Daily Headlines: Wednesday, November 6, 2013

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November 6, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National AIG Using Science to Define 'Broker Quality Index,' Not Following Market: Benmosche Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren't diligent about the accounts they're presenting to American International Group risk being ... MMC's Marsh Insurance Brokerage Unit Q3 Revenue Rises 4% to $1.24B Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) reported today its 2013 third quarter net income of $253 million, a 4.98 percent increase from $241 million ... PLUS Conference: Global Risks, Governance and Hypocrisy America's European allies are being hypocritical in their complaints about the U.S. spying on them because they all have their own ... Insurers Keeping Property-Catastrophe Insurance Price Relatively Flat: NAPCO With more than $600 billion in policyholders' surplus, the insurance industry is very well capitalized in spite of a large loss from ... Eyeing Affluent Market, Crestbrook Enters First State of Illinois with More to Come Well-to-do Illinois residents and their insurance agents now have another option when it comes to protecting their assets. Crestbrook... Wrongful Incarceration Suits Surge Giving Rise To Insurance Coverage Trigger Issues On Dec. 17, 1990, 17-year-old Jeffrey Deskovic was convicted by a Westchester County, N.Y., jury of the rape and murder... More National News East Conn. Gov.: Low-Interest Loans Available for Elevating Homes, Flood-Proofing Businesses Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy recently announced the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan ... Penn. Insurance Department Offers Simple Tips to Prevent Home Fires Deaths from fires and burns are the third-leading cause of fatal home injuries, and Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine ... Allied Insurance Brokers Hires SVP for Ascinsure Specialty Risk Unit in Penn. Ascinsure Specialty Risk recently hired Curtis Kochman as senior vice president. Within this role, Kochman will spearhead Ascinsure's ... More East News Midwest North Dakota Insurance Dept. Seeks Policy Cancellation Info The North Dakota Insurance Department wants health insurance companies to disclose the number of people whose policies will be canceled ... Minnesota History Village now Center of Flood Fight A Minnesota philanthropist has been fighting to preserve a historical village after county officials learned the buildings sit in a flood ... Ohio Stats Show more than 5K Worker Amputations Data provided by the state shows that more than 5,000 workers in Ohio have suffered amputation injuries since 2005. The statistics from the ... More Midwest News Southeast Georgia Regulator Blasts Rocky Health Care Rollout, Federal Website Glitches Georgia's Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens criticized the rocky rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a recent ... Florida Names Burgess as New Insurance Consumer Advocate Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has named Steve Burgess as the state's new insurance consumer advocate. Burgess previously ... USAA to Hire Up to 1,215 New Employees in Hillsborough County, Florida Florida state officials announced Tuesday that United Services Automobile Association (USAA) will expand its presence in Hillsborough ... Georgia-Based AutoTown Insurance Acquires Fling Insurance Agency AutoTown Insurance, an independent agency based in Norcross, Georgia, announced its acquisition of Fling Insurance Agency in Lagrange, ... More Southeast News South Central Industries Confront Louisiana's Skilled Labor Gap A Harahan manufacturing company has had to recruit outside Louisiana for skilled trade workers. The Laitram Corp. isn't alone in its ... Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Texas' Elsey & Associates Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced the acquisition of Elsey & Associates, a $4.5 ... Hubbard Joins Towerstone to Lead New Environmental Practice Wholesale insurance broker and managing general agency, Towerstone, announced that Jeffrey Hubbard has joined the company as director of ... More South Central News West California Insurance Broker Sentenced For Scamming Tom Hanks A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of dollars has been ... Poms Names Jones Vice President in California Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Dan Jones vice president in its West Los Angeles office as. Jones has more than 25 years of ... Sutter To Pay $46M To Settle California Anesthesia Case One of the California's largest hospital chains has agreed to pay $46 million to settle allegations that its method for billing for ... Washington Driver Blames 'Gorilla' For Causing Crash A Spokane, Wash., woman who wound up with a totaled car, a broken collarbone and a $550 ticket blames her post-Halloween crash on a person ... Leavitt Central Coast Names Perez VP in California Leavitt Central Coast Insurance Services named Omar Perez vice president