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December 3, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Deadly 2012 Hurricane Season Ends The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There ... Supreme Court to Rule If Human Genes Patentable The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether human genes can be patented, a hotly contested issue with broad consequences for ... Electronic Stability Control in Cars Saving Lives: NHTSA Electronic stability control technology (ESC) is saving an increasing number of lives each year, according to a three-year study by the ... White Mountains Completes Acquisitions of AIG, PICO Runoffs White Mountains Solutions Holding Co. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. and the group's specialist ... Confie Seguros Buys Florida, Nevada Agencies Confie Seguros, a national provider of personal lines insurance focused on Hispanic consumers, has acquired four regional insurance ... AIG Acquires The Hartford's Financial Advisory Group Woodbury American International Group Inc. has acquired broker-dealer Woodbury Financial Services Inc. from The Hartford. The companies signed an ... NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana's Donelon Elected President Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2013 officers: President: Louisiana Insurance ... Torus Survey: Top Issues in Management Liability & Professional Lines Market A recent survey* undertaken by global specialty insurer Torus has highlighted a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and... More National News East N.Y. Liberty Island, Home of Statue of Liberty, Still Closed Post-Sandy The Statue of Liberty survived Superstorm Sandy with every crown spike in place, but its surrounding island was so badly damaged that the ... N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Officials in Intense Lobbying Effort for Federal Sandy Aid New York Sen. Charles Schumer says New York expects to get tens of billions of dollars in federal money to cover damages from Superstorm ... Delaware's Lyons Companies Appoints Risk Management Advisor Lyons Companies, Delaware's largest privately-owned commercial insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm, appointed Michael ... N.J.-Based Crum & Forster Names VP of Fidelity Practice New Jersey-based Crum & Forster appointed Joseph Prystupa as vice president in its management and professional services division (MAPS) ... Cold, Mold Loom as Hazards in Sandy Disaster Zones A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no ... More East News Midwest RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Underwrite RV Insurance Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. announced a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) ... Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create Arson Registry Convicted arsonists in Ohio would be required to register with local sheriffs under a bill headed to the governor's desk. The Ohio House ... Home Improvement Store to Fly Wisconsin Workers to Booming North Dakota Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a ... Illinois Senate Panel OKs Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Judge Invalidates Windstorm Credit Forms; Regulator Appeals A Florida administrative law judge has ruled that some forms used by insurers to determine a homeowner's windstorm premium credits are ... Florida Prison Guard Charged with $2.7 Million Workers' Comp Fraud A former Florida prison guard is free on bond after being charged with faking illness to fraudulently collect more than $2.7 million in ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Mutual Looks to Sever Last Ties to State Oversight The insurer of last resort for workers' compensation coverage in Texas is seeking to cut its last ties to the state government that created ... Oklahoma Insurance Department Spends $180K on Guns, Police Vehicles The Oklahoma Insurance Department spent more than $180,000 on high-tech shotguns, bulletproof vests and seven police-package vehicles that ... Texas Fire Marshall Touts Success of Sprinkler Systems in Apartment Complexes Not one person has been killed in a fire in Texas in the past ten years inside an apartment complex that was equipped with a fire sprinkler ... More South Central News West Official Urges Collaboration On Wildfire Projects in West As the western U.S. comes off a tough wildfire season, more collaboration is needed to guard against catastrophic fires and to restore ... Pacific Compensation Taps Frank as President and CEO In California Janet D. Frank has joined Pacific Compensation Corp., a California workers' compensation specialist and wholly-owned subsidiary of ... Missoula County Wants Montana Mill Site On Superfund List Missoula County commissioners have sent a letter to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer asking him to support putting the former Smurfit-Stone ... New Mexico Gets Nearly $1 Million For Highway Safety The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding New Mexico nearly $1 million to reduce deaths and injuries on the state's highways. The ... More West News International FERMA Opposes EU Fund for Industrial Accident Environmental Liabilities, Losses The Federation of European Risk Management Associations [FERMA), which represents risk managers in 20 European countries, has told the ... Bermuda Re/Insurance Org. Elects XL's McGavick CEO, Currie, Catlin as Deputies The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) announced the election of its new officers for a two year term beginning on ... Fitch Downgrades Argentine Insurers Ratings after Sovereign Downgrade Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term National Scale ratings of 12 insurance companies in Argentina, and has also revised the ... Best Affirms Munich Re and Subs 'A+' Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A+' (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "aa-" of Munich ... More International News Sponsored Content Astonish Announces its Make-A-Wish Pledge Drive for December Warwick, RI, 12/03/12 - Astonish, a leading digital marketing solutions and sales training provider for insurance agencies, today announced ... StateFund First- Your Access Partner to the CA State Fund. No fees and fast and easy online submission for CA workers comp! Visit statefundfirst.com for more info! Check it out. More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Rate Changes Coming to Healthy Railroad Industry At one time it seemed that the railroad industry was doomed, but thanks in part to the... Watch Now Effects of Worldwide Economic Instability on American Companies Despite a slightly improved economy here in the U.S., the global economy is not out of the... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Waiver of Subrogation endorsment - not needed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Implied waiver upheld by the Pennsylvania courts... etimer Signing up for an insurance directory Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- It's true that a high page rank and being an authority site is more attractive but I also believe that content is a major key here. So... BeatrixLewis Unfair Competition amongst brokers Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- Wow! This is definitely unfair competition and what they're doing is clearly wrong. You should teach them a lesson and report this at once... BeatrixLewis Getting Appointed Posted: Mon Dec 3 -- I wouldn't fill out any sort of online request. Think of it like needing an answer from an underwriter for something you know might be... Iowa Guy Designation Suggestions Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- I just finished the ARM exams eariler this year, and took them as complete sets. Make 3 trips for one course is no fun. I definately felt... wariline Benelect wrap around plans Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- We used them a few years ago and it was an absolute nightmare. It was so bad the group ended up going to back to their original plan and the... policyman Small agency looking for personal lines carrier Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- We are a small insurance agency looking to get back into personal lines P&C after 6 years out of the business. Does anyone know of a carrier... msidden Tower Erection Contractor Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- Thanks bkrigsman! I appreciate the response! Halpert Go to Forums Reader Comments High-Security Driver's License Runs Into Opposition in States Posted: Tue Nov 27 -- Call me crazy, but I'd way rather see us not borrow another $11,000,000,000.00 to implement easily hackable chipped ID cards (and black and... ExciteBiker Pregnant Waitress Wins Settlement From Arizona Bar Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- I don't think most men would want to look at a half naked pregnant women while watching football on Sundays. It was a business decision.... Burnie Madeoff New York Gov. Cuomo Orders Insurers to Speed Up Sandy Claims Posted: Fri Nov 30 -- Another knee-jerk reaction to make it look like politicians care. They were not on the ground handling the sheer volume of claims and, as... Rusty Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety Posted: Thu Nov 29 -- Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Batt. It is a wonderful milestone. So many drivers think only of themselves and where they want to go or... v Monsters Under the Bed: Insurance Coverage Gaps and Other Invisible Exclusions Posted: Wed Nov 28 -- this should have been labled as "very slanted opinion piece" instead of letting us assume it might be a "news article". sos, IJ must have... bob Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue December 3, 2012 Program Directory Vol. II 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 Claims Analyst Underwriter Commercial Lines Customer Service Representative Employment Practices Liability Sr. Underwriter Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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