Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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December 5, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National FEMA Will Need More Funds for Sandy Relief: Fugate The U.S. disaster fund likely will run out of money by early spring because of costs from Superstorm Sandy, the head of the Federal ... Building Momentum in the Construction Market After four years of one of the most challenging construction markets, construction insurance experts are beginning to see signs of a slow ... Trade Sanctions & Risk Management The U.S. government has increasingly used laws and regulations that impose economic sanctions on others as an instrument to advance foreign ... Coface Introduces New Trade Credit Top-Up Cover Coface, a global trade credit insurer, has introduced TopLiner, a new supplemental, non-cancelable top-up cover for existing customers. The ... SullivanCurtisMonroe Launches National ADA Compliance Program SullivanCurtisMonroe (SCM) has launched ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliance Plus, a new national program exclusively offered ... Willis Boosts Construction Practice with 4 Ex-Aon Specialists, 2 Others Willis North America has made a series of appointments in its construction practice to serve clients in the expanding default insurance ... Brokers Pay Special Attention to Specialized Government Contractor Segment The U.S. Department of State's decision to take an open-market approach in fulfilling the Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance requirement for... More National News East NYC Marathon Organizers Likely to Get Millions From Event Coverage The New York Road Runners -- a non-profit community running group and the organizer of the annual New York City Marathon -- could get ... Commentary: Houseless After Sandy, Until the Insurance Money Kicks In (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are her own.) It took one day for Superstorm Sandy to destroy my house. So ... More East News Midwest Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Ohio's Brower Insurance Agency Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., has acquired Ohio-based Brower Insurance Agency. Terms of ... Study: North Dakota Health Insurance Market Near Monopoly An American Medical Association study concludes that North Dakota's health insurance market is almost a monopoly but the state's dominant ... Top Illinois Republicans Back Immigrants' Drivers' Licenses Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom ... Iowa Fire Officials Change Policy on Flood Zone Fires Fire officials in Cedar Rapids say they have a different policy for battling fires at buildings vacated by the city's historic 2008 floods. ... More Midwest News Southeast Texaco Disputes $17 Million Mississippi Claim Over Children's Disabilities Attorneys for Texaco Inc. argued this week that no evidence showed the oil company was responsible for ailments of children born to five ... Tennessee Valley Authority Eyes Worst-Case Flood Scenario The Tennessee Valley Authority is developing a worst-case flooding scenario that could require taller dams and more protection for nuclear ... Builders Insurance Adds Krause as Underwriting Vice President Builders Insurance Group, based in Atlanta, has named Greg R. Krause as vice president of underwriting. Krause brings 31 years of ... More Southeast News South Central Hogan Joins Texas-Based SWBC Insurance Services SWBC Insurance Services, headquartered in San Antonio, announced that Michael Hogan has joined the team as senior risk control consultant. ... LWCC Names Recipients of 2012 Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship Mark Abshire of Breaux Bridge, La., and Philip McMahon of Houma, La., have been named recipients of the 2012 Stephen W. Cavanaugh ... Louisiana's Tangipahoa Parish Getting First Fire Administrator Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana soon will have its first fire administrator. The Daily Star reports Dennis Crocker will take on the title ... More South Central News West Poms & Associates Names Employee Benefits Executives in Colorado Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named William Martin and Justin Powell as account executives in the employee benefits group in the ... SIAA Adds Four in West The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance signed four agencies in the West in November - two in California and two in Arizona - bringing its ... 370M Settlement Reached Over Southern California Wildfires An electrical contractor and tree-trimming company have agreed to pay $370 million to settle lawsuits over Southern California wildfires ... Colorado Moving To Curb Health Insurance Costs Colorado officials say health care reform has given them the power to curb insurance rate hikes. Those curbs helped the state block a 24 ... Spotlight: CIWA Looking for Resurgence in Changing Market, Lawsuit The California Insurance Wholesalers Association is in prime position to benefit from trends and events that its board members expect to ... Golden Bear Names Brown Property Manager, Takamoto Chief Risk Officer in California Stockton, Calif.-based Golden Bear Insurance Co. has promoted Michael Brown to the position of property manager. Brown has been with Golden ... More West News International Philippines' Biggest Typhoon Kills at least 230; Hundreds More Missing The death toll from the Philippines' strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in landslides and ... Extreme Weather is New Normal, U.N.'s Ban Tells Climate Change Talks Extreme weather is the new normal and poses a threat to the human race, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday as he sought to ... Transparency International Releases Latest Global Corruption Index In Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index, Denmark, Finland and New Zealand tied for first place out of 176 ... AIR Worldwide's Analysis of Typhoon Bopha's Impact on the Philippines AIR Worldwide's analysis of Typhoon Botha's [also named 'Pablo,' locally] impact on the Philippines indicates that as "insurance ... Thai Group Buys Ping An Stake from HSBC for $9.38 Billion A conglomerate controlled by Thailand's richest man, Dhanin Chearavanont, has bought a minority stake in China's Ping An Insurance for ... Montpelier Re Launches Blue Capital - Investors' Asset Management Platform Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd announced the launch of Blue Capital, an asset management platform offering a range of catastrophe ... More International News Sponsored Content Insurance Journal now available on the iPhone - Download it free today! More Sponsored Content Insurance Journal Blogs Burand's Agency E&O Blog: Tip #17 Is Your Agency Still Accepting Cash Payments? Relatively few agencies today, at least relative to ten years ago, are accepting cash. ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rate Changes Coming to Healthy Railroad Industry At one time it seemed that the railroad industry was doomed, but thanks in part to the... Watch Now Effects of Worldwide Economic Instability on American Companies Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Can an employer fire an employee because their pre-convicted Posted: Wed Dec 5 -- In my opinion, firing an employee based on a mugshot isn't right. The employer should get the facts first and find out if the employee was... BeatrixLewis Taxi Cab Insurance Posted: Wed Dec 5 -- You can try piconline or dcapinsurance. The former provide limits up to $5M and has $20M excess market capability and you can even fill out... BeatrixLewis My CPCU journey - almost finished..... Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- I am in the process of reentering the Commercial Insurance world being away for about 15 years. I was thinking of working toward my CPCU. I... margo Dental Plan or Dental Insurance Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- Dental plan is actually an alternative to dental insurance because it's more cost-effective. With the former you can visit the dentist at a... BeatrixLewis Designation Suggestions Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- How does the AAI compare to the CIC? Are they equivalent or is one more advanced than the other? I have the CIC and was looking at the AAI... NCPCLHagent Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- Thanks for your input, Beatrix. I've decided against the directory, but I appreciate your interest. Robert742 Small agency looking for personal lines carrier Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- You don't say where you are located, but some good national carriers are Safeco, Travelers, Hartford, and Chubb. Insurance Gal Waiver of Subrogation endorsment - not needed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Implied waiver upheld by the Pennsylvania courts ... etimer Unfair Competition amongst brokers Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Wow! This is definitely unfair competition and what they're doing is clearly wrong. You should teach them a lesson and report this at once... BeatrixLewis Go to Forums Reader Comments Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Batt. It is a wonderful milestone. So many drivers think only of themselves and where they want to go or... v Lawsuit: Fedex Fires Utah Driver Over Russian Accent Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- Did he not have the accent when they hired him? Or did it just come on all of a sudden one day? Libby Homeowners in Mississippi's Moss Point Fight Flood Insurance Rules Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- It is about time that folks were forced to improve their own situation. Not living in a flood prone area I am sick to death of having tax... Tired of it all Monsters Under the Bed: Insurance Coverage Gaps and Other Invisible Exclusions Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- this should have been labled as "very slanted opinion piece" instead of letting us assume it might be a "news article". sos, IJ must have... bob 6 Things for Independent Agents to Worry About in 2013 Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- I have owned an independent agency for almost 30 years and approaching the exit strategy of my agency within the next 15 years. If you are... 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Daily Headlines: Tuesday, December 4, 2012

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December 4, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Court Finds Rating Agencies Not Liable on Toxic Mortgages Major credit rating agencies won a fresh legal victory on Monday when a federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit by Ohio pension funds that ... More Workers Claiming Job Discrimination Over Language, Accents More people in the workforce are claiming discrimination over their English-speaking ability or foreign accents, according to federal ... States With 'No Pay, No Play' Laws Lower Uninsured Motorists Rate A state's percentage of uninsured motorists is affected by a no pay, no play law, albeit modestly. A new study from the Insurance Research ... Resolve Fiscal Cliff Now, Deal with Deficit Later: Financial Services CEOs The nation's financial services executives are urging President Obama and Congress to resolve the "fiscal cliff" challenge of automatic tax ... Supreme Court Allows GM Workers' Pension Claim Against State Street Bank The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing General Motors Co. employees whose pension plans lost money to pursue their case against a State Street ... RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Provide RV Insurance RLI Corp. has formed a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) insurance agency ... Torus Survey: Top Issues in Management Liability & Professional Lines Market A recent survey* undertaken by global specialty insurer Torus has highlighted a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and... More National News East What We Know About Superstorm Sandy a Month Later Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast in late October after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the ... New Jersey Governor Christie Seeks 100% FEMA Reimbursement for Sandy New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is asking the federal government to reimburse the state for 100 percent of emergency costs for at least ... Mass. Motorcyclists to Get $2.8M Refunds From Encompass, Amica Mutual Massachusetts motorcycle owners will receive more than $2.8 million in insurance refunds as a result of settlements with two insurance ... From Ashes of Penn. Estate Rises a Lawsuit for $20M Insurance Proceeds The 53-page document reads more like a screenplay than a lawsuit. If Jerald Batoff's claim is true, that's how it may end up. More than ... W.R. Berkley Names President of FinSecure Unit in Baltimore Greenwich, Conn.