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December 23, 2013 Top 10 for the Past Week 1. GEICO Passes Allstate to Become 2d Largest U.S. Auto Insurer: SNL Dec 16, 2013 -- Based on third quarter reports, GEICO Corp. has surpassed Allstate Corp. to become the nation's second-largest private auto insurer. According to data compiled by SNL, GEICO logged $4.89 billion in direct premiums ... Share This: 2. North Dakota Workers’ Comp Mulls Suing Aon eSolutions Over Failed Project Dec 12, 2013 -- North Dakota's workers' compensation agency is considering suing a company that failed to complete a $17 million computer system overhaul. Workforce Safety and Insurance hired Chicago-based Aon eSolutions in 2007. The ... Share This: 3. AmTrust Financial Refutes Negative Report, Says Future Has ‘Never Been Brighter’ Dec 17, 2013 -- AmTrust Financial Services Inc. (AFSI), a New York-headquartered insurer whose stock price fell last week in wake of a negative report from research firm GeoInvesting, is assuring investors its business is strong. The ... Share This: 4. Universal, Fireman's Fund Seek 'Fast and Furious' Solution Dec 17, 2013 -- When "Fast And Furious" star Paul Walker died and left the seventh film in the franchise hanging in the balance, it wasn't the first time a studio and its insurer faced such a situation, but the point at which ... Share This: 5. Death Spiral Unlikely for Obamacare: Study Dec 18, 2013 -- A threat to America's health insurance overhaul has been that young people would not buy coverage in new marketplaces, possibly pushing the program into a disastrous spiral of falling enrollment and rising premiums. But ... Share This: 6. North Carolina Man Sues Hookup Website for Marriage Breakup Dec 17, 2013 -- A Charlotte man is suing his ex-wife's lover as well as a website which he says led to the breakup of his marriage. The Charlotte Observer reported that Robert Schindler is suing the woman's alleged partner in the ... Share This: 7. Texas No Longer No. 1 in High Home Insurance Rates Dec 18, 2013 -- An industry group says Texas homeowners no longer are paying the highest insurance rates in the country, a distinction that now goes to Florida residents. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released ... Share This: 8. California Tops 'Judicial Hellhole' List Dec 17, 2013 -- California isn't just a warm place to live, which is often the case even in winter, but it turns out the state is considered a "judicial hellhole." The American Tort Reform Foundation issued its annual "Judicial ... Share This: 9. Texas Tries Again to Put Drunk-Driving Teen Behind Bars Dec 19, 2013 -- Texas prosecutors are trying a second time to imprison a teen who was sentenced to 10 years' probation for drunkenly driving his truck into four pedestrians, killing them all. Tarrant County District Attorney Joe ... Share This: 10. New York Catholic Groups Win Challenge to Obamacare Birth Control Mandate Dec 16, 2013 -- A group of Catholic health and educational organizations doesn't have to comply with federal Affordable Care Act requirements to ensure employees receive insurance coverage for contraceptives, a New York federal judge ... Share This: Popular Videos Coastal Agents Alliance Stays Focused on Coastal Homes: Byrne How a Specialty Insurer Handles Hiring and Training: Energi's McCarthy The Impact of Alternative Reinsurance Capital: Reflections from PCI: Part 5 Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Update Subscriptions Submit News Contact Us

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