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June 26, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action may force universities to re-examine their admissions policies and face waves of ... Small Commercial Buyers Moving Online: Who Are They? What Do They Want? According to a recent study by consultant Deloitte, more than half of small businesses (52 percent) are now ready and willing to buy their ... BP Using Advertising to Fight BP Oil Spill Claims Formula Britain's BP has stepped up its campaign for a revision of the way compensation for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is calculated by ... Trade Panel Action Could Thwart 'Patent Trolls' A U.S. trade panel that deals with patent infringement cases took a step on Monday that could rein in companies, often known as patent ... Car Thefts Up for First Time in Years U.S. auto thefts probably rose in 2012 after eight straight years of declines as criminals took advantage of California's budget cuts and ... Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Appoints Tortorella as Chief Legal Officer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance -- the new commercial P/C insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway -- appointed Ralph Tortorella III as ... EPIC, Dowling Capital Form Protector Holdings to Capture Hispanic Market As the Hispanic and Latino populations continue to grow, so should the insurance company options available to them. That is the thinking of... Flaw of Averages: Why Carriers Overpay & Underpay Contents Claims In his book, The Flaw of Averages, author Sam Savage explores how the widely used statistical concept of "averages" can... More National News East Connecticut Enacts Bill to Establish Disaster Claims Mediation Program Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy last week signed a bill that would mandate the insurance department to set up a mediation program for claims ... Safeco Begins Selling Personal Lines Insurance Products in Massachusetts Safeco Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Insurance company, announced this week it began selling its personal lines insurance products in ... In R.I., Debate Continues Over 38 Studios Bonds as Insurers Await This week, Rhode Island lawmakers are negotiating the final details of the state's $8.2 billion budget. One controversial part of the ... Port Authority Police Officer Accused of Insurance Fraud in New York A Port Authority police officer has been charged with insurance fraud for claiming he was disabled while moonlighting in a rock band. ... More East News Midwest Kansas Insurance Commissioner Out of Step with Today's GOP Sandy Praeger was always the team player and never the black sheep. As mayor of Lawrence, state representative, state senator and now ... Cincinnati, Ohio Looks to Capitalize on Alcohol Tourism Kentucky has its bourbon distilleries, St. Louis its Budweiser factory, Napa and Sonoma their wineries, and cities from San Diego to ... Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $29K for Workers' Comp Fraud An Ohio man was sentenced for working while receiving disability payments from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) for a prior ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky to Study Laws Meant to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse Kentucky officials will start a yearlong study next month to determine the effects of controversial new laws designed to curb prescription ... Georgia Estimates Insured Storm Loss at $50M Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said violent weather that struck Georgia on June 13 caused an estimated $50 million in insured ... More Southeast News South Central Social Media Is Here to Stay, Texas P/C Professionals Say The value of social media as a tool for marketing and selling property/casualty insurance may be a matter of debate but one thing is for ... Investigators to Examine Heat Exchanger at Louisiana Blast Site State and federal officials investigating the cause of the deadly blast on June 13 at the Williams Companies Inc. plant near Gonzales, La., ... More South Central News West Oregon Sued Over Foster Abuse In Salem Home Lawyers for 11 young children who reportedly suffered sexual abuse at a Salem, Ore., foster home have filed nearly $23 million in lawsuits ... Montana FWP Ordered To Pay $20K Over Retaliation A hearings officer for the Montana Human Rights Bureau has ordered the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to pay $20,000 to a ... EPLI in Southern California Playing 'Hard' to Get Employment practices in California is a known and growing concern for insurers, agents and employers, and that concern has some carriers ... State Fund Selects New Chief Medical Officer State Compensation Insurance Fund named Dr. Dinesh Govindarao as its new chief medical officer. The move is effective July 8. As chief ... More West News International Swiss Re sigma study Finds Global Insurance Premium Growth at 2.4% Swiss Re's latest sigma study reveals that "total global premiums written increased by 2.4 percent in real terms in 2012 to $4.613 ... Aon Benfield's Analysis of the Lloyd's Market Aon Benfield Analytics' Market Analysis team has released its latest Lloyd's Update report, covering the market's 2012 financial results ... Commentary: Breathing New Life into Climate Policy Shale has killed climate policy. Now the International Energy Agency (IEA) is trying to bring it back to life. Following the shale ... Ratings Roundup: AEGIS, SOGAZ, African Re, Delvag A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Bermuda-based Associated ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs Insurance Agencies CAN Take Advantage of Image-based Social Media! This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. We've been hearing it for a long time now - ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Geneva Association's Secretary General John Fitzpatrick on Systemic Risks, Nat Cats, ILS and Cyber Risks The Geneva Association's studies and reports are now an important part of the dialogue between... Watch Now The Good and the Bad: Healthcare Reform and Medical Liability The Patient's Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has very little to do with the medical... 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A judge declares the garage responsible (legally... darnovak Course of Construction for non licensed contractor Posted: Mon Jun 17 -- You can easily find GL for an owner/builder with Markel/Essex. Understand we are only interested if he is building his own home. Meytai,... LadyBroker Go to Forums Reader Comments White House Threatens Veto of Farm Bill Over Food Stamp Cuts Posted: Thu Jun 20 -- Agent, What, is the Constitution scripture or something? People DO have a right to health care. It is NOT a privilege. The only ones who... Tim Suit Filed Over Southern California Border Patrol Chase Death Posted: Fri Jun 21 -- Really, the moron was driving the wrong way and wouldn't stop. Also, who would think a taser could start a fire in a car? jw Appeal Planned On Arizona Immigrant License Policy Posted: Fri Jun 21 -- Don't you love how they say they are immigrants. They are not. They are people that broke into our country. No different than someone... Baxtor IRS Scandals Threaten Funding for Health Care Law Posted: Thu Jun 20 -- You bet, Agent. And I don't know if it's her thing or not, but she can find some great deep dish pizza there, too. My favorite is Gino's... Captain Planet Supreme Court Limits Workplace Harassment, Retaliation Claims Posted: Wed Jun 26 -- Biker: I humbly disagree with you on the latter part of your post. There is indeed a shortage of women in these roles considering the number... 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