-headquartered W.R. Berkley Corp. announced Michael P. Dandini has been named president of the company's FinSecure LLC ... More East News Midwest Wise Named President at Vanliner Insurance Co. Fenton, Mo.-based Vanliner Insurance Co. has appointed Ray Wise as the company's new president. Wise has more than 25 years' of experience ... Midwest Economic Index Rises Slightly A monthly economic index report suggests an economic slump will continue over the next three to six months for nine Midwest and Plains ... NW Ohio Officials Lobby for Flood Control Study Five years after a major flood swamped northwest Ohio, officials again are pushing for the completion of a flood control study of the ... More Midwest News Southeast Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Kentucky Fen-Phen Lawyer The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal by a Kentucky lawyer accused of cheating clients out of millions of dollars paid ... Florida Extends 'Fast Track' Policy Form Approval Florida insurance regulators are extending a process that fast tracks approval of insurance company forms. The Office of Insurance ... Neace Lukens Acquires South Carolina's Gosnell Agency Neace Lukens, an AssuredPartners Inc. company, said it has completed the acquisition of Gosnell Insurance in Charleston, South Carolina. ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Commissioner: Weapons Necessary for Safety of Anti-Fraud Unit Defending his agency's expenditures on weapons and police vehicles for use by its anti-fraud unit, Oklahoma's top insurance regulator said ... Mullis Newby Hurst Adds Salmon as Director, Business Development Mullis Newby Hurst LP (MNH), based in Addison, Texas, has hired Tom Salmon as director, business development for an expansion into new ... 22 Students Receive Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas Twenty-two insurance and risk management students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $40,000 in academic ... More South Central News West EPIC Adds Nielson As Senior Vice President In Southern California Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Hali Nielson senior vice president of private client services in its Irvine, Calif. office. ... California Hospital Fined $27K For Worker Safety Lapses A California mental hospital has been fined more than $27,000 for failing to implement worker safety measures. The Los Angeles Times ... Employers Hopeful for California Workers' Comp Reform Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles to look at California's workers' compensation reform law in detail and what must ... More West News International Thousands Flee as Typhoon Bopha Blows into Philippines Thousands of villagers fled from their homes Monday as a strong typhoon roared closer to the southern Philippines, prompting authorities to ... Highway Ceiling Collapse in Japan Kills 9 Concrete ceiling slabs fell onto moving vehicles deep inside a long Japanese highway tunnel, and authorities confirmed nine deaths before ... Munich Re First to Offer Offshore Wind Energy Serial Loss Coverage Munich Re announced that it has "become the first insurance group to offer serial loss cover for offshore wind energy units. Corresponding ... Best's Report on Bermuda Re/Insurers Sees over 10% ROE for 2012 There are still several weeks until the end of the year, but forecasts are unlikely to change very much as far as Bermuda's re/insurers are ... Willis International Announces European Leadership Appointments Willis Group Holdings has announced a series of senior leadership appointments in its Willis International business unit, "focusing on its ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Mobile Phone Habits Are Changing. Is Your Company Ready? This past Cyber Monday was the biggest one-day online sales day in history according to a study by IBM. Sales were up 30% over last year ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rate Changes Coming to Healthy Railroad Industry At one time it seemed that the railroad industry was doomed, but thanks in part to the... Watch Now Effects of Worldwide Economic Instability on American Companies Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums My CPCU journey - almost finished..... Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- I am in the process of reentering the Commercial Insurance world being away for about 15 years. I was thinking of working toward my CPCU. I... margo Dental Plan or Dental Insurance Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- Dental plan is actually an alternative to dental insurance because it's more cost-effective. With the former you can visit the dentist at a... BeatrixLewis Designation Suggestions Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- How does the AAI compare to the CIC? Are they equivalent or is one more advanced than the other? I have the CIC and was looking at the AAI... NCPCLHagent Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Tue Dec 4 -- Thanks for your input, Beatrix. I've decided against the directory, but I appreciate your interest. Robert742 Small agency looking for personal lines carrier Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- You don't say where you are located, but some good national carriers are Safeco, Travelers, Hartford, and Chubb. Insurance Gal Waiver of Subrogation endorsment - not needed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Implied waiver upheld by the Pennsylvania courts... etimer Unfair Competition amongst brokers Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Wow! This