of alternative risk and affinity programs. Perez specializes in ... Arizona Legislator's Close Call in I-10 Dust Storm Prompts Call for Action An Arizona legislator had a narrow escape on Interstate 10 last week during a dust storm in Pinal County when chain-reaction collisions ... More West News International UNEP Report: Global Action Needed to Close 8-12 Billion Ton Emissions Gap Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 will be 8 billion to 12 billion tons more than the level needed to keep global warming to only 2 degrees ... ING to Speed up Reorganization after Revised Deal with EU ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, will complete its reorganization two years earlier than planned after winning ... Lockton's 'Compass' System Helps Multinationals with Global Compliance "One of the growing concerns among multinational risk managers is global insurance program compliance," a bulletin from Lockton notes. As a ... Qatar Reinsurance Report Finds Asian Markets 'Bustling with Confidence' The first Asia Reinsurance Barometer, published by the Qatar Financial Center (QFC) Authority, concludes that the "region's reinsurance ... RSA Tumbles as Windstorms Push Profitability below Target RSA Insurance Group Plc tumbled after the U.K.'s biggest non-life insurer by market value said it will miss its profitability target in the ... Gazançon Named AXA ART Chief Operations Officer Global art insurance specialist AXA ART announced the appointment of Jean Gazançon as Chief Operations Officer. He has also been appointed ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Markets in Motion - Sports & Entertainment Venue The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any... Watch Now A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums CA liability coverage for product - Gopher Gasser Posted: Tue Nov 5 -- Hartford will cancel current GL policy if this product in production. The market from AgentSecure decline it. Let me try Bliss & Glennon. antagent New Phone Line System Help Posted: Tue Nov 5 -- I highly suggest you RUN AWAY from any VOIP proposal from Megapath. I just recently went through HELL with this terrible company and being... mhutch69 Travelers reducing commissions Posted: Sun Nov 3 -- Look around...I know of one company with realtime electronic submission with bound/underwritten quotes paying 17% NB in P&C. ...And they... OldIndyAgent Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- I would stay away from Erie. Erie has appointed too many agents and their competitive position has taken a turn for the worse. Erie's... randrew54 7 day insurance policy Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Justin, Unfortunately, that program is exclusive to LA Insurance. If you really want access to it, you could access it by becoming an LA... PiP becoming appointed Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Try an Aggregator/Cluster group. By joining you get instant access to preferred markets, higher commissions and contingency opportunities... PiP It can happen to us too Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- We also had a claim, not theft related but our water heater burst in our office causing much damage. We tell... Pathwayinsurance Go to Forums Reader Comments N.Y. Expects 100,000 to Change Health Insurance Under Federal Overhaul Posted: Mon Nov 4 -- The "Affordable" Care Act just cost me another $7,800 a year starting Jan 1st. AND raised my deductible $2,000 annually and I can't afford... Big D Courts Split Over Health Care Law Birth Control Coverage Mandate Posted: Mon Nov 4 -- How about Obamacaid since most of the state exchanges are sending the applicants to Medicaid instead of the vaunted ACA? Another good one... Agent Buffett Looking For Acquisitions as Berkshire's $40B Cash Pile Deemed 'Too Much' Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- Wow, if I was one of his employees I would love to receive a $1 million bonus. Just think how that would boost the economy through his... Baxtor Lost Pheasants, Disappearing Grasslands: Is Crop Insurance to Blame? Posted: Fri Nov 1 -- There would be more credibility to your article blaming loss of pheasant population on political causes if you wouldn't show a hen pheasant... ecinfel Obama Administration Under Fire for Individual Health Policy Cancellations Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- I'm sorry, jw, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this hot topic. No matter how it is justified, an abortion is killing a baby. Period.... 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November 5, 2013 Feature Video Markets in Motion - Sports & Entertainment Venue The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any given time, creating the opportunity for many different risks. Home to the Anaheim... Watch Now Popular Videos Aon Benfield's John Moore Explains Cat Models - and More Rusbuldt on McKinsey 3: Don't Ignore Trends Favoring Independent Agents More Insurance Videos Watch InsuranceJournal.tv Subscribe to our iTunes Channel Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2013 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

