Today's Headlines National A U.S. appeals court was asked on Friday to decide whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and TCW Asset Management Co. should have foreseen the ... U.S. health regulators denied a request to ban a chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging, saying there ... Ambac Financial Group Inc., the bond insurer that last month won court approval to emerge from bankruptcy, has sued JPMorgan Chase & ... Vendor and venue problems are the most frequent causes of wedding day mishaps that result in insurance claims. Wedding insurance experts at ... Marsh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, acquired Cosmos Services (America) Inc., the U.S. insurance brokerage ... Marsh & McLennan Companies' CEO Brian Duperreault has been named chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI). His ... MetLife Auto & Home has introduced its personal lines "combo" policy into three additional states. The policy combines auto and ... A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A-' (Excellent) and ... In the past few years, dozens of property/casualty insurers have announced innovative protections for risks involving new technologies, ... According to the Consumer Agent Portal, at least 75 percent of consumers head for the Internet first when searching for insurance. Let's say...   East U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts continues to criticize the government for granting American International Group ... State officials are reminding homeowners to review their insurance policies to see if they have earthquake insurance ahead of a new law ... The chief executive officer of a major western Pennsylvania insurance company is facing charges of simple assault and defiant trespass ... Soderberg Insurance Services of Lynnfield, Mass., appointed Johanna Vasquez as account representative. In her new position at the agency, ...  Midwest The Missouri Senate has voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon's earlier veto of a bill that would change workers' compensation laws by barring ... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought on behalf of more than 140 southeast Missouri farmers over ... Minnesota transportation officials have announced eight flood mitigation projects to be built over the next five years. The Minnesota ... Southern Illinois property owners trying to rebuild after tornadoes and storms that hit in March would get a tax break under a bill passed ... As soon as he was old enough, Blake Whitson, a senior at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Ind., couldn't wait to get behind the wheel. ... Southeast The fate of Florida's caps on damages in medical malpractice cases now rests with the state's high court after attorneys on both sides ... Mississippi House members now favor changes to the state's workers' compensation system after previously voting against them. House members ... Storms in recent weeks in Kentucky have produced mounds of debris, and the state Division for Air Quality is recommending that people ... A man and a boy who suffered brain damage due to government negligence and the parents of a slain police informant will be compensated ...  South Central A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+" of National ... The Texas Insurance Automobile Insurance Plan Association has announced the election of officers for 2012-2013. Long-time board member Fred ... Every spring, Karen Littlejohn boxes up her family's winter clothes in their FEMA trailer, shuttles them to a tiny, dank room at church, ... West The search for a Colorado woman missing in a wildfire has been suspended after rescuers found human remains in her burned home. Jefferson ... A Union Pacific spokesman says a southbound train derailed eight miles north of Sandpoint in northern Idaho after saturated soil gave way ... Investigators have determined that a fire that killed a 97-year-old Pearl City, Hawaii woman early Friday morning was intentionally set, ... Arizona motorists will be able to use their smart phones to prove to a police officer that they have insurance for their vehicles. Gov. Jan ... A blaze that may have been sparked by a prescribed burn conducted by the Colorado State Forest Service and ignited by high winds on Monday ...  International Aon Completes Strategic Move to London Aon announced that is now officially a 'plc (public limited company; i.e. a corporation) and that it ... A new survey, released by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) highlights an 'unexpected rise ... PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company providing industry-wide European catastrophe insurance data, has updated its Europe ... A recent bulletin points out that the 'future of the MENA [Middle East North Africa] Insurance market remains bright, but the local ... A.M. Best Europe Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'B++' (Good) from B+ (Good) and the issuer ... Insurance Journal Blogs It's time for timeline. Whether you wanted the new look or not, Facebook just switched your business page over to the new 'timeline' ... Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV  | Private company and non-profit D&O coverage is often seen as very profitable for carriers... |  | Director and officers liability coverage is increasingly being called up to respond to cases... |
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