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August 13, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Rates for Same Workplace Injuries Vary by State: Study Rates of serious workplace injury and illness vary significantly between states, even for workers in the same industries, according to a ... Republican Sen. McConnell Calls for Delay in Obamacare Insurance Exchanges Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday called on the Obama administration to delay the Oct. 1 opening of exchanges where ... Tower Group, Meadowbrook Delays on Filings Could Trigger Shareholder Actions After two property/casualty insurers--Tower Group International Ltd. and Meadowbrook Insurance Group--said they would delay scheduled ... Best Places Tower Group Subs Ratings on Review/Negative A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit ... Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Broker Bollinger Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired insurance broker Bollinger Inc., headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, for ... 60% of Direct Buyers Eventually Return to Independent Agents: Study Most customers who are lured away from independent agents by direct insurers promising lower prices will ultimately return to an independent... Aon/Berkshire Deal Roils Lloyd's Waters Aon and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced in March that they had negotiated the establishment of a "sidecar"... More National News East Trade Group Applauds 2 N.Y. Laws That Target Counterfeit Airbags, VIN Forgeries New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed two pieces of legislation that seek to put greater fraud protections in place and increase ... Kaufman Financial Group Acquires ISI Insurance Services in Pennsylvania The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced the acquisition of ISI Insurance Services, a Uniontown, Penn.-based provider of premium audits, ... Pennsylvania Court Sides With Hospitals, Doctors on Malpractice Fund A state court is siding with hospitals and doctors in a case involving unspent balances in Pennsylvania's supplemental medical malpractice ... More East News Midwest Michigan Utility Agrees to Create $1M Explosion Fund One of Michigan's largest utilities has agreed to pay $1 million to create a new response fund after a natural gas line exploded, killing a ... Chicago Announces First 12 Automated Speed Locales The Chicago Department of Transportation is announcing the first 12 automated speed enforcement sites as part of the city's "Children's ... Penalized Insurer Required by South Dakota to Show Fixes A long-term care insurance company fined $325,000 by the state of South Dakota is being required to submit a timeline for fixing problems ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Cities Coming to Terms with Golf Carts on Public Roads Kentucky cities are regulating how and where people can ride golf carts on public streets as the low-power vehicles become more popular as ... Sinkhole Causes Florida Resort Villa to Collapse A sinkhole caused a section of a Florida resort villa near Disney World to partially collapse Monday, while another section was sinking, ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Governor Calls Special Session on Lawsuit Reform Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has called for a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature, to begin Sept. 3 for work on lawsuit reform. ... Public Meeting on Texas Windstorm Insurance Issues Announced The Texas Department of Insurance announced that a public meeting of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will be held ... Lazarz Joins Swett & Crawford's Professional Services Practice Group Swett & Crawford has added Dan Lazarz as a broker in its professional services practice group in Dallas. Lazarz brings more than 10 years ... More South Central News West Safety Fears Spur Regulations For Trampoline Gyms In Utah, California Stephen Merrill was finishing his freshman year of college two years ago when he and a group of friends went to an indoor trampoline park ... Northwest Harvest Food Banks Win in Potato Loss Washington food banks are benefiting from a business accident involving 46,000 pounds of dehydrated mashed potatoes. After the container ... Ogden Hospital Loses Lawsuit Over Racism Complaint A federal jury has found Ogden Regional Medical Center guilty of retaliating against an employee who was fired following a racism ... EPIC Adds Principal Jeffery in Southern California Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has added Dawn Jeffery as a property/casualty insurance producer in its Inland Empire division in ... More West News International Tropical Cyclone Utor Slams Philippines, Heads towards China: AIR Worldwide Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports that "Typhoon Utor slammed into the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, August ... Aon Extends Partnership with NFL for International Series in 2013-2014 Aon plc is making the best of its new London domicile. With its roots in Chicago, the home of one of the National Football League's most ... FSB Examines 'Too Big to Fail' Insurers; CIRC Expands Insurers' Investments The Financial Stability Board said an extended version of its guidance on the resolution of systemically important banks will apply to ... India's MRPL to Receive Iranian Oil Cargo after 4-Month Gap India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd said on Monday it expects to receive an Iranian oil cargo by the end of this week, the ... Ratings Recap: Eni Insurance, Gulf Re A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" of ... More International News Sponsored Content E-Agent Summit Sponsorship Opportunities Announced Providence, RI, 08/13/13 - The E-Agent Summit, a must-attend event for insurance agency executives, managers, producers, and agents, to ... More Sponsored Content 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... Watch Now From 3D Printing to Driverless Cars: Emerging Risks on the Horizon New technology is happening all the time, and with that comes new risks, says Graeme Newman,... 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ALS Go to Forums Reader Comments Progressive Finds 40% of Drivers Say 'No Way' to Driver Tracking Product Posted: Fri Aug 9 -- The CEO's comments show that he has already had too much of his own Kool Aid (the comment about intellectually not understanding why there... youngin' Obamacare Bets on Election-Like Data Wizardry, Young Adults to Beat Partisan Opposition Posted: Tue Aug 6 -- Since PRIVATE carriers are insuring these people, I am sure they will follow risk management, statistical analyses on cost drivers, and... Libby Downgraded Meadowbrook Signs Deal with State National for 'A'- Rated Policies Posted: Thu Aug 8 -- I'm very sorry your wife and the staff have been treated this way by the president of Century. The first thing they should do is level with... Jack D Politics Driving Obamacare Premium Debate Posted: Thu Aug 8 -- Like how they want to control women's bodies? Like the way they want to continue wasting billions of our tax dollars on controlling what a... Don't Call Me Shirley Report: Obesity Moniker to Impact California Workers' Comp Posted: Fri Aug 9 -- I guess if you work in a bakery, obesity could be considered work-related! Gastric by-pass here we come! Libby Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue August 5, 2013 Top 100 Retail Agencies; Homeowners & Condos; Autos 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 Personal Lines CSR Commercial Lines Insurance Account Manager P&C and L&H Producers / Branch Leaders Underwriter Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. 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