Daily Headlines: Monday, November 4, 2013

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November 4, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National BP Oil Spill Settlement Opponents Ask Court to Rescind Approval Opponents of BP Plc's $9.2 billion partial settlement of private-party claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are set to ask a U.S. ... Courts Split Over Health Care Law Birth Control Coverage Mandate A requirement of President Barack Obama's health care law that group insurance plans cover contraceptives may violate religious freedom, a ... Groups Urge National System for Tracking Youth Sport Concussions Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions? Maybe not: A major report says far too little is known about the risks in youth ... R-T Specialty to Buy Wholesale Broker Westrope Chicago-based national wholesale insurance broker R-T Specialty said it has agreed to merge with another wholesale broker Westrope, based ... Markets-in-Motion: Sports & Entertainment Arenas The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any given time, creating the opportunity for many... AIG Earnings Call Highlights: Broker Quality Scrutinized; Still Committed to 'Aspirational Goals' Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren't diligent about the accounts they're presenting to American International... More National News East Connecticut's Interest in Berms, Dunes Grows After Sandy Devastating flooding from Superstorm Sandy has sparked growing interest in building berms and sand dunes for protection along the ... N.Y. Expects 100,000 to Change Health Insurance Under Federal Overhaul New York health officials say that about 100,000 individuals will have to change their health insurance under the federal health care ... Collisions Between Cars, Deer Increasing in Delaware The number of collisions between deer and vehicles in Delaware is growing as state officials work to reduce the deer population. Citing ... New Jersey Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud A Newark, N.J., police officer has admitted filing a false insurance claim after his vehicle was declared stolen and found torched. The ... AssuredPartners Acquires Eastern Insurance Agency in Pennsylvania AssuredPartners Inc., through its subsidiary AssuredPartners of New Jersey, acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency (D/B/A Eastern ... Report Looks Back at Why Sandy Caused So Much Flooding Damage Along Coast Karen Clark & Company (KCC), independent experts in catastrophe risk, catastrophe models and catastrophe risk management, issued a report ... More East News Midwest Bates Receives Indiana Insurance Agents' Industry/Public Image Award Mark Bates, from Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana in Crown Point, Ind., is the recipient of the Independent Insurance Agents of ... Baltimore Insurer to Relocate to Des Moines, Iowa A Baltimore, Md.-based life insurance company is moving its corporate offices to Des Moines, Iowa, and it plans to employ 50 workers within ... State Farm Likely to Move Some Bloomington, Indiana Jobs State Farm Insurance Co. says it will likely move at least some of its claims services employees out of Bloomington, Ind. State Farm ... Minnesota Roads Breaking Down Faster than Expected Minnesota road surfaces that were supposed to last for 30 years are beginning to crumble in half that time, raising concerns that cities ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee Court Finds City Not Liable for Death by Fallen Tree The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Knoxville isn't liable for a tree that fell on and killed a woman driving on a city street. ... Miller: Florida Insurers Assume Liability in Agent Appointments, Licensing Verification The agent appointment process is not as simple as some think. Insurers that are not careful could find they are in legal trouble. As in so ... Brown & Brown CFO Cory Walker to Retire in March 2014 Daytona Beach, Fla.-based brokerage Brown & Brown Inc. announced that Cory T. Walker, who has been serving as senior vice president, ... More Southeast News South Central Farmers Insurance, Texas Reach Tentative Deal on Mold Claims The state of Texas and Farmers Insurance want to settle decade-old claims of overcharging and underserving customers for $117.5 million, ... INSURICA Adds Winans as Associate Director of Sales Development Oklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network has hired David Winans as associate director of sales development in the firm's ... As Exchange Opens Oklahoma City Chamber Drops Insurance The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce will no longer provide a health insurance offering that 1,400 companies in the state have ... Fallin Appoints 2 to New Workers' Comp Panel Gov. Mary Fallin has named a longtime Oklahoma City attorney and a deputy insurance commissioner to fill the final two spots on the newly ... More South Central News West NSM Insurance