is definitely unfair competition and what they're doing is clearly wrong. You should teach them a lesson and report this at once... BeatrixLewis Getting Appointed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- I wouldn't fill out any sort of online request. Think of it like needing an answer from an underwriter for something you know might be... Iowa Guy Go to Forums Reader Comments Pregnant Waitress Wins Settlement From Arizona Bar Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- I don't think most men would want to look at a half naked pregnant women while watching football on Sundays. It was a business decision.... Burnie Madeoff Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Batt. It is a wonderful milestone. So many drivers think only of themselves and where they want to go or... v Homeowners in Mississippi's Moss Point Fight Flood Insurance Rules Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- It is about time that folks were forced to improve their own situation. Not living in a flood prone area I am sick to death of having tax... Tired of it all Lawsuit: Fedex Fires Utah Driver Over Russian Accent Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- Did he not have the accent when they hired him? Or did it just come on all of a sudden one day? Libby Monsters Under the Bed: Insurance Coverage Gaps and Other Invisible Exclusions Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- this should have been labled as "very slanted opinion piece" instead of letting us assume it might be a "news article". sos, IJ must have... bob Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue December 3, 2012 Program Directory Vol. II 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 Claims Analyst Underwriter Commercial Lines Customer Service Representative Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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December 4, 2012 Feature Video Lexington's Bresnahan: Client Engagement Key to Innovation Lexington Insurance is known for its innovation in the surplus lines insurance arena. Lexington President David Bresnahan says the key to innovation is client engagement. A little... Watch Now Popular Videos Federal Election and P/C Industry: View from R Street CATs Biggest Driver of Rate Increases in Over-Saturated Property Market 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, December 3, 2012

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December 3, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Deadly 2012 Hurricane Season Ends The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There ... Supreme Court to Rule If Human Genes Patentable The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether human genes can be patented, a hotly contested issue with broad consequences for ... Electronic Stability Control in Cars Saving Lives: NHTSA Electronic stability control technology (ESC) is saving an increasing number of lives each year, according to a three-year study by the ... White Mountains Completes Acquisitions of AIG, PICO Runoffs White Mountains Solutions Holding Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. and the group's specialist ... Confie Seguros Buys Florida, Nevada Agencies Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance focused on Hispanic consumers, has acquired four regional insurance ... AIG Acquires The Hartford's Financial Advisory Group Woodbury American International Group Inc. has acquired broker-dealer Woodbury Financial Services Inc. from The Hartford. The companies signed an ... NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana's Donelon Elected President Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2013 officers: President: Louisiana Insurance ... Torus Survey: Top Issues in Management Liability & Professional Lines Market A recent survey* undertaken by global specialty insurer Torus has highlighted a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and... More National News East N.Y. Liberty Island, Home of Statue of Liberty, Still Closed Post-Sandy The Statue of Liberty survived Superstorm Sandy with every crown spike in place, but its surrounding island was so badly damaged that the ... N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Officials in Intense Lobbying Effort for Federal Sandy Aid New York Sen. Charles Schumer says New York expects to get tens of billions of dollars in federal money to cover damages from Superstorm ... Delaware's Lyons Companies Appoints Risk Management Advisor Lyons Companies, Delaware's largest privately-owned commercial insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, appointed Michael ... N.J.-Based Crum & Forster Names VP of Fidelity Practice New Jersey-based Crum & Forster appointed Joseph Prystupa as vice president in its management and professional services division (MAPS) ... Cold, Mold Loom as Hazards in Sandy Disaster Zones A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no ... More East News Midwest RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Underwrite RV Insurance Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. announced a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) ... Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create Arson Registry Convicted arsonists in Ohio would be required to register with local sheriffs under a bill headed to the governor's desk. The Ohio House ... Home Improvement Store to Fly Wisconsin Workers to Booming North Dakota Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a ... Illinois Senate Panel OKs Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Judge Invalidates Windstorm Credit Forms; Regulator Appeals A Florida administrative law judge has ruled that some forms used by insurers to determine a homeowner's windstorm premium credits are ... Florida Prison Guard Charged with $2.7 Million Workers' Comp Fraud A former Florida prison guard is free on bond after being charged with faking illness to fraudulently collect more than $2.7 million in ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Mutual Looks to Sever Last Ties to State Oversight The insurer of last resort for workers' compensation coverage