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April 6, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National New Federal Safety Rules for Mines Finalized Federal regulators are issuing a final set of rules for underground coal mine examinations that aim to hold operators more accountable for ... U.S., Europe Urged to Offer Product Safety Training to Importers Food and drug regulators in the U.S., Europe and other developed countries should offer training, technology and expertise to developing ... March’s Severe Weather Proved Deadly, Costly in U.S., Globally March was a deadly and costly month in parts of the United States. A significant severe weather outbreak affected parts of the U.S. ... Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark Copyright Case vs. Google’s YouTube A U.S. appeals court has revived lawsuits by Viacom Inc., the English Premier League, and various film studios and television networks ... U.S. Summer Forecast: El Nino Adverse Weather May Return The U.S. Climate Prediction Center raised the prospect that El Nino conditions could return after the Northern Hemisphere summer, causing ... One Way or Another, Healthcare Reform Will Challenge Medical Malpractice Market The Supreme Court justices hold the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 in their hands, but that hasn't stopped... More National News East Force-Placed Insurers on Hot Seat as N.Y. Regulators Expand Probe New York regulators are expanding their investigation into the so-called force-placed insurance that target homeowners in financial ... Vermont’s Banking, Insurance Department Adopts a New Name Vermont's regulatory agency that oversees the state's banking, insurance and securities sectors has adopted a new name this week. The ... Former N.J. School Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption Former Toms River Regional Schools superintendent Michael Ritacco pleaded guilty to public corruption and tax evasion charges Thursday. ... CNA Appoints Vice President for Hartford, Conn., Branch Chicago-headquartered CNA Financial Corporation appointed Bill Donovan as vice president of its Hartford, Conn., branch. In this role, ... A Chartis Underwriter Joins Great American Insurance’s N.Y. Office Cincinnati, Ohio-headquartered Great American Insurance Group said its environmental division appointed Eric McCabe as divisional assistant ... More East News Midwest Minnesota Legislature Taps Insurance Agent for University Board The Minnesota Legislature has selected an insurance agency owner to serve on the University of Minnesota's Board of Regents. Thomas ... Minnesota Court: Insurer Must Provide Benefits After Gender Change A federal judge in Minneapolis, Minn., has ruled a health insurer improperly denied benefits to a spouse who had undergone a sex change ... Missouri Senate Backs Study of State-Created Workers' Compensation Insurer The Missouri Senate has endorsed the establishment of a special committee to study whether to change a state-created workers' compensation ... Blue Cross Sues Over Running Nebraska Health Plan Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit to block the state's planned switch to a new health insurance company, alleging ... A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Ohio's Club Insurance A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit rating (ICR) to "bbb+" from "bbb" and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ ... More Midwest News Southeast Tampa Medical Firm Accused of End Run Around Florida’s New PIP Law A Tampa company has sent fliers to chiropractors suggesting ways to capitalize on potential loopholes in new legislation aimed at denting ... Kentucky Amish Buggy Safety Bill Not Yet Law Legislation that would give the Amish an immediate exemption from having to attach brightly colored slow-moving-vehicle triangles to their ... Kish Joins Florida’s AssuredPartners Florida-based insurance brokerage network AssuredPartners Inc. has added Mike Kish as director of mergers and acquisitions. Kish will ... More Southeast News South Central Survey: Oklahoma Businesses Confident About Future Most Oklahoma business executives are confident their businesses will grow and about a third plan to hire workers this year, according to ... Louisiana Town May Pay Damage Claims from Sewage-Caused Flooding The Sorrento Town Council in Louisiana has voted 3-0 to pay claims by residents whose homes were flooded and soiled by backups from the ... Dallas County Declares Local Disaster from Storms Dallas County, Texas, officials have declared a local disaster following a tornado that damaged or destroyed about 300 homes and ... Arkansas AG Certifies Ethics Measure’s Lobbyist Language Supporters of a measure that would ban corporate contributions to political candidates in Arkansas and ban any lobbyist gifts to ... More South Central News West California Workers’ Compensation Bureau to Make Midyear Filing California workers' compensation