Group Acquires California Broker ELM NSM Insurance Group has acquired Executive Liability Managers Insurance Brokers in California. ELM is a 25-year-old professional liability ... Insurer For Montana City Settles Lawsuit With Family The insurance company for the city of Billings has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the death of a 41-year-old man at Rose Park ... Thousands Without Power After Pacific West Wind Storm Thousands of people were without power as of Sunday evening in Washington state following Saturday's wind storm. The storm knocked out ... Corps: Utah County Levees Have Problems Salt Lake County, Utah's levee systems are in unacceptable shape, according to a review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officials with ... Federal Aid to Colorado Flood Victims Reaches $100M Federal aid to victims of the historic September floods in Colorado has reached $100 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says ... More West News International U.S. Says Japan Signing Liability Pact Would Aid Nuclear Cleanup Japan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines ... Pirate Money Promotes Global Criminal Activity: World Bank Report Pirates hijacking ships off the Horn of Africa and Somalia from 2005 to 2012 garnered well over a quarter of a billion U.S. dollars in ... South Africa's MMI to Buy Alexander Forbes' Insurance Business MMI Holdings Ltd., South Africa's third-largest insurer, agreed to pay 1.6 billion rand ($157 million) for Alexander Forbes Ltd.'s ... Cobalt CEO Says London Meeting Islamic Underwriting Needs Islamic business leaders have been told London has the ability to deliver highly rated re/insurance capacity to meet their desire to have ... Travelers Completes Dominion of Canada Acquisition The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company from E-L ... Another Canadian Freight Train Derails in Alberta, No Injuries A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying lumber and sulfur dioxide derailed in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Sunday, ... Lockton Names Marsh's Saada as CEO for Middle East-North Africa Region Lockton (MENA) Ltd. has named Tony Saada as chief executive officer. He will be responsible for developing and serving Lockton's rapidly ... More International News Sponsored Content Atlas General Announces Tribunalization with Lloyd's of London San Diego, CA, 11/4/13 - Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has formally completed the "tribunalization" ... More Sponsored Content Insurance Journal Blogs About Those 'Huge' Flood Insurance Rate Increases Recent news reports on the roll-out of reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program have focused on astronomical increases in rates ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Aon Benfield's Adam Podlaha Explains Cat Models - and More Insurance Journal's Charles Boyle interviewed three specialists from Aon Benfield's... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Travelers reducing commissions Posted: Sun Nov 3 -- Look around...I know of one company with realtime electronic submission with bound/underwritten quotes paying 17% NB in P&C. ...And they... OldIndyAgent Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- I would stay away from Erie. Erie has appointed too many agents and their competitive position has taken a turn for the worse. Erie's... randrew54 CA liability coverage for product - Gopher Gasser Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- My client is a California wholesalers for garden supplies. They're looking for liability coverage for their new product - Gopher Gasser. The... antagent 7 day insurance policy Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Justin, Unfortunately, that program is exclusive to LA Insurance. If you really want access to it, you could access it by becoming an LA... PiP becoming appointed Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Try an Aggregator/Cluster group. By joining you get instant access to preferred markets, higher commissions and contingency opportunities... PiP It can happen to us too Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- We also had a claim, not theft related but our water heater burst in our office causing much damage. We tell... Pathwayinsurance New Phone Line System Help Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- As someone who has been on the traditional PBX system, to VOIP (to another VOIP) and then finally moved back to a traditional PBX. I was on... Smalltownagent Go to Forums Reader Comments Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- basic principle of firearm use/handling: never point it in any direction that might cause injury should it misfire. why would he have been... bob Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- I am still laughing. Where are all my capitalistic, market crazy Republican friends who should be insisting the rates be market rates, no... JohnS Nevada HOA To Pay $65K After Banning Family's Ambulance Posted: Fri Nov 1 -- I love it when a draconian HOA