizure from alcohol withdrawals, a federal ... Pedestrian Deaths on the Rise in Minnesota Minnesota safety officials say the number of pedestrian deaths has risen sharply this year. Twenty-three pedestrians have died in Minnesota ... North Indiana Sheriff Aims to Reduce Buggy Crashes The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department is teaming with an Amish group known as the Northern Indiana Safety Association to try to educate ... More Midwest News Southeast Alabama Law Requires Ignition Locks for Drunk Drivers A new law in Alabama requires motorists convicted of drunken driving to install ignition interlocks on their vehicles, although police have ... Tennessee Shifting Driver's License Renewals to Self-Service Kiosks, iPads Tennessee residents needing to renew or replace their driver's licenses could be using self-service kiosks by November. The Commercial ... More Southeast News South Central Univ. of Louisiana-Monroe Lands Contract for Insurance Research The University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Business has been awarded a research contract from the Louisiana Department of Insurance to ... Howell Named Benefits VP, Account Executive at Watkins Insurance Group Brent Howell has been named vice president and account executive of Austin, Texas-based Watkins Insurance Group's Employee and Group ... Gibaltar Group Adds Baker as VP of Information Security The Gibraltar Group, a risk and insurance advisory firm based in Lubbock, Texas, announced it has appointed Dr. Bruce Baker as vice ... More South Central News West Risk Of Lawsuits Preventing Abandoned Mine Cleanup In Coloroado Colorado mining authorities have dug through a mountainside and reopened the dark granite shaft of an abandoned mine that turned deadly, ... EPIC Names Rowe Business Development Executive for Programs Group in California San Ramon, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Connie Rowe vice president and business development executive in the ... Kauai County, Hawaii Settles Racial Harassment Complaint Kauai County, Hawaii will pay $120,000 to settle a federal case by a former assistant prosecuting attorney who claimed she was subjected ... New Mexico Jury Awards $2M For Botched Back Surgery A Santa Fe jury has awarded $2 million to a man whose back surgery was so badly botched he suffered cardiac arrest and required three more ... Metrolink Victims in California Claim Inadequate Compensation As the fourth anniversary of a deadly Metrolink crash approaches, many survivors of the incident in Southern California say a federal ... Arizona School District Settles Lawsuit With Ex-School Psychologist The Tucson Unified School District in Arizona has agreed to pay a former school psychologist $180,000 to settle a retaliation claim. Rose ... More West News International Reinsurance Industry Exhibits Stability: Aon Benfield In the past 12 years, only eight reinsurers have been declared insolvent despite paying claims of more than $150 billion from events ... U.S. Mergers & Acquisitions Most Active Worldwide: Clyde & Co. Merger and acquisition trends in the United States trended upward from 2009 to the first half of 2012, a new industry report reveals. So ... U.S. Regulators Add Tool to Track Insurers Operating Globally State insurance commissioners in the U.S. have agreed to adopt a code that helps track insurers doing business in multiple countries. The ... Worth Named CFO at Aspen Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. in Bermuda has appointed John Worth as group chief financial officer of the company, effective Nov. 1. He ... OneBeacon Technology Names Morrison AVP, International OneBeacon Technology Insurance (OBTI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, appointed Duncan Morrison as assistant vice president - ... MAPFRE ASSISTANCE to Provide Travel Insurance to Africa's ASKY Airlines MAPFRE ASSISTANCE has signed an agreement with ASKY Airlines whereby it will automatically provide travel insurance to all its passengers. ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Predictive Modeling 1: Origins in Insurance Few developments have altered the insurance business as much as predictive modeling and more... Watch Now Agriculture Business Prepared for This Year's Drought Record high temperatures in the Midwest have farmers facing the worst drought in over 20 year,... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Track Your CSR's Daily Sales Activity Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- Earlybird, what management system do you currently use and are you satisified with it? Looking to improve effectiveness and be able to track... jackwehoca Adding Value? Who Cares? And, who gets mad? Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- Pretty much what I was afraid would happen -see my comment 8/17/12. We have turned into a litigious society and hopefully they are just... jackwehoca Truckers Workers Comp Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- I have a PEO market with a base rate of 20.37. Could receive further discount because of good loss history. Give me a call if PEO is a... Chad Filley Independent Agency Growth Rate Posted: Mon Sep 10 -- If you are a member of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, I suggest a review of IIABA "Best Practices" program... jtownagent Do you use online leads services? Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- I agree with charlie. Sometimes you have to pay just to get leads failing to think that since it's for sale, it's up for grabs for a dozen... robmejia Go to Forums Reader Comments Employers Committed to Offering Health Plans; Cost Seen Going Up 5.3% in 2013 Posted: Wed Sep 5 -- Unemployment at 8.3% on Obama's inauguration date 7.7 Foodstamps given up 87% from inauguration date. National Debt 10.5 Trillion on Obama's... Sarah California State Fund Restructures Broker Distribution Posted: Tue Sep 4 -- How to screw the small business/agency plant. CSP Private Insurers in Line to Take 150,000 Policies from Florida's Citizens Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- At least these are established carriers that we've had dealings with before. No more "Magnolia" incidents please!!! Mr. Solvent Texas in November to Open 85 Mph Toll Way Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The problem isn't the speed limit. It's the moron's driving on our roads that are unprepared for driving in the first place. I have a friend... Seriously? Planners Craft Strategies to Help High-Earners Skirt New Healthcare Taxes Posted: Fri Sep 7 -- The time to stop talking about tax reform and doing something about it has come. It may take a taxpayer revolt to get it going and... Agent Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue September 10, 2012 High Income / High Profile; Top Workers' Comp Writers; Residential Contractors 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 - Travel AVP - Statutory & Statistical Reporting Professional Liability Claims Manager Senior Marketing Representative Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties. 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Insurance Journal TV: In His Own Words: Myron Steves

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September 11, 2012 Feature Video In His Own Words: Myron Steves He may not be the oldest living Certified Property Casualty Underwriter designate, but if not, Myron F. Steves, Sr. comes pretty close. Steves, founder of the Houston-based... Watch Now Popular Videos Predictive Modeling 3: Talking About Telematics Agriculture Business Prepared for This Year's Drought 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.

Breaking News: U.S. Treasury Sells $18 Billion of AIG Stock, Cuts Stake to 19%

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September 11, 2012 Breaking News Alert U.S. Treasury Sells $18 Billion of AIG Stock, Cuts Stake to 19% Read the full story The U.S. government cut its stake in American International Group Inc. to 19 percent on Monday, making a profit of $12.4 billion on the insurer's crisis-era bailout and bringing the unpopular rescue closer to its end. The Treasury Department sold $18 billion worth of the insurer's shares at $32.50 apiece, in what could yet be the largest ever secondary offering in U.S. history. The underwriters have the option to buy another $2.7 billion worth of AIG shares, which they can exercise in the next 30 days. Read the full story Send to a Friend 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.