Daily Headlines: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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March 26, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Bankers to Be Held Personally Liable for Sanctions Violations: U.S. Treasury The U.S. Treasury Department plans to hold bankers personally responsible and subject them to fines when their banks help countries such as ... Q&A: Congressional Politics and Prospects for Terrorism Insurance Renewal The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which was initially enacted in 2002, and amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension ... Evacuation Saved Lives, Says Transocean Deepwater Horizon Safety Officer The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever ... SEC Approves Nasdaq Deal for Facebook IPO But Lawsuits Could Follow U.S. regulators approved Nasdaq OMX Group's $62 million compensation plan for firms that lost money in Facebook Inc.'s glitch-ridden market ... Congressmen Renew Push for Tougher Federal Mine Safety Laws With five coal mining fatalities in West Virginia so far this year, Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall is renewing his push for tougher ... ACE Launches Borderless International Pollution Liability Coverage ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced a foreign casualty pollution liability coverage endorsement. ... Transportation Intermediaries Association to offer CargoNet Services Verisk Crime Analytics has formed an agreement between its CargoNet division and the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) to ... ISO Commercial Property Changes - Part 3 - Altered Existing Endorsements The commercial property changes presented in ISO's filing begin taking effect on April 1, 2013 (effective dates differ by state). This... 17 P/C Insolvencies, Only One Cat-Driven In 2012: A.M. Best Only one of 17 property/casualty insurance carriers that became financially impaired in 2012 suffered its impairment as... More National News East NYC Sandy Home Repair Program Wraps Up After Fixing 20K Homes A novel endeavor to make flooded homes habitable after Superstorm Sandy is wrapping up after repairs to more than 20,000 houses and ... Connecticut's Gun Liability Insurance Bill Withdrawn After Hearing Connecticut's recently proposed bill that would require firearm owners to maintain excess personal liability insurance and self defense ... Scottsdale Insurance Agrees to Pay $1M to Fired Pennsylvania County Employees A group of northeast Pennsylvania county workers will share a $1 million settlement that will end five years of federal litigation over ... Aon Risk Solutions Names COO for Greater New York Region Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced the promotion of Matthew Schneider as chief operating officer ... More East News Midwest Outlook for National Fire and Indemnity Exchange Revised to Negative A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer ... Ohio Chiropractor Sentenced for $33K Attempted Insurance Fraud Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that Boardman, Ohio chiropractor David Esarco has been sentenced for ... Erhart Promoted to Corporate VP at Great American Insurance Group Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has promoted Sue Erhart to corporate vice president of its property and casualty ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Lawmakers May Override Governor's Veto of Religious Rights Bill Gov. Steve Beshear has vetoed a bill that was intended to provide stronger protections of religious rights in Kentucky, setting the stage ... Florida Skydivers' Deaths Under Investigation Two skydivers from Iceland who died during weekend jumps at a popular southwest Florida camp did not deploy their main parachutes, the ... Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Driver's License Law Georgia's highest court has rejected a Mexican national's argument that part of a state law that requires a Georgia-issued driver's license ... South Carolina Cites 300 Firms for Illegal Workers South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations. The State newspaper reported that state labor ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Windstorm Insurer Board: No Receivership at This Time Numerous representatives from Texas coastal counties, cities and business organizations on March 25 spoke before the board of the state's ... More than 500 to Guide Arkansas Residents on Health Insurance Options Come summer, at least 535 trained guides will start fanning out across Arkansas, knocking on doors, setting up folding chairs in community ... Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish Gets $10M to Elevate Homes St. Bernard Parish officials say the suburban New Orleans community has $10 million in federal grants available to help residents elevate ... More South Central News West Jury Awards $3.5M To Alaska Man Wrongfully Fired A 76-year-old Alaska man has won a wrongful termination lawsuit against a company that fired him in 2008. An Anchorage jury awarded $3.5 ... Acura Recalling TSX Sedans for Corrosion Honda Motor Co.'s luxury Acura brand is recalling 76,000 TSX sedans in America because corrosion could cause them to stall in cold weather. ... Ex-Montana Workers Claim Hostility, Sex For Favors Former Montana Disaster and Emergency Services employees claim the division's chief of staff traded sex for favoritism with a subordinate, ... More West News International France Threatens to Delay Quick Start of EU-U.S. Trade Talks France threatened on Monday to delay the swift start of EU-U.S. trade talks if its red lines on culture and farm produce are not respected. ... London Maintains Top Position in Latest Global Financial Centers Index According to the latest survey, conducted by the Financial Center Futures team at the London based Z/Yen Group, London, New York, Hong Kong ... AXA in Exclusive Deal to Sell Stake in Private Equity Division France's AXA Group announced that its asset management subsidiary, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), has received an irrevocable offer from ... Willis Re Makes Management Changes in Australian Operation Willis Group Holdings, the