Daily Headlines: Friday, March 29, 2013

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March 29, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Supreme Court Case Has Tax, Benefits Implications for Married Gay Couples If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a federal law defining marriage as between a man and woman, the newfound rights for gay married ... Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released its top 10 consumer complaint categories for 2012. For the first time ever, the agency ... Court Nixes IRS Bid to Reinstate Rules for Tax Preparers The U.S. Internal Revenue Service this week lost a request to prevent the partial shutdown of its tax return preparer regulatory program ... State Insurance Regulators Renew Pact with Chinese Regulators U.S. insurance regulators will continue a program of information sharing and cooperation that helps their counterparts in China learn about ... 10 Things to Know About Home and Auto There are more than 132 million housing units in the United States, more than 80 million of which are detached, single-family homes, and ... Ratings: Odyssey Re, National Fire, American Safety, N.J. Manufacturers, Blue Whale A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "a+" from "a" and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' ... ISO Commercial Property Changes - Part 4 - New Endorsements The commercial property changes presented in ISO's filing begin taking effect on April 1, 2013 (effective dates differ by state). This... TRIA Won't Be Extended, P/C Carrier CEOs Say Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance carriers said their companies will still stand ready to provide... More National News East Pennsylvania's Overall Workers' Comp Rates to Drop 4.01% Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine announced Thursday that a workers' compensation rate reduction will go into effect next ... Four Insurers to Reimburse Mass. Drivers to Settle Allegations of Overcharges Four auto insurers have settled allegations that they overcharged Massachusetts consumers relating to auto insurance surcharges that were ... Lloyd's Sues N.H. Utility Company, Says Electrical Glitch Caused Fire The insurer for a business at New Hampshire's Hampton Beach has sued a utility, saying a February 2010 fire that destroyed a block of ... More East News Midwest Michigan Drivers to Pay $11 More for Crash-Related Health Care An insurance board says the annual fee that Michigan drivers pay for some personal injury costs will increase 6 percent to $186 per year ... New Rules in Place in Michigan for Insurer Use of Credit Information A series of new laws have taken effect in Michigan that how insurance companies can use a person's credit information. The laws passed last ... Child Care Provider Liability Law Passes in Nebraska Lawmakers have passed new insurance requirements for licensed child care providers in Nebraska. Child care services would have to provide ... Lack of Insurance, Permits Closes Nebraska City Free Bar Shuttle Two Nebraska City, Neb., men have been told they can't continue to offer free rides to bar patrons until the men get permits and more ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Legislature Approves Christians-Only Health Plan Bill A Christians-only health care plan would be allowed to resume operations in Kentucky under a measure that has passed the Legislature and is ... Loss from Tennessee Wildfire Estimated at $12 MIllion Sevier County, Tennessee  authorities estimate the loss in a wildfire earlier this month at about $12 million. The Mountain Press reported ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Couple Arrested for Possessing $165K in Stolen Vehicles Louisiana State Police announced that insurance fraud detectives have arrested a Lake Charles couple for charges relating to possession of ... ImpactWeather: Hurricanes in 2013 Will Be More Severe Than in 2012 Houston-based ImpactWeather predicts that 2013 will bring a series of hurricanes more severe than 2012. In an announcement released by the ... Ex-New Orleans Policeman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Mischief in Car Crash A former New Orleans police officer accused last fall of falsifying a police report to cover up an alleged hit-and-run accident in his ... Questionable Arson Investigation Leads to New Trial for Texas Man A Texas man convicted of setting a fire that killed his two stepsons was granted a new trial by the state's highest criminal court, which ... More South Central News West UC Irvine to Settle Federal Fraud Claims For $1.2M UC Irvine has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations that the Southern California university allowed residents at its medical ... Hawaii Naturopathic Doctor Sued in Home Birth A 28-year-old Manoa woman has filed a lawsuit against a Honolulu naturopathic doctor she says acted negligently and caused her son to ... Proceedings Sought For New Mexico Gas Explosion New Mexico pipeline safety regulators say New Mexico Gas Co. violated state laws and federal regulations during work that occurred before a ... ProAssurance, CAP Partner to Offer California Hospitals Liability Protection ProAssurance Corp., a specialty writer of professional liability insurance, and the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) are ... More West News International History of Bank Runs Shows Capital Limits Can Feed the Fear When Argentina froze access to bank deposits in December 2001, the popular backlash was so severe its president and his successor had ... Earthquake Rattles Central Taiwan; Causes Minor Damage: AIR Worldwide Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reports that a "magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Taiwan on March 27, 2013, at 10:03 a.m. ... Best Affirms Fairfax Financial and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb" and the unsecured debt and preferred equity ratings of Toronto-based ... Best Sees Alliance Deal with Yapi Kredi Enhancing Business Profile A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has commented on the recent announcement from Germany's Allianz SE that it is entering into a ... Ratings Recap: Ansvar, ARABIA (Jordan), ARABIA (Lebanon), ARABIA (Saudi Arabia), Transmonde A.M. Best Asia-Pacific Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a-" of ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Greenberg's View: First Job, 'White Blackbirds,' Corporate Culture Maurice "Hank" Greenberg helped build American International Group into the world's largest... Watch Now D&O Trends: Keeping Eye on Securities Litigation There have been a lot of changes in the world of securities litigation. Insurance Journal... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums SIAA vs. Cluster? Posted: Fri Mar 29 -- I'm a 15 year Farmers agent who is looking for an exit strategy and like the sound of some of these companies that pool resources. I've... JZanders Farmers vs. Independent Posted: Thu Mar 28 -- hello Friends, I am a new in field with a CA P&C License. Please suggest me the company,where I would start as a entry level or trainee... munda4545 New independent agency Posted: Wed Mar 27 -- Another good thing to remember when starting a new agency is the workload you are going to have to do on certificates, and having questions... policyspot Go to Forums Reader Comments Lobbyists Keep Battling As Obamacare Turns 3 Posted: Mon Mar 25 -- There has never been a bill passed in Congress in the history of the country that has had as much negatively said about it after this much... Agent Florida Gov. Scott, Insurers Vow Fight to Save PIP Law After Injunction Posted: Fri Mar 22 -- Just do away with this outdated coverage. Create reasonable mandatory bodily injury liability limits. Make UIM/UM a mandatory coverage with... TN Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case Posted: Thu Mar 28 -- Is your young daughter an adult? If yes, and she consents, then we have 2 consenting adults and they should be allowed to get married (enter... Captain Planet How Obamacare Could Affect P/C Insurance Posted: Thu Mar 28 -- Sarting to see employers who have 20-50 workers set up new companies (split there employees between two companies) to avoid paying for... TX Agent Flood Insurance Policyholders Told to Expect Big Premium Hikes Posted: Thu Mar 28 -- About time, tired of seeing my tax dollars going to New York and New Orleans! If you want to live on the water, you pay for it, not me! I... 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Daily Headlines: Thursday, March 28, 2013

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March 28, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National How Obamacare Could Affect P/C Insurance The key changes in federal health care reform remain months away but property/casualty actuaries are already trying to determine what ... Flood Insurance Policyholders Told to Expect Big Premium Hikes The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said people who buy federal flood insurance need to plan for big rate hikes. FEMA ... Wal-Mart Considers Entering 'Sharing Economy' with Customer Delivery Plan Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers, a new twist on speedier ... P/C Mergers Down in 2012 But Private Equity Still Favored Brokers: Conning Amounting to just $4.7 billion in aggregate deal value, the 46 merger and acquisition transactions announced in the property/casualty ... AIG Adopts Clawback Policy, Employee Incentive Plans American International Group, the insurer whose government bailout was marked by controversy over executive salaries, on Wednesday said its ... The Hartford Expands Construction Group The Hartford has enhanced its Construction Group capabilities by bring together its underwriting, claims management and loss control ... Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Class Actions with Comcast Decision The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Comcast Corp. in an antitrust case over how much it charged cable TV subscribers, ... ISO Commercial Property Changes - Part 4 - New Endorsements The commercial property changes presented in ISO's filing begin taking effect on April 1, 2013 (effective dates differ by state). This... Broker Exec Sees Price Shoppers Emerging In Bifurcated Casualty Market The reasoning that carrier executives advance for increased prices of casualty insurance--starting with low interest... More National News East Report: Massachusetts to See Drop in Medical Claims Costs Medical claims costs are expected to soar in many states under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Massachusetts is an ... Connecticut Receives $250M in Federal Sandy Aid Connecticut's governor says more than $250 million in federal assistance has been approved to help people and businesses affected by ... Hospitality Insurance Announces 3 Senior Appointments in Massachusetts Hospitality Insurance Group -- a Westborough, Mass.