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September 4, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Willis Report Finds Many Firms Silent on Cyber Risk Fortune 1,000 firms in the health care, technology and insurance sectors top the list of industry groups most concerned about cyber ... S&P Says Federal $5B Fraud Lawsuit 'Retaliation' for U.S. Downgrade Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in "retaliation" for its 2011 decision to ... Wells Media Launches Carrier Management Print Magazine Wells Media Group Inc. has launched a new print publication, Carrier Management Magazine, for property/casualty (P/C) insurance executives. ... Insurance Journal Searches for Best Agencies to Work For Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will ... XL Group Assembles Crisis Management Team in U.S. XL Group has added a crisis management team to provide corporate clients in the U.S. with product recall, war, terrorism and political ... Self-Driving Cars Could Be on U.S. Roads by 2020 Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don't take your foot off the pedal just yet. Automakers, ... Five Hidden Risks Faced By Fitness Centers A majority of fitness center owners are underinsured and exposed to hidden risks that could ruin their business, according to Los... Compensation Gaps in the Insurance Industry: University Research As part of a research project focused on analyzing leadership demographics in the insurance industry, Saint Joseph's... More National News East Study Says Warming May Make Sandy-Like Storm Paths Into N.J. Rarer Man-made global warming may further lessen the likelihood of the freak atmospheric steering currents that last year shoved Superstorm Sandy ... Connecticut Officials to Hold Informational Forum on Sandy Relief Connecticut's Department of Housing plans to inform homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy about how they can apply for federal relief ... $53M Provided to Restore Vermont Building Hit by Irene The federal government and the state's insurance will provide $53 million to help rebuild the Vermont state office complex in Waterbury ... W.R. Berkley's FinSecure Appoints P/C Chief Underwriting Officer FinSecure -- a W.R. Berkley Corp. member company that focuses on insurance for financial institutions -- announced that Elizabeth Loft Good ... More East News Midwest Joplin Rebuilding Since Tornado: About $837M Spent About $837 million has been spent on construction in Joplin since the May 2011 tornado, including starts on more than 1,100 new homes, ... South Dakota Ballot Measure Proposed on Health Insurance Restrictions A proposed South Dakota ballot measure would prohibit insurance companies from restricting their customers' choice of out-of-network health ... Midwest, Plains Economy Should Keep Growing A new survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue growing in nine Midwest and Plains states through the rest of 2013 but ... State Farm Sponsors Tollway Help in $1.8M Deal State Farm Insurance is spending $1.8 million to sponsor tow trucks that rescue motorists who are stranded on the Illinois Tollway. WJBC ... More Midwest News Southeast Investors Ask West Virginia Supreme Court to Reopen Case Against Massey Institutional shareholders in the former Massey Energy Co. want the state Supreme Court to revive a lawsuit they filed two weeks after the ... West Virginia Family Sues Over Accident Photo The family of a Rainelle, West Virginia man who died in a traffic accident is suing an ambulance company and an emergency medical ... All Risks Names Swartz Branch Manager of Tampa Office Wholesale insurance brokerage firm All Risks Ltd. reports that Trina Swartz has been hired as branch manager of its Tampa, Florida office. ... More Southeast News South Central Brownsville Remains Texas' Safest Driving City Brownsville drivers are among the best in the country. The Allstate Insurance Company' ninth annual "Allstate America's Best Drivers ... Finch Named National Managing Director of Admitted Markets at MarketScout MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has expanded its nationwide ... Oklahoma Woman, Pet Kangaroo Find New Home at Zoo An Oklahoma woman and her pet kangaroo have found a new home after battling a city council over her right to keep the animal. Two years ... HUD Announces $37M in Disaster Aid in Oklahoma Oklahoma and the city of Moore will receive nearly $37 million in federal aid to help recover from the tornadoes and storms that killed ... More South Central News West Confie Seguros Acquires Olympic Insurance in Washington Confie Seguros has acquired Olympic Insurance in Shelton, Wash., a provider of auto, home and small commercial insurance. Olympic ... $1.6M Rating Adjustment for Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Liberty Mutual Insurance's Northwest business insurance operation announced an overall retrospective rating adjustment of more than $1.6 ... Suit Seeks $1.75M From Oregon Dentist For Pulling Wrong Teeth A Eugene, Ore. dentist is being sued for $1.75 million for allegedly pulling the wrong teeth during dental surgery on a 4-year-old boy two ... Dias Named Swett & Crawford Sales Leader in Washington Frank Dias was made sales leader for Swett & Crawford's Seattle, Wash. office. Dias will continue to serve as casualty broker in addition ... Utah Registers 39 Workplace Deaths In 2012 New figures from Bureau of Labor Statistics show there were 39 workplace deaths in 2012 in Utah - the same total as the year before. The ... More West News International Capital Oversupply Could Pressure Reinsurers to Lower Rates Munich Re and Swiss Re Ltd. are among reinsurers likely to face further pressure to lower the rates they charge clients as the capital ... Rising Sea Levels Ranked as Greatest Climate Change Threat: Guy Carpenter Guy Carpenter & Company has an analysis of the evolving risk landscape spurred by global warming, which stresses that "climate change, ... AJ Gallagher to Acquire UK's Giles Group of Companies Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Giles Group of Companies, headquartered in London, ... UK's Nexus Underwriting Takes Over Torus Executive Risks UK-based Nexus Underwriting Management Limited announced that it has acquired Torus Insurance Holdings Limited entire holding in Torus ... UK MGA Pioneer Names Carson to Head New 'Pioneer Cat' Division Specialist Managing General Agency (MGA) Pioneer Underwriting Limited announced the appointment of David Carson to spearhead its new ... MDS Group Appoints Vinhas to Portugal Country Management Team MDS Group, the Iberian, Latin American and African insurance broker, announced that it has strengthened its Portuguese management team by ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV California Assemblyman Mixes Insurance and Politics Assemblyman Ken Cooley, D-Rancho Cordova, started his insurance career in the 1970s working on... Watch Now Opportunity in ACA Reprieve Shawn P. Pynes, a principal with Barney & Barney LLC in San Diego, sees the temporary reprieve... 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