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August 6, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Commercial Rate Increases Slowed in July: MarketScout After four months of going up at 5 percent, commercial property/casualty insurance rates have moderated. The July 2013 rate increase was ... Q2 Revenue Growth Strong for Mid-Size, Large Privately-Held Agencies: Survey Median organic revenue growth reached 6.9 percent in the 2013 second quarter for mid-size and large privately held insurance agencies and ... Obamacare Bets on Election-Like Data Wizardry, Young Adults to Beat Partisan Opposition The success of President Barack Obama's health care plan depends on signing up millions of uninsured Americans, and Matt Saniie knows how ... Trucking Industry Loses Challenge to Driver Fatigue Rule U.S. Transportation Department regulations to ensure drivers get more rest were mostly upheld by a federal appeals court, a defeat for ... Wal-Mart Workers in California Denied Class Action Status in Gender Bias Case Women workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in California suing for gender discrimination can't pursue their claims against the retailer as a ... LIU, CloudInsure Tackle Cloud Computing Coverage Gaps A new insurance partnership between Liberty International Underwriters and CyberRiskPartners' CloudInsure will provide insurance backing ... Transportation Insurer National Interstate Posts Surprise Loss National Interstate Corp., the insurer majority owned by American Financial Group Inc., plunged the most since 2008 after reserves for... Workers Compensation Market: Challenges Remain Despite Recent Improvements The market for workers compensation insurance is in a recovery phase of the underwriting cycle after several years of... More National News East Commentary: Contributory Negligence Remains the Law in Maryland On July 9, 2013, Maryland's highest appellate court, the Court of Appeals, declined to abandon the longstanding common law doctrine of ... N.H. Insurance Department Finds Way to Accept $5M Grant The New Hampshire insurance department announced it has found a way around Republican legislative efforts to block New Hampshire from ... Integro Appoints Senior VP in Pennsylvania Office New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro recently hired Neal Wallace as property/casualty senior vice president. ... ThinkRisk Appoints Product Development Director in New York Ryan Specialty Group's ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency recently appointed Paul Novick as director of product development and marketing. Based ... More East News Midwest Illinois Governor Signs Bill Mandating Insurance For Athletes Starting next year, Illinois high schools must offer catastrophic insurance coverage for student athletes, under a bill Gov. Pat Quinn ... Officials Fan Out For Minnesota Disaster Aid Briefings State and federal officials are fanning out this week across 18 Minnesota counties for briefings with local leaders about available aid to ... More Midwest News Southeast Rail Crossing Deaths Up in Georgia But Safety Gate Funding Lags Cost is one of the many issues preventing gate and bell systems from being installed at Georgia's roughly 5,000 public rail crossings, ... West Virginia University Initiative Cuts Workers' Comp Costs West Virginia University has reduced its workers' compensation costs by about $600,000 and is looking for more ways to save money. WVU ... Mississippi County to Get $10M From FEMA for Isaac Recovery Effort Jackson County in Mississippi is getting a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government to help erase the effects of Hurricane ... Aon Risk Solutions Appoints Senior VP in North Carolina Office Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Christopher Coté as senior vice ... More Southeast News South Central Texans Asked to Provide Drought Photos Online Some state agencies dealing with the lingering Texas drought have invited people to share their original photos online. The coalition on ... Cleanup Underway At Derailment Site in Louisiana About 100 homes remained evacuated as officials worked to clean up the site of a 26-car train derailment in Louisiana near the small ... More South Central News West Southern California Mall Sued For Alleged Discrimination A Southern California mall is being sued by a man who claims security officers racially profiled him and other black men. The Torrance ... California City Sues Chevron Over Refinery Fire Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant's refinery at the San Francisco Bay area city ... Hail Damages Barley Crops In Wyoming Farmers around Powell, Wyo. say hail from a violent storm last week damaged or destroyed barley and other crops. The storm brought hail up ... Hill Program Managers, Berkley Custom Insurance Form Underwriting Agreement Denver-based Hill Program Managers, LLC has formed an agreement to underwrite design professional liability coverage in conjunction with ... More West News International Lloyd's Comments on Record Cannes Jewelry Heist An article on the Lloyd's of London website notes that the value of diamonds stolen in an armed robbery in Cannes on July 28 "has been ... New Zealand's '100 Percent Pure' Image Questioned after Dairy Scare For a country that markets itself to the world with the slogan "100 percent Pure", New Zealand's environmental credentials are not as ... Floods Impact Munich Re's Q2 Net Profit; Still on Track for FY $4 Billion Despite a rough second quarter - consolidated profit of €543 million [$720 million], compared to €812 million [$1.077 billion] in Q2, ... Willis Re Bermuda Names Harden as New CEO Willis Group Holdings announced that Michael Harden, currently Chairman of Willis Re Australia, has been appointed CEO of Willis Re ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Opportunity in ACA Reprieve Shawn P. 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