-based insurer offering insurance coverage for bars, restaurants, package stores and ... Study Shows Medical Claims Cost Increasing in Delaware A new study says medical claims costs in Delaware will increase by almost 30 percent for individual policies under President Obama's health ... More East News Midwest Few Wisconsin Communities Have Sober Bartender Laws The eastern Wisconsin city of Neenah is considering an ordinance that would require bartenders to show up for work sober - and ban them ... A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Columbia Mutual Insurance Co. A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and issuer ... Ohio Woman Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud, Owes $88K An Ohio woman was sentenced on multiple counts after agents with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) captured video of her ... More Midwest News Southeast North Carolina Bill Would End Motorcycle Helmet Mandate for Adults Legislation that would end North Carolina's mandatory helmet law and make it optional for riders age 21 and over won support from the ... West Virginia Unlikely to Remove Local Guns Laws: Senate President West Virginia Senate President Jeffrey Kessler says a bill that would eliminate municipal gun restrictions in four cities is unlikely to ... West Virginia Vote on Seat Belt Law Due Today West Virginia's House of Delegates is back on track to vote on whether to allow traffic stops for failure to wear a seat belt. Legislation ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Sinkhole Expands Again About 25 trees fell into the Assumption Parish, La., sinkhole and officials say a new crack formed Monday night in a well pad south of the ... Oklahoma Panel Delays Vote on Workers' Comp Reform A scheduled Oklahoma House committee vote on a Republican-backed plan to overhaul the state's workers' compensation system has been delayed ... Katrina, Sandy Offer Similar Lessons for Builders Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal engineer said. ... More South Central News West Black LAPD Officer Wins $1.2M Discrimination Suit A black Los Angeles police officer was awarded $1.2 million by a Southern California jury Tuesday for his racial discrimination and ... Bond Set At $1M Following Idaho Man's 7th DUI Charge A south-central Idaho man with six previous convictions for driving under the influence has been charged with a seventh after police say he ... OSHA Fines Nevada Energy $43K After Worker's Death Federal officials have fined NV Energy $43,000 after investigating a fall that killed a 29-year-old Nevada employee in September. The Las ... PG&E: Progress On Safety Recommendations at California Plant More than two and a half years after a pipeline explosion killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb, a Northern California utility said ... Heffernan Benefits Names Alarcon in Northern California Heffernan Benefits Advisory Services, a division of Heffernan Insurance Brokers, named Andrea Alarcon to the position of benefits ... More West News International Austerity Threatens Europe's Competitive Edge in Infrastructure Europe's carefully maintained autobahns, high-speed TGV trains and vast network of modern airports have long been the envy of the world. ... Allianz Seals Deal with Turkey's Yapı Kredi for Insurance Acquisition/Distribution Germany's Allianz announced that it has reached an agreement with Turkey's Yapı Kredi for a 15-year exclusive distribution agreement and ... Lloyd's Bounces Back from 2011 Loss: Posts $4.517 Billion 2012 Profit Lloyd's announced an overall profit of $4.517 billion for 2012, making the $800 million loss in 2011, the costliest year on record for ... Swiss Re Settles Dispute with Berkshire Hathaway over Life Retrocession Swiss Re announced that it has reached a settlement of a dispute with Berkshire Hathaway over a life retrocession agreement, concluded in ... Ratings Recap: Takaful Int'l., Malayan Insurance A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of 'B++' (Good) and an issuer credit rating of "bbb" to ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs North Carolina's 'Other' Auto Insurance Market I've already covered in these pages some of the things the editorial pages of North Carolina's leading newspapers are getting wrong about ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Greenberg's View: First Job, 'White Blackbirds,' Corporate Culture Maurice "Hank" Greenberg helped build American International Group into the world's largest... Watch Now D&O Trends: Keeping Eye on Securities Litigation There have been a lot of changes in the world of securities litigation. Insurance Journal... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Smart Choice or Superior Access Posted: Tue Mar 26 -- i don't have an answer for any of the post here today but just want to share my experience with Smart Choice. i have a new agency and signed... robert Arizona broker fees Posted: Mon Mar 25 -- If the Wholesale Broker / MGA is making the filing (regardless of the retail agent having a SL license), then my information was correct. If... AZagent AI request on form 126 - where do you Posted: Fri Mar 22 -- Either of those works, but also put it in the hazards (class code & rate) section with Addl Ins BF so if they see it on the rating portion... FurriePrincess What is your biggest pain as an agent? Posted: Tue Mar 19 -- Silly requests on COI's from people who think they know what they are doing. Examples: Requiring a 2/4 GL limit, nothing else, when insured... kevinraz Go to Forums Reader Comments Lobbyists Keep Battling As Obamacare Turns 3 Posted: Mon Mar 25 -- There has never been a bill passed in Congress in the history of the country that has had as much negatively said about it after this much... Agent Florida Gov. Scott, Insurers Vow Fight to Save PIP Law After Injunction Posted: Fri Mar 22 -- Just do away with this outdated coverage. Create reasonable mandatory bodily injury liability limits. Make UIM/UM a mandatory coverage with... TN Obamacare to Hike Some, Lower Other Individual Health Premiums: Sebelius Posted: Wed Mar 27 -- I agree Dave. Instead of doing the right thing for the people and doing Tort Reform, they accepted the money from the Trial Lawyers and left... Agent Insurance Agent Takes Stand on Gay Marriage in Supreme Court Case Posted: Wed Mar 27 -- That would be any species that exists in nature and has the potential to engage in sexual activity. "Species" is in reference to the manner... Don't Call Me Shirley Minnesota Bills Would Allow Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Posted: Sat Mar 23 -- And isn't that just a slap in the face to those immigrants who are here LEGALLY?? Very disappointing.......of course, it was Democrats that... 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