global risk advisor and insurance broker, has announced important changes to the leadership team at Willis Re ... Gen Re Names Flitcroft Marketing Manager for P/C Treaty in Australia, NZ Gen Re announced the appointment of Andrew Flitcroft as Marketing Manager for the Property/Casualty Treaty business in Australia and New ... PartnerRe Ltd. Establishes New Companion Facility, Lorenz Re PartnerRe Ltd. has formed Lorenz Re Ltd., a special purpose insurer domiciled in Bermuda. Lorenz Re was capitalized with $75 million ... Last Ditch Cyprus Bank Deal Brings Little Relief; Much Uncertainty At a Cypriot pawnbroker, one of the few growth industries in Europe's debt-ridden south, someone had vented the anger of an island: ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs FIGA Reforms Should Increase Flexibility, Not Eliminate It When it comes to property insurance reform in Florida, everyone is basically focused on proposals that deal with the Florida Hurricane ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Greenberg's View: First Job, Corporate Culture Maurice "Hank" Greenberg helped build American International Group into the world's largest... Watch Now D&O Trends: Keeping Eye on Securities Litigation There have been a lot of changes in the world of securities litigation. Insurance Journal... 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Agent Florida Gov. Scott, Insurers Vow Fight to Save PIP Law After Injunction Posted: Fri Mar 22 -- Just do away with this outdated coverage. Create reasonable mandatory bodily injury liability limits. Make UIM/UM a mandatory coverage with... TN Insurance Claim-Padding OK with 24% of Americans: Survey Posted: Wed Mar 20 -- T, We see the evidence of insurance fraud every day. Professional claimants abound. Everything from staged auto accidents, slips and falls... Agent Buffett's Salary Unchanged After 25 Years Posted: Wed Mar 20 -- Personally, when the level of wealth of the Buffetts of the world is reached, it's not about how much a man "has" as how much he "controls".... phoenix Mississippi House Revives Guns in School Proposal Posted: Tue Mar 19 -- "House Education Committee Chairman John Moore, R-Brandon, said the carnage of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting could have been prevented... insurance is fun! 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March 26, 2013 Feature Video Evolution of D&O Products D&O products have gone through a lot of changes lately. CNA Pro Claim's Todd Greeley sat down with Insurance Journal at a Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)... Watch Now Popular Videos CNA's Mark Herman, AIG's John Doyle: From D&O Underwriter To C-Suite Creating a Hailstorm at IBHS 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, March 25, 2013

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March 25, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Crowded U.S. Coastal Areas to Get Even More Crowded: NOAA If current population trends continue, the already-crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 ... Record Crop Claims Fuel Debate Over Government Subsidies for Farmers Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has ... Ruling Against News Aggregator Could Affect Copyright 'Fair Use' A federal judge concluded that an Internet news clipping service essentially resold stories from The Associated Press, saying in a decision ... Lobbyists Keep Battling As Obamacare Turns 3 Eight months before President Barack Obama's health care law goes prime time, a confederation of industry and business groups is ramping up ... Last Chance: Young Agents, Tell Us What You Think Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? Today is the deadline to tell the industry ... Financial Firms Tie Support for Consumer Chief Cordray to Bureau Reforms The Financial Services Roundtable says it will support the confirmation of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... Marsh's Mastrolia Joins Swett & Crawford Wholesale's Construction Team Swett & Crawford Wholesale has appointed Anthony "Tony" Mastrolia as executive vice president of Construction. Mastrolia brings to Swett & ... AIG Introduces Risk Financing Option for U.S. Casualty Clients American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has launched Collateral Flex Option (CFO), a new risk financing option for companies with large ... ISO Commercial Property Changes - Part 2 - Cause of Loss Form Changes Insurance Services Office's (ISO's) form and endorsement filing is actually quite fascinating. The commercial property changes presented... P/C Carrier 2012 M&A Deals Nosedive: Conning Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the... More National News East N.J. Gov.: FEMA May Scale Back Hazardous Designations in New Flood Maps Since shortly after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the Jersey shore last October, homeowners up and down the coast have agonized over whether to ... General Star Expands Accountants Program into Pennsylvania General Star Management Co. has expanded its admitted accountants professional liability program into Pennsylvania. Pearl Insurance, ... Massachusetts Sees Dramatic Dip in Car Thefts Car thefts in Massachusetts have dropped by 88 percent since the mid-1970s, when the state had the dubious distinction of being the ... N.J. 