gets slapped by the courts for being a jerk. Why? UPS Driver in Michigan Works 51 Years, No Crashes Posted: Fri Nov 1 -- Thank you, sir! Congratulations! Wildcat Buffett Looking For Acquisitions as Berkshire's $40B Cash Pile Deemed 'Too Much' Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- Wow, if I was one of his employees I would love to receive a $1 million bonus. Just think how that would boost the economy through his... Baxtor Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue November 4, 2013 Focus on Professional Liability / PLUS; Habitational / Dwellings; Agents' E&O Survey; Bonus: Free Ad Readership Study ($2,500 Value); Bonus: The Indiana Issue (Special Supplement) 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 Market Director Program Manager II Program Manager II Commercial Lines Account Manager 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. 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Daily Headlines: Friday, November 1, 2013

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November 1, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Lost Pheasants, Disappearing Grasslands: Is Crop Insurance to Blame? The hunters tramp through neck-high prairie grass with a pair of golden retrievers named Moe and Buck, flushing out birds in a freezing ... Rusbuldt on McKinsey 5: Where Will Agents Really Be in 5 to 10 Years? Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America - the Big "I"- takes issue with a McKinsey ... U.S. Weighs Scanning Social Media to Prevent Risky Hires The U.S. government is studying whether it can scour social media websites for clues about potential risks from workers such as Edward ... Insurer Alleges Robotic Surgery Firm Lied About Claims Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of robotic surgery devices targeted by patient lawsuits, was sued by an insurer alleging the company hid ... AIG's Q3 Profit Advances 17% to $2.17B; Property/Casualty Sales Decline American International Group Inc., the insurer that repaid a U.S. rescue last year, said third- quarter profit climbed 17 percent as ... Markets-in-Motion: Sports & Entertainment Arenas The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any given time, creating the opportunity for many... Heard at PCI: Looking Ahead to Jan. 1, Re Brokers See Changes Beyond Rate Drops Insurance carriers are not sitting around looking forward to lower-priced reinsurance contracts on their Jan. 1, 2014... More National News East Maryland's Chesapeake Employers: Business as Usual for Policyholders, Agents Maryland's largest writer of workers' compensation insurance and the insurer of last resort adopted a new name and a new corporate ... New York Bans 12 Doctors From No-Fault Insurance Billing New York officials have banned 12 doctors and six therapists from billing the state's no-fault auto insurance system in an initiative to ... President Obama Cites Early Setbacks of Massachusetts Health Law President Barack Obama chose the site where Massachusetts' health care system became law to promote his signature health insurance program, ... Connecticut Approves NCCI's 3.2% WC Loss-Cost Increase Filing Connecticut regulators this week approved the National Council on Compensation Insurance's workers' compensation filing for an overall +3.2 ... The Hanover Insurance Group Q3 Profit Rises 52% to $61M The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. reported net income of $61.3 million for its 2013 third quarter, an increase of 51.7 percent compared to ... More East News Midwest UPS Driver in Michigan Works 51 Years, No Crashes UPS driver Tom Camp from Livonia, Mich., and his big, brown truck have done something no other UPS driver has accomplished: 51 years ... Former Kansas City Worker Admits Insurance Fraud A former Kansas City municipal court employee has pleaded guilty in a scheme to use an insurance member benefit program to illegally rack ... Joplin Man Held Without Bail in Planned Parenthood Arson Case A federal judge has ordered no bail for a southwest Missouri man suspected of setting fires at a Planned Parenthood facility and an area ... Manufacturer Faces Nearly $148K in Fines for Amputation Hazards in Ohio Napoleon Spring Works Inc., a manufacturer of garage door hardware, has been cited $147,600 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Department of ... More Midwest News Southeast 9 with Cancer Sue DuPont Over West Virginia Plant Chemical Nine Ohio and West Virginia residents who have cancer and other diseases have filed federal lawsuits this month against chemical giant ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Citizens Insurance Settles Remaining 2005 Hurricane Claims A state-run insurance company of last resort in Louisiana has settled the remaining claims in a class-action lawsuit tied to how it handled ... Armstrong Loses Key Ruling in Bonus Money Fight with Insurer A Texas insurance company that specializes in promotions and prizes is closer to forcing Lance Armstrong to return about $12 million in ... Frost Insurance Acquires Kolkhorst Insurance Agency