Today's Headlines National A settlement that BP is hammering out with victims of the massive Gulf oil spill finally provides a system for monitoring health concerns ... The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear arguments next term on whether an 18th century U.S. law can be used to sue ... America's wealthiest families increasingly worry that their wealth alone makes them a prime target for a high-stakes liability lawsuit in ... Protective Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a pair of new errors and omissions products for insurance agents. One product will cater to ... The launch of a real-time commercial lines rater that gives agents access to a handful of large carriers was announced today by a division...  East A lawsuit by a hunter seriously injured when a tree stand he was using collapsed has again prompted legislation to protect New Hampshire ... Colgan Air failed to provide adequate rest breaks for crews on some flights within seven months of a 2009 crash near Buffalo, New York, ... An exclusive western Massachusetts private school has settled a lawsuit brought by a former student who said she was sexually assaulted by ... Eugene F. McDonough has been appointed as New England regional executive and vice president of U.S. operations for Ironshore Inc. ... The New York State Workers' Compensation Board is transitioning from a paper to an electronic employer report of injury system. The board ... Two families will split $100,000 in a settlement of a wrongful death suit brought after two coal miners were killed in a high-wall ...  Midwest The Norman-Spencer Agency, based in Dayton, Ohio, announced it is rebranding all of the agency's property and casualty products to market ... Beazley Group has appointed Sarah Lamberg to the U.S. Private Enterprise underwriting team, strengthening its commitment to small ... Thomas J. Nolde has joined the Founders Insurance Co. of Des Plaines, Ill., as chief underwriting officer, commercial lines. Nolde's ... March came in like a very large and powerful lion, spawning severe weather across the Midwest, interior south and southeast United States. ... Four pickup-and-trailer loads of goods brought over the weekend to tornado-stricken Harrisburg, Ill., are just a partial return for help ... Southeast A bill that would allow surplus lines policies to directly assume policies from Florida's state-run property insurer is all but dead ... Another 33 property owners in a flood-prone Berkeley County, West Virginia community have agreed to government buyouts. The buyouts will ... South Central Agents in Louisiana should be aware of a potential insurance scam related to habitation risks, according to the state's top insurance ... John Polak has been named general manager of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) voted to name John Polak. Since April 2011, ... Kristina Donaldson, commercial insurance account manager with Messer-Bowers Company, Enid, Okla., recently was named Risk Management ...  West Officials say a flow of lava has destroyed the last home in a sparsely populated neighborhood in Hawaii's Puna district, near Hilo. The ... Englewood, Colo.–based risk analysis company IHS Inc. has completed three acquisitions for a total of about $45 million. The buyouts ... Two small, back-to-back earthquakes shook San Francisco Bay area residents awake Monday morning but appeared to leave no serious damage or ... PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services named Hilton Brown as vice president of claims management. Brown has 22 years of experience, and ... Stockton, Caif.-based Golden Bear Insurance Co. has opened its first office in the Pacific Northwest. The new office is in Edmonds, Wash. ... Dotson Louie has joined Tustin, Calif -based managing general agent Yates in its Walnut Creek, Calif. office. Louie spent the past 11 years ... International A disorderly Greek default would probably leave Italy and Spain needing outside help to stop contagion spreading and cause more than €1 ... MAPFRE Group's David O'Gorman, URS Managing Director-Spain/Portugal/Latin America, announced that the group has "licensed Risk ... Markel International announced from its London headquarters that it has acquired the portfolio of business of Quay Underwriting (QU), a ... A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of ... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has followed up on its analysis of its ratings for Bermuda-based Ariel Reinsurance Co. Ltd. ...  Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV  | Director and officers liability coverage is increasingly being called up to respond to cases... |  | Peter D. Hancock, CEO of Chartis, AIG's global property/casualty business, discussed the... |
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