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August 15, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Insurers, Government Grapple with Costs of Growth in Wildland-Urban Interface The summer of 2013 has been another severe fire season for the United States, a trend that has insurance companies bracing for a new ... Evacuations Start at Some U.S. Gulf Offshore Operations on Storm Threat Some Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators began evacuating workers from offshore facilities on Thursday as a low-pressure system threatened ... BP Asks Judge to Deny Investors' Class-Action Spill Suit Bid BP Plc asked a federal judge to deny U.S. investors the right to pursue a class action, or group, lawsuit claiming the company misled them ... Best Affirms Liberty Mutual and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" for the members ... Report: More Reforms Needed for Flood, Wind Insurance Programs A new report this week from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a watchdog group, warns that sea level rise and worsening storm surge are ... Travelers, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Discuss Top Trends in Trucking The Travelers Companies Inc. and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) recently co-hosted a symposium where research on some of ... CFC Enhances Management Liability Policy Specialist lines underwriting agency CFC Underwriting has upgraded its management liability policy, ExecSurance ML. ExecSurance ML is a ... Meadowbrook Estimates Impairment at $115.4 Million After Downgrade Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., the insurer whose rating was cut by A.M. Best Co. this month, took a provisional impairment of $115.4 ... Cyberbullying: Finding the Insurance Coverage Sweet Spot Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, e-mail. Keeping in touch with friends and family has never been easier, and teens and tweens are often power users... Form F, ORSA Rules Open New Windows For Insurance Regulators Executives of property/casualty insurers are getting comfortable with the idea that they have to file Enterprise Risk... More National News East Upstate New York Man Gets Prison for Staged Crash A federal judge has sentenced a 55-year-old Utica, N.Y., man to nearly two years and prison and ordered him to help pay $1.4 million in ... Family of Man Killed by Sandy Tree Sues NYC Relatives of a man who was killed when a tree crashed on his house during Superstorm Sandy has filed a lawsuit against New York City. The ... Flood of Legal Questions Now Roils Sandy Survivors First they needed blankets and generators. But before long, many of Superstorm Sandy's bedraggled survivors also needed a lawyer. Thousands ... More East News Midwest Insurers Sue for Losses from Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Two years after the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse, new legal disputes are cropping up and victims are still working to recover. ... New Illinois Law Aims to Help Prevent Flooding by 'Going Green' Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to help Illinois communities prevent flooding by "going green." Quinn signed the bill in the Chicago ... Incopero Joins The Plexus Groupe's Property/Casualty Practice The Plexus Groupe LLC, based in Deer Park, Ill., has added Debbi Incopero to its property/casualty insurance practice. As an account ... More Midwest News Southeast Fire Deaths in Mississippi Decrease Mississippi is on pace once again to have the lowest number of fire deaths on record. State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Ricky Davis told The ... Judge Throws Out Race-Based Claims in Paula Deen Lawsuit A federal judge this week threw out race discrimination claims by a former Savannah restaurant manager whose lawsuit against Paula Deen has ... More Southeast News South Central Study Points to Post-Katrina Strengths, Challenges in New Orleans Recovery after Hurricane Katrina has been a major reason for a doubling of construction jobs around New Orleans, a new study shows. That's ... Arkansas State Police Roll Out New Low-Profile Cruisers The Arkansas State Police on Aug. 14 deployed 24 new low-profile vehicles that are designed to blend in with ordinary traffic and allow ... Flood Official: Oil Companies 'Trashed the Hotel Room' A Louisiana flood control official is likening the oil and gas industry in coastal Louisiana to rock stars who bring a lot of money to the ... More South Central News West Flooded Colorado Businesses Struggle Without Insurance More than 20 businesses hit by flooding in Manitou Springs, Colo. are struggling because of a lack of insurance. City officials say some of ... Seattle Crash Victims' Family Files $45M Claim in DUI A $45 million claim has been filed by a family that saw two loved ones killed and two others severely injured in a Seattle traffic crash ... Bullock Seeks Federal Assistance For Hail Damage in Montana Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has requested a national disaster designation for agriculture damage from a hail storm in Gallatin County this ... Gun Ranges In Washington County Protected From Lawsuits You can't move near a shooting range in Pierce County, Wash. and then start complaining about the noise. The county council approved an ... Bill Enabling Electronic Policy Renewal for Californians Gets Committee Nod The California Assembly Judiciary Committee gave thumbs up to a bill that would enable insureds to renew their policies electronically. The ... Surplus Lines' McKay Named to IICF Western Board of Directors Surplus Line Association of California Executive Director Benjamin J. McKay was named to the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's ... More West News International Global Economic Outlook Dims as U.S. Recovery Continues: ICC-Ifo Survey According to a World Economic Survey (WES) carried out by the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Munich-based ... Aon Unveils Enhancements to Bermuda Shorts Form for Excess Liability Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced enhancements to Bermuda Shorts, which it described as "an ... Iran Detains Tanker Carrying Iraqi Crude Oil to India An Indian ship carrying Iraqi crude has been detained by Iran in its territorial waters due to pollution concerns, the head of the refiner ... Zurich Insurance Profit Drops After Natural Disaster Losses Zurich Insurance Group AG, the biggest Swiss insurer, said the target for its general insurance business was "challenging" after natural ... Anderson to Step Down as Head of Iron-Starr Excess Agency Bermuda-based Ironshore Inc. announced that Stuart Anderson, CEO of Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd., is "relocating for personal reasons and ... Applied Systems Acquires Insurecom in U.K. University Park, Ill.-based insurance software provider Applied Systems Inc. has acquired Insurecom, a software and connectivity solutions ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Opportunity in ACA Reprieve Shawn P. Pynes, a principal with Barney & Barney LLC in San Diego, sees the temporary reprieve... 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