in Houston Frost Insurance announced it has acquired Kolkhorst Insurance Agency, an independent Houston-based insurance agency that offers a full ... Billions in Flood Insurance Liability at Stake from Central Texas Storms Central Texas is mopping up after strong storms dumped more than a foot of rain in some areas, and many homeowners likely will be hoping ... More South Central News West Montana, Feds To Seek Damages From Exxon Spill Montana and federal officials say they'll seek compensation from Exxon Mobil Corp. for natural resource damages caused by a crude oil spill ... California City's Bid To Close Sriracha Plant Denied A judge has refused to order an immediate halt to production of the internationally popular hot sauce Sriracha at a Southern California ... Nevada HOA To Pay $65K After Banning Family's Ambulance A Las Vegas homeowners association agreed to pay $65,000 to a family after refusing to allow them to park an ambulance they used for their ... Wyoming Outdoor Leadership School Sued Over 2011 Death The mother of a 20-year-old Minnesota man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lander, Wyo.-based National Outdoor Leadership ... FBI: California Senator Tied up in Workers' Comp Fraud An FBI investigation shows that state Sen. Ronald Calderon accepted bribes from a hospital executive in Southern California who ran an ... More West News International Emerging Economies Nearing Half of Global Warming Emissions Total greenhouse gas emissions by China and other emerging nations since 1850 will surpass those of rich nations this decade, complicating ... AXIS Capital Reports $137 Million Q3 Net Income; $512 Million 1st 9 Months Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2013 of $137 ... Aspen Posts $107.4 Million Q3 Net Income Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited reported net income after tax of $107.4 million, or $1.43 diluted net income per share, for ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Aon Benfield's Adam Podlaha Explains Cat Models - and More Insurance Journal's Charles Boyle interviewed three specialists from Aon Benfield's... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- I would stay away from Erie. Erie has appointed too many agents and their competitive position has taken a turn for the worse. Erie's... randrew54 CA liability coverage for product - Gopher Gasser Posted: Thu Oct 31 -- My client is a California wholesalers for garden supplies. They're looking for liability coverage for their new product - Gopher Gasser. The... antagent Travelers reducing commissions Posted: Wed Oct 30 -- It's not an 8% cut, it's actually a 20% cut: 15% x .80 = 12%. Despite the cut,... gforaker 7 day insurance policy Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Justin, Unfortunately, that program is exclusive to LA Insurance. If you really want access to it, you could access it by becoming an LA... PiP becoming appointed Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- Try an Aggregator/Cluster group. By joining you get instant access to preferred markets, higher commissions and contingency opportunities... PiP New Insurance Agency Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- It is very difficult to get an appointment as a new agency...we were only able to do so because I was one of the top performing captive... Pathwayinsurance It can happen to us too Posted: Tue Oct 29 -- We also had a claim, not theft related but our water heater burst in our office causing much damage. We tell... Pathwayinsurance New Phone Line System Help Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- As someone who has been on the traditional PBX system, to VOIP (to another VOIP) and then finally moved back to a traditional PBX. I was on... Smalltownagent Go to Forums Reader Comments Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- basic principle of firearm use/handling: never point it in any direction that might cause injury should it misfire. why would he have been... bob Bipartisan Deal Reached to Delay Flood Insurance Premium Hikes: Waters Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- I am still laughing. Where are all my capitalistic, market crazy Republican friends who should be insisting the rates be market rates, no... JohnS Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners for $5M Over Illness Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- Yet another blatant example of throwing a high number in the air in the hopes the motel's carrier will settle for less. How in the hell did... Scott Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Possible Delay in Flood Insurance Changes Posted: Mon Oct 28 -- Maybe the govt should stop sending out $25 billion yearly to other anti-American countries and use the funds to solidify the FEMA/NFIP... Earl Murphy Usage-Based Auto Insurance on Road to Becoming Standard Offering Posted: Wed Oct 30 -- For years, auto carriers used proxys to predict future loss history such as insurance scores, marital status, location, etc. So-called... 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