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 July 31, 2013
 East N.J. Offers Tips to Assist Consumers Who Purchase Auto Insurance OnlineNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski is offering tips to shoppers to help them make educated choices ... Connecticut Regulator Advises Consumers: Don't Be Fooled by Misleading AdsThe Connecticut Insurance Department on Tuesday issued an announcement urging consumers to be aware of unlicensed businesses promoting on ... USI Appoints Senior Benefits Consultant in New York OfficeUSI Insurance Services appointed Deborah Watters as senior benefits consultant. She is based in USI's New York metropolitan office. Watters ... Midwest Zurich Relocating Chicago Office to Greener Work EnvironmentZurich North America will relocate its Chicago office to a LEED-certified building in a location that accommodates its downtown-based ... New Law Means New Penalties For Minnesota ArsonistsCostly-to-fight wildfires that are intentionally set in Minnesota will soon carry tougher penalties under a new law. The enhanced arson law ... Companies Bringing Safety Technology to Grain StorageThe one sure-fire way to avoid dying in a grain bin is to stay out. That's where Scott Haugan and some high-tech wizardry come in. The Des ... Southeast Florida, Georgia Say Individual Insurance Rates to Spike Under ObamacareFlorida and Georgia, two states where politicians oppose U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare law, said this week that insurance rates ... West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to False Mine Safety ReportingA southern West Virginia mine foreman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying safety reports at four mining ... South Central Agency Releasing Funds For Texas City's Ike RecoveryA Southeast Texas city still recovering from 2008's Hurricane Ike has access to more than $21 million in funds previously frozen in a ... Texas Has not Surveyed Injuries from Plant BlastMore than three months after a Texas fertilizer plant exploded, killing 15 people and hurting hundreds, the state still has not started ... Roach Howard Smith & Barton Adds Noble as Sales ExecutiveDerek Noble has joined Texas-based independent insurance brokerage, Roach Howard Smith & Barton, as a sales executive in its employee ... West Oregon Threatens To Decertify Workers' Comp GroupOregon insurance regulators said that they've taken the first steps toward decertifying a workers' compensation self-insurance trust and ... Las Vegas Sands Appealing $70M Nevada Jury AwardLas Vegas Sands Corp. is asking a Nevada judge to throw out a second jury verdict awarding a former consultant a $70 million settlement in ... Steak 'N Shake Sues Colorado FranchiseeSteak 'n Shake Enterprises has filed a lawsuit against a former franchisee in the Denver, Colo. market amid allegations that Denver-area ... Oregon Man Files Lawsuit Over Inversion Table TryoutA second Oregon lawsuit has been filed this month over an inverted therapy table. The tables allow people to hang upside down, strapped to ... Downgraded Flossie Leaving HawaiiThe remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai and moving away from the islands at about 15 miles per ... Burnham Benefits Names Thomas Vice President in CaliforniaIrvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services named Bill Thomas as its newest vice president. Thomas will focus on business ... International Catlin Launches Next Seaview Survey for Caribbean, Bermuda Coral ReefsCatlin Group Limited announced the launch of its next "Seaview Survey," which it described as a "significant expansion of its study of ... Toronto Dominion Bank Warns of Insurance Losses from Weather ClaimsToronto-Dominion Bank, Canada's second-largest lender, said it will take a third-quarter charge after tax of C$418 million (US$406 million) ... World Fuel Doubts Quebec Rail Crash Cleanup Payment Order is LegalU.S. fuel logistics company World Fuel Services Corp said on Tuesday it has "serious objections" to being ordered by the Quebec government ... Allied World Launches Multinational Product InitiativeAllied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced the official launch of Allied WorldWideSM, which it described as "a newly created ... AXIS Capital Posts $72 Million Q2 Net Income; $50 Million OperatingBermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the second quarter of 2013 of $72 ... Best Places S.A.C. Re Ratings under Review/NegativeA.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of Bermuda-based S.A.C. Re, ... Ratings Roundup: Tower Group (NZ), Grupo MexicanoA.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A'- ...  Insurance Journal Blogs Burand's Agency E&O Blog: Tip #41Accepting Payment After Hours. Many agencies continue to accept premium payments even when closed. Customers put their payments through ... Join the Insurance Journal Network
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