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March 26, 2012
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National

Supreme Court Begins Healthcare Law Debate Today

Two years after President Barack Obama signed into law a healthcare overhaul, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up a historic test of ...

Washington Mutual Sues Its D&O Insurers, Seeks Up to $250M

Washington Mutual Inc. recently filed a lawsuit against a dozen insurance companies that had provided directors' and officers' coverage. ...

Beazley Launches Healthcare Regulatory E&O Policy

Beazley Group has introduced a new healthcare regulatory liability policy to protect policyholders against errors & omissions claims ...

Facebook, Lawmakers Warn Employers Not to Demand Passwords

Facebook and lawmakers have warned employers against requesting Facebook passwords while screening job applicants, a controversial practice ...

WellCare $137M Whistleblower Deal Now Official

WellCare Health Plans Inc. said on Friday that a $137.5 million deal to settle a whistleblower suit became effective, resolving ...

From MyNewMarkets.com FastComp.com Adds Workers' Compensation Coverage in Ten States

Ten new states now have access to workers' compensation coverage from FastComp.com. The states are Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,...
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East

Vermont Officials Warn Homeowners About Awakening Bears

As winter turns to spring, Vermont officials are warning local homeowners about awakening bears. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department ...

Change to Connecticut Medical Malpractice Law in Dispute

State lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation they say will fix a problem with Connecticut's medical malpractice law that has kept some ...

Maine Court Says Insurer Not Required to Cover Worker’s Road Rage

Maine's supreme court says a business' insurer isn't obligated to cover damage caused by a company driver during an incident of road rage. ...

Maryland Launches Website to Navigate Health Reform

A new state website will help Maryland residents navigate health care reform policies. Officials announced the launch of the site on ...
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Midwest

Missouri Republicans Ponder Next Move on Vetoed Business Bills

Republican lawmakers in Missouri are trying to decide what they will do next on two pieces of business legislation recently vetoed by ...

Ohio Companies Unprepared to Replace Retiring Workers

Demographic shifts have left Ohio with one of the oldest workforces in the country and too few younger workers to replace aging baby ...
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Southeast

Mississipi High Court Won’t Rehear Wind vs. Water Damage Case

The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied motions to reconsider its ruling last December that overturned a judgment for an insurance company ...

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds West Virginia Law on Arbitration in Nursing Home Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a West Virginia law that allows nursing homes to use pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents ...

Mississippi Lawmakers End Hunting/Fishing Exemption from Flood Regulation

The Mississippi Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill to allow local governments to enforce federal floodplains codes at ...
South Central

Texas Police Use DNA Technique to Solve Property Crime

A thief wearing gloves walks into a parking lot, perhaps using the cover of night, smashes a car window and takes what's inside the ...

Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas

Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank's Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe ...
West

Salcedo, Anderson Join Sullivan Brokers

Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions hired Edgar Salcedo as a broker and Carrie Anderson as an associate broker in the firm's ...

Washington Governor Signs Insurance Exchange Bill Into Law

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Friday signed into law a bill setting rules for insurers preparing for the state's online insurance exchange. Online ...

Southern California Marijuana Dispensary Workers Join Labor Union

Marijuana dispensary workers in Los Angeles have joined a labor union to fight for their jobs in an industry that the federal government ...

Arizona Bill to Tow Vehicles of Drivers Without Liability Defeated

A bill in Arizona that would have changed the current mandatory auto insurance laws to empower law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles ...

Poll Shows Oregon Parents Want Stricter Guidelines for Teen Drivers

Nearly six in 10 parents go beyond the rules imposed by Oregon's graduated licensing laws, and 52 percent think the state should enforce ...

Socius: Rizzo to Retire, Hook Director of Operations in San Francisco

Socius Insurance Services Inc., a management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler, announced the impending retirement of ...
International

Allianz Analyzes Marine Risks – 100 Years after Titanic Disaster

Specialist marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has taken an in depth look at the current state of marine ...

Seafarers’ Org. Lauds EU’s Extension of Somali Anti-piracy Operations

The SOS – SaveOurSeafarers - campaign announced that it "welcomes the extension of the EU counter- piracy operation until end 2014, and ...
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Posted: Fri Mar 23 -- Does anyone have a recomendation for a good E&O Carrier in the state of California for an Insurance Agency that we can go to direct? Gail
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Reader Comments

Family of Los Angeles Gang Member Awarded $3M In Lawsuit
Posted: Thu Mar 22 -- I hope the city appeals this all the way to the Supreme Court. That way, at least this lowlife family (who surely knew, yet did nothing... Mike N
4 GOP-Appointed Justices Control Obama Health Law's Fate
Posted: Tue Mar 20 -- Why is the article about only the court appointees that have been appointed by GOP presidents. Are the democratice judges so "mindless",... Jeff Turner
Legality of Employers Asking Job Applicants For Facebook Passwords Questioned
Posted: Thu Mar 22 -- It truly is a buyers market where employment is concerned. You have to wonder about the lack of morals it takes for someone in the hiring... D
6 Ways Supreme Court Could Rule on Healthcare Law
Posted: Thu Mar 22 -- The responses are nothing more than editorial comments. They are neither valid or substantiated. They are, however, clearly biased. reader
New York Mets Owners Settle in Madoff Case, Avoid Trial
Posted: Mon Mar 19 -- Poor Mets fans. Can't win on the field, can't win in the courts. reality bites

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