in Texas is seeking to cut its last ties to the state government that created ... Oklahoma Insurance Department Spends $180K on Guns, Police Vehicles The Oklahoma Insurance Department spent more than $180,000 on high-tech shotguns, bulletproof vests and seven police-package vehicles that ... Texas Fire Marshall Touts Success of Sprinkler Systems in Apartment Complexes Not one person has been killed in a fire in Texas in the past ten years inside an apartment complex that was equipped with a fire sprinkler ... More South Central News West Official Urges Collaboration On Wildfire Projects in West As the western U.S. comes off a tough wildfire season, more collaboration is needed to guard against catastrophic fires and to restore ... Pacific Compensation Taps Frank as President and CEO In California Janet D. Frank has joined Pacific Compensation Corp., a California workers' compensation specialist and wholly-owned subsidiary of ... Missoula County Wants Montana Mill Site On Superfund List Missoula County commissioners have sent a letter to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer asking him to support putting the former Smurfit-Stone ... New Mexico Gets Nearly $1 Million For Highway Safety The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding New Mexico nearly $1 million to reduce deaths and injuries on the state's highways. The ... More West News International FERMA Opposes EU Fund for Industrial Accident Environmental Liabilities, Losses The Federation of European Risk Management Associations [FERMA), which represents risk managers in 20 European countries, has told the ... Bermuda Re/Insurance Org. Elects XL's McGavick CEO, Currie, Catlin as Deputies The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) announced the election of its new officers for a two year term beginning on ... Fitch Downgrades Argentine Insurers Ratings after Sovereign Downgrade Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term National Scale ratings of 12 insurance companies in Argentina, and has also revised the ... Best Affirms Munich Re and Subs 'A+' Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A+' (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of Munich ... More International News Sponsored Content Astonish Announces its Make-A-Wish Pledge Drive for December Warwick, RI, 12/03/12 - Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, today announced ... StateFund First- Your Access Partner to the CA State Fund. No fees and fast and easy online submission for CA workers comp! Visit statefundfirst.com for more info! Check it out. More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rate Changes Coming to Healthy Railroad Industry At one time it seemed that the railroad industry was doomed, but thanks in part to the... Watch Now Effects of Worldwide Economic Instability on American Companies Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Waiver of Subrogation endorsment - not needed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Implied waiver upheld by the Pennsylvania courts... etimer Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- It's true that a high page rank and being an authority site is more attractive but I also believe that content is a major key here. So... BeatrixLewis Unfair Competition amongst brokers Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Wow! This is definitely unfair competition and what they're doing is clearly wrong. You should teach them a lesson and report this at once... BeatrixLewis Getting Appointed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- I wouldn't fill out any sort of online request. Think of it like needing an answer from an underwriter for something you know might be... Iowa Guy Designation Suggestions Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- I just finished the ARM exams eariler this year, and took them as complete sets. Make 3 trips for one course is no fun. I definately felt... wariline Benelect wrap around plans Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- We used them a few years ago and it was an absolute nightmare. It was so bad the group ended up going to back to their original plan and the... policyman Small agency looking for personal lines carrier Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- We are a small insurance agency looking to get back into personal lines P&C after 6 years out of the business. Does anyone know of a carrier... msidden Tower Erection Contractor Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- Thanks bkrigsman! I appreciate the response! Halpert Go to Forums Reader Comments High-Security Driver's License Runs Into Opposition in States Posted: Tue Nov 27 -- Call me crazy, but I'd way rather see us not borrow another $11,000,000,000.00 to implement easily hackable chipped ID cards (and black and... ExciteBiker Pregnant Waitress Wins Settlement From Arizona Bar Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- I don't think most men would want to look at a half naked pregnant women while watching football on Sundays. It was a business decision.... Burnie Madeoff New York Gov. Cuomo Orders Insurers to Speed Up Sandy Claims Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- Another knee-jerk reaction to make it look like politicians care. They were not on the ground handling the sheer volume of claims and, as... Rusty Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Batt. It is a wonderful milestone. So many drivers think only of themselves and where they want to go or... v Monsters Under the Bed: Insurance Coverage Gaps and Other Invisible Exclusions Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- this should have been labled as "very slanted opinion piece" instead of letting us assume it might be a "news article". sos, IJ must have... bob Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue December 3, 2012 Program Directory Vol. II 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 Claims Analyst Underwriter Commercial Lines Customer Service Representative Employment Practices Liability Sr. Underwriter Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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