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August 31, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Isaac Brings Relief to U.S. Drought Conditions The remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to cause headaches on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the ... Ford Sued Over Patent Infringement Ford Motor Co has been sued for allegedly infringing a patent that covers a fuel-injection system it uses in its top-selling F-150 truck. ... Petersen International Releases Disability Plan for Loss of Future Earnings Petersen International Underwriters has released a new disability insurance product intended to pay benefits based on an insured person's ... Beazley Enhances Suite of Data Breach Products for Businesses Beazley has unveiled major enhancements to its Beazley Breach Response (BBR) product.  Launched over three years ago, BBR includes a ... New National Parks' Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides,... More National News East Massachusetts Strikes Down 18.8% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Proposal Massachusetts Division of Insurance announced Thursday that it has rejected a request to raise the state's workers' compensation rates by ... New York’s MTA Files Claims to Recover $65M From 2011 Storm Losses New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is submitting claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in ... Police Prep for Labor Day Weekend Partiers "A drunk driver killed someone I love," reads a sign on the Interstate 80 East exit ramp onto Route 611 in Stroud Township. It's the same ... N.J.-Based York Risk Services Group Appoints New Division President York Risk Services Group, a Parsippany, N.J.-based national provider of claims-management, specialized loss adjusting, insurance pool ... Pennsylvania Hospital, Ohio Parents Settle Organ Donor Suit An Ohio couple has settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital they accused of killing their son to harvest his ... More East News Midwest Families Sue over Kansas Grain Elevator Blast Family members of four people killed in a grain elevator explosion last year in northeast Kansas are suing employees of Bartlett Grain Co., ... Minnesota Sees Continued Drop in DWI Arrests Minnesota public safety officials are reporting encouraging numbers in their campaign against drunken driving. An annual late-summer ... BP Gas Recall Now 4.7M Gallons; Ohio, Southern Indiana Affected BP says the size of its gasoline recall is now more than twice as large than previously reported at 4.7 million gallons distributed as far ... Report: U.S. Corn Belt Benefits from Recent Rains Some key U.S. farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with more rain on the way ... More Midwest News Southeast Isaac Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds to Mississippi A tow truck driver was killed Thursday morning in Pearl River County when a tree fell on his truck, the first death in Mississippi from ... N.C. Authorities Announce Arrests for Alleged Insurance Fraud Schemes North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin this week announced the arrest of Shacoria Vontravia Crawford, 24, of Charlotte, N.C. ... West Virginia Offers Interactive Homeowner’s Inventory Chart West Virginia regulators recently launched an online, interactive homeowner's inventory chart. Available for free from the W.V. Offices of ... More Southeast News South Central U.S. Insured Losses from Hurricane Isaac Could Reach $2B: AIR Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Isaac to onshore properties in the U.S. will be ... Thousands Evacuated as Isaac Floods Outside New Orleans Isaac continued to pour unrelenting rain on Aug. 30, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans even as the city's fortified defenses ... OSHA Cites Louisiana Gas Plant after Blast Left 1 Hurt The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Plains Gas Solutions LLC in Eunice, La. following a ... About Half of Louisiana Without Power as Isaac Moves Further Inland About half of Louisiana was without power on Aug. 30 as Tropical Storm Isaac moved inland. The Public Service Commission said 903,000 homes ... More South Central News West Fat Tire Maker Says River Water Tainted By Colo. Wildfire The maker of Fat Tire beer says it's using a reserve water supply because the water in northern Colorado's Poudre (POO'-der) River is ... Court Mistakenly Posts Secret San Bruno Settlement A California court has mistakenly posted secret Pacific Gas & Electric settlement documents showing more than $2 million went to a ... Washington Given $50,000 For Tsunami Debris Bags The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given the state of Washington $50,000 to help pay for trash bags and bins to ... Insurance Laws Hurting Colorado Wildfire Victims Victims of wildfires that destroyed more than 600 homes this year say Colorado's insurance laws need to be changed. State officials told ... More West News International Hurricane Kirk in Mid-Atlantic; TS Leslie May Hit Bermuda: NHC Reports Two tropical cyclones – Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie – are currently active in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ... UPDATE: Validus’ Flagstone Re Buy Examined  Reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd said it will buy Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings for about $600 million in cash and stock to boost its ... Willis Research Sees Fewer, but Stronger, Hurricanes in Future Years New research from the Willis Research Network (WRN) addresses scientific forecasts that "global warming is likely to lead to stronger ... More International News Sponsored Content Meet Marine Jeff Combs, Swett Warrior who lost his arm in Iraq Check it out. More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV LexisNexis Insurance Exchange Gets New Leader, New Drive The LexisNexis Insurance Exchange — an online single-entry submission system that... Watch Now Agriculture Business Prepared for This Year's Drought Record high temperatures in the Midwest have farmers facing the worst drought in over 20 year,... 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I perform all agency tasks... mrnewbie Life Agent working for P&C Agency Posted: Mon Aug 27 -- I would like to know if anyone reading this has successfully worked with a P&C agency to sell life insurance and maintained their... austex Go to Forums Reader Comments Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants More Money in Workers' Comp Case Posted: Mon Aug 27 -- Kind of knocked goofy?? I'd say you were already goofy to begin with. A State legislator milking the system. And a Republican at that! Seems... Say What? Employers Committed to Offering Health Plans; Cost Seen Going Up 5.3% in 2013 Posted: Tue Aug 28 -- Our health insurance benefit is being canceled next year and we will be paid the amount of the current contribution minus the fine for not... Sarah Ex-NFL Player John Mott Sues in N.Y. for Head Injury Posted: Wed Aug 29 -- Another pampered millionaire athlete whinning about something he knew about since he started playing peewee ball. YOU WEAR A HELMET FOR A... CSP Judges Tout Wikipedia in 'Jet Ski' Exclusion Ambiguity Posted: Mon Aug 27 -- Jet Ski is a registered trademark of Kawasaki, but the lower case term 'jet ski' is a popular term synonymous with 'personal watercraft'... ineedjava Philadelphia Residents Among Worst Drivers in Nation: Allstate Report Posted: Wed Aug 29 -- Massachusetts, last I knew. Al E. Gator Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue August 20, 2012 Satire Issue (Funny stories, weird claims, reader submissions and wacky ad contest.) 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