Today's Headlines National The Internal Revenue Service is offering a break to employers who come clean about wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors ... With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed ... New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data ... XL Insurance, the global insurance underwriting operations of XL Group plc, has appointed two vice presidents - senior program executives ... Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services, Inc., and part of Crump Group, Inc., has launched a new breakdown ... When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting ... Insurance agents serving the mortgage broker marketplace see some signs of improvement but they aren't yet jumping for joy. The mortgage... East The number of people in the Northeastern United States who suffered water damage from Hurricane Irene is more than double the number who ... In the wake of spring flooding and additional flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene, state and federal officials are encouraging ... Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms and other ... Midwest Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG), based in Chicago, has completed the acquisition of specialist Lloyd's insurer Jubilee Group Holdings ... State and federal officials are cautioning South Dakota flood victims that time might be running out to file flood insurance claims. ... Milwaukee, Wis.-based Roundy's Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast that may have been undercooked. ... Members of Congress from both sides of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota are asking President Barack Obama ... Southeast Florida officials and the state's-backed property insurer were working to find common ground in the aftermath of the political firestorm ... U.S. deep-sea explorers must turn over to the Spanish government 17 tons of silver coins and other treasure recovered from a sunken Spanish ... Florida lawmakers are likely to consider whether to curb the use of accident clinic referral hotlines as part of a broader effort to reign ... Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired de la Parte & Associates, a Tampa, Florida, employee benefits and insurance ... Aon Risk Solutions announced that it has hired Anc Newman as a senior vice president in charge of the company's Charlotte, North Carolina ... South Central A federal jury in Texas has convicted a car dealer from Rowlett for "title washing," a fraudulent process through which a vehicle's ... East Texas is deeply rooted in the timber industry — and during the last 10 months, wildfires have wiped out more than $97 million worth ... Dallas-based privately owned insurance and risk management firm, MHBT, announced that Jared Alan Moss has joined the Austin, Texas, office ... West A major overhaul of the workers' compensation system in Washington is already helping keep costs down for businesses, state officials said ... McLarens Young International has acquired Washington Oregon Claim Service, a middle market claims adjusting firm in the Pacific Northwest. ... Encino, Calif.-based GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services LLC has appointed Teri Elliott as a client advisor in its nonprofit division. Elliott ... Wells Publishing Inc. has named Don Jergler as its new West editor for its flagship Insurance Journal online and print property/casualty ... Foremost Insurance Group has upgraded their enhanced auto program which became available in Arizona in June. The Foremost program features ... Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Eric Schroeder as senior vice president of its Orange, Calif. office. Schroeder will be responsible ... International It can talk, see, drive and no longer needs a human being to control it by remote. The car of the future — completely computer-controlled ... Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has given preliminary estimates of the insured losses from Typhoon Roke at between JPY 12 billion ... ARIS Title Insurance Corporation, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, announced that investment fund manager, Artemundi ... The UK-based Tawa plc, which specializes in insurance investments and services, posted a first half profit of $11 million, compared to $1.4 ... Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corp., announced the appointment of Christof Bentele as the Crisis Management ... Liberty Syndicate Management Limited, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has enhanced its presence in Brazil with the appointment of Douglas ... UK broker Miller has added Piers Smith to its international team to direct binding authority in Scandinavia, in a move it described as an ... Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV | During his 25-year career in the property/casualty insurance business, Ross Buchmueller has... | | Lord Peter Levene talked to the IJ on his balcony at the Hotel de Paris. His reign as... |
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