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January 7, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Four 'Red' States Get Health Exchange OK Injecting a rare shot of bipartisanship in the nation's contentious health care overhaul, the Obama administration Thursday cleared four ... Google Pact with FTC Could Affect Other Patent Disputes While the focus of last week's agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and Google Inc. was search, the deal's restrictions on how ... Consumers Posting Negative Reviews Could Face Legal Issues If you are mad as hell about a consumer experience you've had, you may want to exercise your right of free speech to express your dismay in ... Segal Expands, Renames Fiduciary Liability Insurance Practice The Segal Group, Inc., has announced that Segal's Fiduciary Liability Insurance Practice has been incorporated as a subsidiary of The Segal ... NOAA: 2012's U.S. Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Events 'Impressive' Last year may not have measured up to 2011 in terms total damages or havoc wreaked, but the nearly dozen recorded billion-dollar weather ... A Look at New Insurance Laws Taking Effect in 2013 With 2013 just around the corner, a number of states are preparing to implement new insurance-related laws. Insurance Journal highlights... More National News East Sandy Victims in N.J., N.Y., Blast Delays in Flood Insurance Aid Even as Congress passed the first part of an aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, many victims seethed, wondering why it took so ... Delaware OKs 14.6% Hike in Workers' Comp Voluntary Market Loss Costs Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced action taken with respect to workers' compensation insurance rates and ... Russell Bond Buys Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services in N.Y. Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance wholesaler Russell Bond & Co. Inc. recently acquired Independent Garage and Towing Contractors Services Inc. ... GEICO Recruiting College Grads for Leadership Program in Virginia Office GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said its Fredericksburg, Va., regional office is ... Keystone Insurers Group Appoints VP in Pennsylvania Keystone Insurers Group has appointed Julie Webb as its Pennsylvania state vice president.Webb has spent the majority of her career with ... More East News Midwest Costs Rising in Minneapolis Water Main Break Minneapolis, Minn., officials said they haven't begun to tally the costs of a massive water main break that sent 14 million gallons of ... Missouri Lawmakers to Pursue Medical Liability Limits Missouri lawmakers have their eyes on reinstating liability caps for medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down ... Ohio Expands List of Approved Medical Providers for Injured Workers The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) announced it has expanded the list of providers who can treat injured workers and ... Foley Named New Board Member at Holmes Murphy & Associates Iowa-based independent broker Holmes Murphy & Associates has named Mike Foley, a senior vice president and shareholder of the company, as ... More Midwest News Southeast Mississippi Governor, Insurance Chief At Odds Over Health Insurance Exchange Mississippi's proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner. Gov. ... South Carolina Lawmakers Vow to Tackle Cybersecurity South Carolina legislators say they're willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, ... Brickstreet Mutual Donates $2.5M to Marshall University An insurance company has donated $2.5 million to Marshall University to establish a research endowment. The university said  that the gift ... More Southeast News South Central Texas Weather Catastrophes Cause $2.3 Billion Losses in 2012 Texas recorded seven catastrophic weather events in 2012 that resulted in $2.3 billion in insured losses, the Insurance Council of Texas ... Oklahoma Mom Sues Over Twitter Picture of Unclothed Daughter The mother of a Booker T. Washington High School girls basketball player is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Tulsa Public Schools, ... Karber Joins Ashley General Agency Texas-based Ashley General Agency announced that Roger Karber has joined its underwriting team. Karber began his insurance career in his ... More South Central News West New Mexico Spaceport Wants Protections From Tourist Lawsuits Spaceport America has been urging legislators to limit potential lawsuits from wealthy outer space tourists who take off from New Mexico, ... Washington Company Suing Pro Sports Teams A Spokane, Wash.-based company is suing several professional sports teams for breach of contract. Vizant Technologies LLC recently filed ... California Attorney General Sues Conocophillips, Phillips 66 California Attorney General Kamala Harris is suing ConocoPhillips and its spinoff, Phillips 66, over underground tanks used to store ... DIR Gets Ball Rolling on California Workers' Comp Reform The Department of Industrial Relations on Friday announced its new regulations implementing provisions of California's workers' ... Midwestern Taps Laughlin for California Workers' Comp Expansion Midwestern Insurance Alliance LLC named Keith Laughlin vice president of underwriting for its California workers' compensation division. ... More West News International China Claims Railway Company Hid Fatal Tunnel Explosion China says a railway company covered up a tunnel explosion that killed eight people and injured five last month. The State Administration ... More International News Sponsored Content Brad Perilman Named Chief Financial Officer for Atlas General Insurance Services San Diego, CA, 1/7/13 - Brad Perilman has been named Chief Financial Officer for Atlas General Insurance Services, a program administrator ... More Sponsored Content Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Contractual, Regulatory Requirements Effects on Cyber Marketplace Federal and state privacy laws and contractual requirements are driving interest and demand of... 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Scott Slip-And-Fall Cases Tough to Make in Michigan Courts Posted: Wed Jan 2 -- Every once in a while we manage to do the right thing. sham AIG to Thank America for Bailout in High-Profile Ad Campaign Posted: Mon Dec 31 -- ...And the production costs for the Ads will be underwritten by Goldman-Sachs D Flood Insurance Funds Will Run Out Jan. 7 Without Congress OK: FEMA Posted: Thu Jan 3 -- Now, do you really want ObamaCare....? You need surgery and are waiting on the US House and Senate (Congress) to get a budget passed! They... Brass Balls Farmers Agents Sue Carrier Over Contracts, Taking Client Info Posted: Mon Dec 31 -- Patty, I have to agree with MelsEinstein. Go independent and don't look back. Your customers will follow. Just remember on a side note that... 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