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Attorney General Zoeller announced ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Lawmaker Wants to End Insurance Company Tax Credit A top Senate Republican wants to roll back fees now charged to Floridians to renew their driver's license and car tags. Sen. Joe Negron, ... Christian Health Insurer, Pension Liability Top Kentucky Legislature's Closing Days Lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday with two days remaining to pass legislation intended to shore up Kentucky's pension plans for ... FDA Warns on Georgia Compounding Pharmacy Recall The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a Georgia-based compounding pharmacy is recalling dozens of lots of the Roche drug ... Florida Debates Wage Theft Legislation Businesses and workers-rights advocates are fighting over a bill that would set uniform state standards for employees who say they haven't ... American Integrity, Wright Flood to Offer Residential Flood Insurance Florida residential property insurer American Integrity Insurance Group has partnered with Wright Flood, a flood insurance provider to ... More Southeast News South Central Receivership Proposed for Texas' Insurer of Last Resort In a meeting on March 25, the board of directors of Texas' insurer of last resort in coastal areas is expected to discuss the ... Texas Arson Convictions Under Review In Light of New Fire Science Ed Graf was given life in prison 25 years ago for killing his two stepsons by locking them in a backyard shed and setting it on fire. Two ... Oklahoma Independent Agents Express Support for Work Comp Bill Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers' compensation ... Louisiana Citizens Borrowing Plan Stalls in Bond Commission State officials stalled a decision on whether Louisiana's property insurer of last resort should borrow $100 million to help close an ... More South Central News West Montana Panel Considers Ending Unisex Insurance Rates Supporters of a bill that would allow some insurance companies to consider sex when determining policy rates say the measure would put ... 1980s Computer Monitor Blamed For Utah Church Fire Investigators are blaming a 1980s-era computer monitor for a fire that ravaged a Clearfield church this week. The Standard-Examiner reports ... Washington Weighs First Abortion Insurance Mandate In US In 1970, Washington became the first - and remains the only - state in the country to legalize elective abortions by a popular vote. A ... New Mexico Jury Awards $58.5 Million In Tanker Accident Jurors who wanted to send a message to the trucking industry awarded $58.5 million to the estate and family of a Carlsbad, N.M. man fatally ... New Mexico Reaches Settlement Over Massive Tire Dump A massive tire dump that stretches through a remote arroyo in northeastern New Mexico will be cleaned up as part of a settlement reached ... PCI Slams Oregon Bad Faith Proposals A handful of bills proposed in Oregon could hit consumers with nearly $200 million in cost increases and yield a rash of lawsuits, ... More West News International UK Online Aggregators Now Have 40% of Personal P/C, but not Commercial "Online aggregators have revolutionized the distribution of personal lines insurance in the UK," concludes a study from Finaccord, a market ... Little Takes over from Keogh as EQECAT President The Texas-based ABS Group announced that it has appointed Paul Little as President of EQECAT, its catastrophe modeling company. 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Daily Headlines: Friday, March 22, 2013

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March 22, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Sandy Losses Wiped Out Entire U.S. Marine Premiums for 2012: IUMI The cost of Superstom Sandy to the global marine market has been put at between $2.5 billion and $3 billion -- which effectively wipes out ... Supreme Court to Hear Drugmakers' 'Pay for Delay' of Generic Products Case The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday over whether big drug companies can settle patent litigation with generic rivals by ... Turning Tornado Debris Into Better Storm Warnings Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are ... Doctors Offer Guidelines on Sports Concussions When athletes are suspected of having a concussion, they should be taken out of action immediately, new guidelines from a major medical ... 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Individual P/C Carrier Results Lackluster, Despite Aggregate '12 Improvement: Fitch Although the aggregate operating results for a group of large publicly traded property/casualty insurers improved... More National News East NYCIRB Examines N.Y.'s Proposed Workers' Comp Reform Bills New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's workers' compensation reform proposals are expected to bring overall net savings to employers, according to ... Penn. Regulators Urge Consumers to Consider Buying Flood Insurance The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is encouraging homeowners to consider buying flood insurance to help protect against potential spring ... Dunes vs. Property Rights in Storm-Battered New Jersey The sand dune that ruined Harvey and Phyllis Karan's view of the ocean allowed their beachfront home to see another day when Superstorm ... 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Kentucky Supreme Court Disbars 'Godfather' of Class Actions An Ohio attorney known as the godfather of the modern class-action lawsuit was disbarred Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court, which ... DUI Case Puts Spotlight on Kentucky State Police Lab Tests The Jefferson County Attorney's Office says a judge's decision to acquit a Louisville woman of an impaired driving charge shows the ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Panel Clears Roofing Bond Requirement Bill An Oklahoma House committee has approved a proposal that its sponsor said would help protect Oklahomans from what he called subpar roofing ... Beware March 25, a Rough Weather Day for Austin Three of the most damaging and costliest hailstorms in the history of Austin, Texas, have all occurred on March 25. While Texas usually ... 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Best Europe - Rating Services Ltd. has assigned a financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of "a-" to ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Outsourcing Your Digital Marketing Strategy: When do you know it's time? This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. Local insurance agency owners wear multiple hats - ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Greenberg's View: AIG's Rise and Near Fall, Spitzer's Campaign, Financial Crisis Maurice "Hank" Greenberg helped build American International Group into the world's largest... Watch Now Gordy Bunch on Growth at The Woodlands Financial Group Richard "Gordy" Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, readily concedes... 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