Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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August 30, 2011
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National

Irene Blamed for 38 Deaths; $20 Billion Economic Loss; Worst Flooding in Decades

New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked U.S. ...

S&P Sees Limited Impact on Insurers from Irene

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it expects a somewhat limited impact from Hurricane Irene on U.S. property/casualty insurers ...

Moody’s Sees Stable Outlook for Personal Lines Insurers

The personal lines insurance sector maintains a stable outlook in the face of a highly competitive environment, 2011 catastrophe losses and ...

With FEMA Running Low on Funds, Irene Revives Budget Battle

Washington's never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top Republican said Monday that any ...

Irene Insured Losses in U.S. at $3-$6 Billion; P/C Pricing Unlikely to Turn

Hurricane Irene caused $3 billion to $6 billion in insured losses, catastrophe modeling company AIR Worldwide said Monday, affirming the ...

From MyNewMarkets.com Hurricanes May Be Catalyst for Insurance Rate Increases

Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane to hit the United States in three years, could be the catalyst the insurance industry has been seeking...

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East

Vermont Flooding from Irene Take Its Toll: 3 Lives; Homes, Businesses Destroyed

Vermont residents surveyed washed out roads, swept-away bridges and destroyed homes and businesses Monday after a weakened Hurricane Irene ...

MSO Introduces Personal Umbrella Program in N.Y.

MSO, Inc.'s (The Mutual Service Office, Inc.) personal umbrella program has been approved in New York. The MSO homeowners program was ...
Midwest

North Dakota Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

A former insurance agent in North Dakota on Aug. 24 pled guilty to wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for North Dakota. ...

Farmers Say Crop Insurance Critical to Kansas Agriculture

Kansas farmers and rural leaders told the U.S. Senate committee drafting the new Farm Bill that the federal crop insurance program is ...
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Southeast

Florida Targets Check Cashing Firms for Aiding Workers’ Comp Fraud

Florida officials, law enforcement officers and trade groups are lining up in an effort to stop checking cashing companies from ...

North Carolina’s Hickory Point: Small Towns, Big Floods

For Mavis Powers, a lifetime of work and keepsakes were washed away when Hurricane Irene drove a 13-foot storm surge up Muddy Creek and ...

West Virginia Jury Awards $7 Million in Electric Plant Explosion Death

A West Virginia jury has awarded $7 million in damages to the family of a worker killed in a 2007 explosion at an American Electric Power ...

Tobacco, Poultry Among North Carolina Farm Losses from Irene

North Carolina farmers felt the financial weight of Hurricane Irene's winds and heavy rains Sunday as inspections following the storm ...

Main Street Group Promotes 3 Officers

The Main Street America Group has promoted three officers. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company has tapped Steve Peeters to serve as the ...
South Central

Texas Supreme Court: Bad Faith Claim Inconsistent with Worker's Comp

The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that while bad faith claims against workers' compensation carriers are not permissible under the ...

Arkansas Outlines 'Home State' Rules for Nonadmitted Insurance

Arkansas has issued guidance for insurance companies and brokers on premium tax payments for nonadmitted, or excess and surplus, insurance. ...
West

Lawyers Claim Montana Workers’ Compensation Investigators Violate Privacy

Two Billings attorneys are asking the Montana Supreme Court to stop workers' compensation investigators from practices that they say ...

Oregon Wildfires Threaten Homes

Weather conditions improved for firefighters trying to contain a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired. ...
International

Tropical Storm Katia Forms in Eastern Atlantic

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center is currently tracking Tropical Storm Katia, which formed earlier today out of tropical depression ...

Typhoon Nanmadol Departs Taiwan, Heads for China

Typhoon Nanmadol headed to southeastern China on Monday after dumping more than 20 inches (half a meter) of rain in southern Taiwan, where ...

Swiss Re Analyzes Effects of Economic Crisis on Nordic Insurance Market

Swiss Re, as host of its Nordic Risk & Insurance Summit (NORIS™) conference, warned that the "economic environment in the wake of the ...

Travelers Promotes Lloyd’s Syndicate 5000 Underwriters

Travelers announced a series of promotions within Travelers Syndicate Management Ltd. (Syndicate 5000), the company's Lloyd's ...

Ratings Roundup: MS Frontier, Abu Dhabi National

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a+" of Bermuda-based MS ...
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Reader Comments

Alabama Funeral Home to Pay $1 Million for Body Mixup
Posted: Tue Aug 23 -- this sounds excessive for a innocent mistake. so the families can get rich and don't have to work just because of a simple mistake. agree,... wudchuck
Insurer Sued for Refusal to Hire North Carolina Man in Drug Program
Posted: Tue Aug 23 -- So, we're not free to hire or not hire whomever we wish in this country. Ergo, we're not free. Time to change the Star Spangled Banner... Bill
Two Brothers Face Trial for Murder-for-hire Insurance Fraud Scheme
Posted: Wed Aug 24 -- This is so despicable.. and by a pastor no less. If you can't even trust your pastor... what has the world come to? Kathy
California Surfboard Maker Faces Product Liability Claim
Posted: Mon Aug 29 -- Anyone in action sports will be injured at one time or another. It's part of the game. What surfer hasn't been cut by his fin or hit in the... OC agent

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