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March 6, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Small Businesses Hit With Data Breach Often Fail to Notify Customers: Survey While more than half the U.S. small businesses experienced at least one data breach, just one-third of those firms notified individuals ... U.S. Commercial Lines Rates Up 4% in February: MarketScout Commercial lines property/casualty insurance rates rose 4 percent on average in February 2013 compared February 2012, a recent survey ... AER Upgrades Respond Products to Improve Hail Claim Assessments Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a member of the Verisk Analytics Family of Companies, has upgraded its AER Respond and ... General Star Launches High Value Homeowners Program General Star Management Co. has launched a high value homeowners program. Effective March 1, the product is offered through All Risks, Ltd, ... Cut Crop Insurance Subsidy by $40 Billion, Say Fiscal Conservatives A coalition of fiscal conservatives on Tuesday called for a steep cut in federal subsidies for crop insurance, setting up a clash with U.S. ... Trial for BP Shareholders' Suit Over Gulf Spill Claims Set for 2014 A U.S. civil trial has been set for Aug. 25, 2014, regarding accusations that BP Plc committed fraud by misleading shareholders before and ... New MarketScout Venture Aids Industry in Navigating High-Net Worth Segment "For quite some time, insurance companies have recognized that high net worth personal lines is a unique and different segment of the... Board-Level Attention To IT Security Critical For Data-Reliant Insurers Cyber crime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime in the world. Modern day criminals are exploiting the speed and... More National News East Superstorm Sandy Battered the Poor Hardest, Studies Show Superstorm Sandy punished low-income people in New York and New Jersey, especially renters who are now at risk of being unable to find new ... Ex-DEP Boss: Buy Out Flood-Prone New Jersey Homes As New Jersey lawmakers consider a package of bills to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy, a former New Jersey environmental ... Penn State Sues PMA Insurance Over Alleged Breach of Contract Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Company (PMA), alleging ... New Jersey Finds 124 Unregistered Post-Sandy Contractors New Jersey inspectors have found 124 unregistered contractors doing work on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy since January. Investigators ... More East News Midwest Minnesota House Passes Health Exchange Proposal The Minnesota House passed a bill establishing the state's health insurance exchange, the first step toward enactment of an online ... Subcontractor in Deadly Kansas City Blast Lacked Permit A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn't have an ... Michigan House to Debate Propane Accident Liability Limits The Michigan House is expected to take up legislation that would limit liability for companies in propane fires and explosions. The bill ... More Midwest News Southeast Property Insurance on Agenda as Florida Legislature Opens New leadership now controls Florida's Republican-led Legislature, where the loquacious Don Gaetz presides in the Senate and 33-year-old ... West Virginia Considers Landowner Liability Bill The West Virginia Senate is weighing a bill that would ensure that property owners face very limited liability from trespassers on their ... More Southeast News South Central Lockton Dunning Benefits Adds Allday, Promotes Childress Dallas-based Lockton Dunning Benefits has expanded its health and welfare benefits consulting team with the hire of Robert Allday as senior ... Audit Outlines Trouble with Louisiana's $75M 'Katrina Cottages' Program Louisiana's $75 million "Katrina cottages" program took years longer than expected to build homes for hurricane-displaced residents and ... USAA Adding as Many as 3,500 New Positions Through 2015 San Antonio-based USAA announced plans to add as many as 3,500 net new jobs over the next three years to keep pace with its current and ... More South Central News West Arizona House Approves Tax Credits For Three Insurers The Arizona House gave final approval to a bill granting new tax breaks of $50 million over three years for insurance companies that invest ... Colorado Theater Victims Say Lawsuit Should Be Heard Two witnesses to the July mass shooting inside an Aurora movie theater are arguing their lawsuit against the theater owner should not be ... Colorado Assault Weapon Liability Bill Gets First Approval A proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings got initial approval in the state Senate. ... New Mexico Says New Signups For High-Risk Program Halted New Mexico officials say new enrollments in a program that's part of the 2010 federal care overhaul are being suspended because there's ... California Insurance Commissioner, Mercury Tangle Over Rate Reduction California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones issued a decision providing for an 8.18 percent rate reduction in homeowners insurance by ... Beazley Adds Kim to Medical Liability Team in California Michelle Kim has joined Beazley and will be located in the Glendale, Calif. office, adding to the company's miscellaneous medical team. Kim ... More West News International Aon Benfield February Cat Report:U.S. Winter Storms; Russian Meteor Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has released the latest edition of its monthly ... EU Fines Microsoft $731 Million for Breaking Browser Choice Promise The European Union fined Microsoft Corp €561 million [$731.5 million] on Wednesday for failing to offer consumers a choice of web ... Dick Joins Cooper Gay to Expand Professional Risks Division Independent insurance and reinsurance intermediary Cooper Gay announced the appointment of Graham Dick as a Director of its Professional ... Miller Insurance Continues Expansion in France; Hires 3 Reinsurance Execs UK-based Miller Insurance Services announced that it has increased its presence in the French market with the hiring of three senior ... Ratings Roundup: Arden Re, GBG A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" of Bermuda-based Arden ... More International News Sponsored Content Tim Cloney Hired as Special Investigations Unit Manager at Investigation Solutions, Inc. San Diego, CA, 03/06/13 - Investigation Solutions, Inc. (ISI) announces the addition of veteran fraud fighter Tim Cloney to its management ... 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