insurers will be seeking a midyear correction — a 7.7 percent increase — in pure premium rates. The ... NRC Chair To Visit Troubled California Nuke Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday that its chairman will visit the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant on the ... No Forecast Requests in 3 Days Before Colorado Wildfire Colorado officials monitoring a prescribed burn apparently didn't request updated weather forecasts for the area for three days before it ... $13.6M Settlement OK’d With Nevada Freeway Contractor The Nevada Board of Examiners approved a $13.6 million settlement with the contractor of the first phase of the Carson City bypass, ending ... Xcel Blames Road Chemicals For Power Colorado Outages Xcel Energy is blaming chemicals used to keep roads clear of snow for outages that left up to 23,000 people in Colorado without power and ... More West News International Total to Proceed with Work to Cap Leaking Gas Well French oil producer Total said it would pump mud into a well to stop a gas leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea, after a ... Aon Benfield March Cat Recap: Severe U.S. Weather, Quakes & Floods Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has released the latest edition of its Global ... Pilot Forced to Land after Snake Pops out of Dashboard An Australian pilot said he was forced to make a harrowing landing reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller after a snake popped out from behind ... Swiss Re Structures $240 million Insurance-linked Securities for Allianz Swiss Re Capital Markets announced that it has "structured and successfully placed $240 million of insurance-linked securities [cat ... IAG Malaysia Partner Gets Regulatory Approval for Kurnia Insurans Deal The Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, has received ... Ratings: United Overseas, Aspen (Pref. Shares), BF&M, Island Heritage A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of "a+" to Singapore-based United ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Financial Institutions Underwriting: Is It Safe to Come Out Yet? The professional liability insurance industry has been through the wringer last few years.... Watch Now What D&O Buyers Look For In a Carrier What do insureds look for when shopping for a carrier to provide director and officers... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Why I believe in insurance agents Posted: Fri Apr 6 -- Is a cartoon gecko or a comedian in a white dress and bright red lipstick really the best our industry can do for spokespeople? Does it... Michael Jans looking for feedback/advice please.... Posted: Fri Apr 6 -- The thing you need to understand is that your insurance knowledge is not the main thing an agency would be seeking. 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Chad Filley Acord forms mapping to Acord Certificates Posted: Thu Apr 5 -- I need the information which Acord Forms can be mapped to Acord 22 and Acord 23 Certificates E.g. I know couple of sections on Acord 125 can... akash1233 ADA Violations Posted: Wed Apr 4 -- This could be a problem if on the application for the EPLI 3rd party insurance there is a question "Is your facility designed to be ADA... Rock54 Go to Forums Reader Comments Santa Fe Sues Aeropostale For Not Paying Living Wage Posted: Tue Apr 3 -- Aeropostale should close the store and then no one will be forced to work there any longer. Darren Federal Healthcare Law to Aid Black Lung Victims Posted: Thu Apr 5 -- Sarah, If Obama gets his way, the coal plants will be shut down and the mines will close so the miners won't have to worry about getting... Agent FDA Denies Ban on Chemical BPA Used in Baby Bottles, Food Packaging Posted: Mon Apr 2 -- Why do people always jump to the conclusion that just because something causes cancer or mutates their children that it's a bad thing? Anejo Broker Admits Funneling Over $1M in Bribes to N.J. School Official Posted: Wed Apr 4 -- Just think how much the premium had to be for this school district in order for this to happen. Most school districts put their insurance... Agent BP Claims U.S. Hiding Evidence on Size of Gulf Oil Spill Posted: Fri Mar 30 -- Obama's crew guessedamated the volume of the oil spill based on the cloud of oil in the water, not by the specific quantitative content of... anon the mouse Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue 50 Awesome Social Media Ideas for Agencies; Entertainment, Sports & Special Events; Directors & Officers Liability April 2, 2012 More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail Market Directories Excess & Surplus Markets Programs Workers' Comp Markets New Insurance Jobs Senior Medical Technology Underwriter Vice President of Claims - Commercial P&C Experienced P & C Claims Adjuster Producer/Sales Executive- E&S Commercial Lines Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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