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February 19, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Where to Find the Best Possible Cyber Coverage There are many cyber insurance products available for purchase, and each is somewhat unique. Some products are more comprehensive than ... Catholic Bishops Urge Birth Control Reprieve in Fiscal Bills U.S. Roman Catholic bishops stepped up their battle against President Obama's contraceptives policy on Friday by urging Congress to use its ... MetLife No Longer a Bank Holding Company The insurer MetLife Inc., which sold its bank deposits in January, says it is no longer a bank holding company. MetLife said it received ... ISO's Commercial General Liability Filing - Get Ready Insurance Services Office's (ISO's) four major filings in commercial property, business auto, businessowners coverage, and commercial... More National News East Statistics on Insurers Handling Sandy Flood Claims The 15 insurers participating in the National Flood Insurance Program that are handling at least 1,000 claims related to Sandy, the ... New Jersey Hospitals Pioneer Cost-Cutting Model When a patient was moved from the intensive care unit to a regular hospital bed, it used to be routine for Dr. Anthony Granato to order 24 ... More Than 100 Attend Delaware Sea Level Rise Meeting More than 100 turned out for the first of three public meetings on preparations for rising sea levels in Delaware. The first meeting was ... More East News Midwest Court: Iowa Farmers Who Host Tours Can Be Liable Farmers who host educational tours for the public are not shielded from personal injury lawsuits under a law meant to promote recreation on ... Woodard Named President of Insurance Program Managers James Woodard has been named president of Insurance Program Managers at The Sandner Group, headquartered in Chicago. Woodard was ... Missouri Insurance Department Settles with Company over Travel Insurance The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that Missouri consumers who bought travel insurance from Virginia Surety Co. or through ... Iowa House Approves Bill to Limit Sledding Suits Lawmakers in the Iowa House have approved a bill designed to limit municipal liability if someone is injured sledding on city property. The ... Michigan Lawmakers Mull $31M For Health Care Exchange Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration told lawmakers it needs their approval within weeks to spend a $31 million federal grant to help ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Develops Own Health Exchange Federal health care reforms have led to the creation of a government agency in Kentucky that will be comparable in staffing to the ... MagMutual to Acquire South Carolina Physician Assurance Regional medical malpractice insurer MagMutual Insurance Co. said it has reached a deal to acquire the South Carolina Physician Assurance ... More Southeast News South Central New Windstorm Rules Drive Texas Engineers Away Hundreds of engineers have dropped out of a windstorm certification program following legislative changes to become certified by the Texas ... Personable Hires Sokola as Vice President of Claims Central Personable General Insurance Agency Inc. (Personable) has added Mark Sokola as vice president of its Claims Central unit. He is based in ... Former Louisiana Deputy Insurance Commissioner Joins Adams and Reese Clarissa A. Preston, former head of the Office of Consumer Advocacy for the Louisiana Department of Insurance and the department's first ... Esurance Hiring in San Antonio Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is opening a new office in San Antonio and will hire up to 150 new ... More South Central News West Allstate Accelerates California Recruiting Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add additional agency owners in California in 2013, expanding its recruiting campaign for the fifth ... RGEB Moves to Larger Headquarters in Southern California RGEB Employee Benefits, a San Fernando Valley, Calif.-based group insurance and employee benefits firm, has relocated to a new headquarters ... Parents Of Dead Soldier Sue Diet Supplement Maker in California Parents of a soldier who died after taking a dietary supplement called Jack3d (pronounced `jacked') have sued the makers and retailer for ... Former Oregon Resident Files $16M Sex-Abuse Suit Against Church A 34-year-old woman who was raised near Portland, Ore. has filed a $16 million lawsuit, alleging she was the victim of sexual abuse as a ... Scientists Want Montana Climate Office Reopened To Help Farmers State officials should approve and provide money to reopen a state climate office because new technologies could help crop producers track ... More West News International US Security Group Suspects Chinese Military Unit behind Hacking Attacks A secretive Chinese military unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a ... Transactional Insurance on the Rise, Says Managing General Underwriter Ambridge The global use of Transactional Insurance could rise by as much as 25 percent in 2013, according to Jeffrey Cowhey, President of Ambridge ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Markel Specialist Talks Nonprofits Nonprofits were hit hard by the economy, and now face ongoing public perception issues thanks... 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 Clusters in New York Posted: Tue Feb 19 -- This is my first time looking into Joining a cluster. I know different clusters have different features, but I am now looking into SIAA and... chadfoxman Need Comp in Ca Posted: Mon Feb 18 -- I have a contractor--B license-Remodeler- Tile -painting-wall board-cabinet install-paint. $150000 in payroll. 3/1/2013 renewal -clean loss... trotter Farmers vs. Independent Posted: Mon Feb 18 -- I was a Farmers Agent (FIG) for 22 years - I was terminated about 4 years ago. I was profitable for all but about 3 years when we had large... William Graham Internet Cafe Posted: Thu Feb 14 -- What state? We are writing a number of these and using Penn-Star Ins Co. ... INTLXS S. California CSR openings Posted: Wed Feb 13 -- There's this site called Monster.com - ya might want to check it out. You also might want to check with the CA DOI on licensing requirements... Big Dog Carrier technology Posted: Tue Feb 12 -- In your opinion, which carriers offer the best POS / web portals for agents? which are the ones that offer the worst tools? daniman Could the insurance industry do more to Century? Posted: Mon Feb 11 -- I find this industry pretty frustrating at times. It's sad if all a player can do to stand out from the rest is use a stuffed animal or... PaulBrindley 1st Year as a Producer Stories Posted: Thu Feb 7 -- Right on Sac thank you. The "Trusted Advisor" is what I am seeking to be. californiadude Credit Card Processing Posted: Wed Feb 6 -- You may want to look at SQUARE ... beyert1 Go to Forums Reader Comments How Identity Theft Ruined Alabama Victim's Finances, Career Posted: Tue Feb 12 -- Can one person here even make a rational attempt at explaining why our Social Security numbers-- something which clearly says "NOT FOR... ExciteBiker Court Grants Indiana Employer Relief from Contraceptive Coverage Mandate Posted: Tue Feb 12 -- Good for them! Has anyone heard of what's happeneing to Holly Hobbie? They were under attack as well. Always Amazed Top 10 Alcohol Brands of Underage Drinkers Posted: Tue Feb 12 -- Ahhh...the MD 20-20 and the Boones Farm! I remember those days well. Well...almost! Ghost President Obama Says Patent Reform Needs to Go Farther Posted: Fri Feb 15 -- Are you kidding? The biggest supporter of the Democratic party is the trial lawyers. You think he would ever take on his own?... Dave No Insurance Implication for Weather Channel's Decision to Name Winter Storms Posted: Thu Feb 14 -- Maybe they can name the next big storm...Holy Crap! What's in a name? 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