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September 3, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Agents Who Understand Customers' Businesses Boost Commercial Insurers: J.D. Power Small commercial lines insurance customers most value having an insurance agent or broker who completely understands their individual ... Gulf, Atlantic Coasts Appear Safe from 3 Tropical Storms Three potential tropical systems stretch across the Atlantic from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Africa's west coast, though none is ... Obamacare Supporters Decry Republicans' Moves on Health Navigators Supporters of the U.S. health-care overhaul are criticizing a House panel's scrutiny of nonprofit groups set to help enroll people in new ... Schools, Parents Seek Protection for Kids' Pricey Smart Devices In the couple of weeks since the Academy of Our Lady in Marrero, Louisiana, began its school year, three of the 450 students have already ... Sprint Expands User-Based Insurance Platform Sprint is expanding its user-based insurance platform -- Integrated Insurance Solutions -- with two new products that the company believes ... Best Affirms Members of Farmers Insurance Group Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of the members of ... Aspen US Names DiBattista as SVP of Excess Casualty Aspen US Insurance in New York has named Jude DiBattista as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for Excess Casualty. ... How Agents, Brokers Can Help Themselves, Clients with Healthcare Reform The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has accelerated change and confusion in the health insurance marketplace and businesses and individuals are... Zurich Defends Financial Reporting Leaders of Zurich Insurance Group defended the quality of its financial reporting on Friday in response to media... More National News East Tough-to-Kill New York Buses Drive Through U.S. Law's Loopholes Outside New York's Winter Garden Theatre, where "Mamma Mia" is nearing the end of a 13-year Broadway run, unwitting tourists board a bus ... The Navigators Group Moves Headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut The Navigators Group Inc., an international commercial property/casualty specialty insurance holding company, announced today that it has ... Ironshore Appoints Senior VP of Northeast Region Bermuda-based specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. appointed Aileen Marchese as senior vice president of the Northeast Region. Based in New ... Critics Say It's Time New York Ends 1885 Scaffold Law Years before skyscrapers, when New York City's tallest building was still the 281-foot spire of Wall Street's historic Trinity Church, ... More East News Midwest Missouri Lawmakers Eye Uninsured Motorist Bill for Override Driving without auto insurance could mean losing out on court damages if Missouri lawmakers push forward with an effort to override one of ... Levitt Appointed Sales Leader in Swett & Crawford's Chicago Office Ron Levitt has taken on the role of sales leader in Swett & Crawford's Chicago office, the company announced. Levitt will continue as a ... Proof of Insurance Law Puzzling Some Illinois Police A new Illinois law that allows motorists to provide proof of insurance using their smartphones is puzzling some police departments. The ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida's Citizens Signs with 10 Insurers to Take Nearly 400,000 Policies Hundreds of thousands of Floridians who rely on Citizens Property Insurance could soon find themselves with a new insurance company. State ... Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates $42M Verdict Against Fen-Phen Lawyers A group of 431 people sickened by the diet drug fen-phen should be allowed to collect a $42 million judgment from their former attorneys ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma's Natural Disasters Take Their Toll on Insurance Industry Dan Ramsey expects the occasional disaster. Ramsey, the CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, knows that Oklahoma's unique ... 10 Years of Tort Reform in Texas Bring Fewer Suits, Lower Payouts Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state's medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid ... South Texas Counties Among Highest Rates of Uninsured in Nation Two South Texas counties have among the highest rates of people without health insurance in the nation, with working Hispanic men in South ... More South Central News West Containment of Yosemite Fire At 75 Percent A massive wildfire around Yosemite National Park in California is now 75 percent contained. Fire officials say crews made good progress ... Employee Sues Montana Hospital for Whistleblower Firing on Nuclear Waste A fired Montana employee from Bozeman Deaconess Hospital has filed a lawsuit contending he was dismissed after reporting to federal ... RGEB Acquires Group Health Business of Archer Weiss in California RGEB Employee Benefits has acquired the individual, Medicare and group health insurance business of Archer Weiss, a firm providing health ... $50M Claim Filed In Crash That Killed Arizona Boy The family of a young Arizona boy who was fatally struck by Pima County Sheriff's Department vehicle has filed a claim seeking $50 million ... More West News International Swiss Re Survey Finds Most People Believe World is Getting Riskier A key finding from a landmark survey commissioned by Swiss Re on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, has found that "people around the ... Shippers Brace for More Suez Canal Turmoil After Vessel Attack An attack by assailants on a container ship in the Suez Canal has heightened risks for merchant shipping using the vital waterway, with ... Global Reinsurer Capital Reaches $510 Billion: Aon Benfield Survey The latest edition of the Aon Benfield Aggregate (ABA) report, which analyses the financial results of the world's leading reinsurers in ... Aon's Impact Forecasting Launches Models for E. Africa Quakes, Mexico Floods Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has launched two new models: an earthquake ... Best Cites 'Capital Challenge' as Reinsurance Capacity Affects Market Citing figures from a Swiss Re sigma study, A.M. Best has indicated that "despite a subpar operating climate, global reinsurers have ... Willis Signs w/ Xchanging Defense Fees Recovery Outsourcing Service London-based Xchanging, the business process, procurement and technology services provider, announced that Willis has become the first ... Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Names Kleiterp to Head Asia Pacific Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Fred Kleiterp, a Swiss Re executive, as Head of Asia Pacific. He will move from his current ... Former Lloyd's Chairman Max Taylor Joins Pioneer Underwriting Board Former Lloyd's Chairman Max Taylor Joins Pioneer Underwriting Board Recently formed - April 2011 - Pioneer Underwriting Limited announced ... Best Affirms Argo Group International and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of Bermuda-based ... 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