Daily Headlines: Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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December 11, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National The Agency Producer Activity Gap and How to Close It: Survey Agency producers are not spending enough of their time on the sales-related activities that they and their managers think they ideally ... Farm, Crop Insurance Bill Won't Be Ready Until January: Leaders The four top negotiators for the new U.S. farm bill, already a year behind schedule, said on Tuesday they would not complete work until ... Obamacare November Enrollment Tops 250,000; Sebelius Seeks Probe of Botched Launch More than 250,000 Americans selected private health insurance plans through Obamacare enrollment systems last month, better than twice as ... Q&A: Liability Insurance Implication for Admitting Wrongdoing in SEC Settlements Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with New York-based hedge fund adviser Philip A. ... Fireman's Fund Enhances Art Collection Product with 'Death of An Artist' Coverage Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. has introduced new death of an artist loss settlement provisions, as well as seven other coverages to ... Dietary Supplement Makers: A New Measure of Risk It's nearly impossible to pass a grocery or convenience store counter without coming face-to-face with some type of dietary supplement.... Cultural Change Emerging at QBE, Duclos Says During a Monday conference call on which QBE executives described details of an expected bottom-line loss of $250... More National News East FEMA Addresses Common Misconceptions About Federal Disaster Assistance Federal Emergency Management Agency recently issued a press release to clear up some of the common myths about registering for federal ... New Mexico Suffocation: Nearly $80M Award A judge has awarded nearly $80 million to the estate and family of an Albuquerque woman who suffocated in 2002 when her car was buried by ... Audit Targets Safety on New York State Railroad Bridges The New York State's Department of Transportation lacked records to show adequate and updated safety plans and inspections for many ... N.J. Insurance Exec Norcross Becomes Majority Owner of Philly Newspapers Political powerbroker George Norcross is now the majority owner of Philadelphia's two largest newspapers, although a rival holds equal ... More East News Midwest Interest in Renters Insurance Climbs after Illinois Storms An insurance agent in central Illinois says he's noticing an increase in the number of inquiries about renters' insurance following the ... Audit Finds Issues with Data Protection at Kansas State Agencies Weak computer passwords and vulnerable software have left some Kansas state agencies vulnerable to hackers gaining access to confidential ... Job Development, Worker Recruitment Initiative in South Dakota Falls Short An initiative by South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard that was intended to draw 1,000 workers to the state has come up far short. ... More Midwest News Southeast South Carolina Police Officer Loses Facebook Firing Suit A federal judge has ruled against a former police officer who argued in a lawsuit that Greenville officials violated her free speech rights ... Florida's Citizens Delays Launch of Clearinghouse Florida's state-backed property insurer officials announced they are delaying the launch of a new web-based clearinghouse in order to ... Family of North Carolina Teen Killed by Stray Bullet Sues Gunmaker The family of a North Carolina teenager shot and killed by a stray bullet is suing the gunmaker. A state lawsuit filed Monday in Charlotte ... Greyhound Bus, Mississippi Accident Victim Reach Settlement Court records say Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have reached a ... Florida Officials Select Meeks as Citizens Property Insurance's Inspector General Florida Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet announced Bruce Meeks has been selected to fill the newly created post of ... More Southeast News South Central Little Rock, Arkansas Police Work 124 Accidents on Slick Roads Little Rock, Ark., police say they've worked 124 vehicle accidents since wintry weather hit the state on Dec. 6. The police department says ... Louisiana Seeks to Block Docs from Steering Patients Into Insurance Plans Doctors who steer Medicaid patients into specific health insurance plans could face heavy sanctions under an emergency rule the state ... Expanding Beyond Insurance, GAINSCO Buys Automobile Dealership Dallas-based GAINSCO Inc. announced that it has expanded its business offerings beyond that of strictly a non-standard personal automobile ... More South Central News West Ehrlich Named CAMICO VP, Chief Claims Officer in California San Mateo, Calif.-based CAMICO, a CPA-focused program of insurance and risk management for the accounting profession, named Rachel Ehrlich ... Alaska Fishermen Sue Over Sunken Vessel Some Bristol Bay, Alaska fishermen have sued over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star, which they say leaked fuel ... Lockton Moves Freeman to San Francisco, Taps Levy in Colorado Lockton is expanding its global technology and privacy practice with staffing moves in several cities. Emily Freeman, founder and original ... More West News International Northern Europe Cleans Up After Extratropical Cyclone Xaver: AIR Report Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the aftermath of Extratropical Cyclone Xaver, which affected large parts of ... Chinese Hackers Spied on Europeans before G20 Meeting: Research Firm Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September's G20 Summit, which was dominated ... Goodearl Joins XL from Liberty Mutual for Lloyd's Business The XL Group has appointed Lewis Goodearl as Chief Underwriting Officer UK P&C for its Lloyd's business. He joins XL from Liberty Mutual ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Markets in Motion - Sports & Entertainment Venue The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any... Watch Now A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Question on estimating a business value Posted: Tue Dec 10 -- For somebody who doesn't want to pay thousands on a broker, do you know of any online service or website that considers some of those... mlwhite79 allstate office in upstate ny Posted: Mon Dec 9 -- The Allstate environment at the present time is rather bizarre with success or failure heavily dependent on your rates in the immediate... d's insurance store Trucking for hire with Losses Posted: Fri Dec 6 -- FYI_Progressive has a 500 mile radius restriction. No long haul. Miguelito Need WC for Gen Contractor in CA w/ lapse Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Hi, Does anyone know of a WC Market for a CA- General Contractor with a lapse. Here are the deets: Currently lapsed since September Xmod:... EricCBIAIns Affordable Care Act: A Brief Explanation Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Yes, there are a number of inaccuracies in here. And how exactly does the removal of lifetime limits lower costs? mrs dean wormer Help Finding Car Insurance Average Coverage Stats? Posted: Wed Dec 4 -- Have you tried the Insurance Information Institute (iii.org)? Or the NAIC also sells industry information. mrs dean wormer NY Workers Comp For Concrete/Excavation Contractor Posted: Mon Dec 2 -- I'm looking for a market other then NYSIF to place this account. Payroll is over 100k and owner will give out payroll processing if he can... Nyr085 Go to Forums Reader Comments Obamacare's Small Business Exchange Site Delayed 1 Year Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- LiveFree, I agree with you. Well, that is if what I think you said is what you actually meant. ;) KY jw California Woman Ticketed For Driving With Google Glasses Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Here's the one time I hope there's tracking available on the hardware/software so they can definitively say if an application was or wasn't... Rosenblatt Iowa Insurer Pokes Fun at Federal Website in Ads Posted: Mon Dec 9 -- "They've said more about the Affordable Care Act in one advertisement than in seven years of health care reform," Hatch said.... FFA Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- FFA, The attorney's in today's society are operating in the most litegious society in the history of the world. Plaintiff's, defendants,... Agent Frustrated Insurance Brokers Say They Can Help Obamacare If Allowed Posted: Tue Dec 10 -- How can anyone in the insurance industry not understand that IT systems do not work all the time and have mucho problems particularly during... idk Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue December 2, 2013 Program Directory, Volume II; Quarterly Employee Benefits Brokerage Report 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 Field Marketing Representative Field Claims Manager New Business Underwriter - Travel Training Manager Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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