November 4, 2013
East Connecticut's Interest in Berms, Dunes Grows After SandyDevastating flooding from Superstorm Sandy has sparked growing interest in building berms and sand dunes for protection along the ... N.Y. Expects 100,000 to Change Health Insurance Under Federal OverhaulNew York health officials say that about 100,000 individuals will have to change their health insurance under the federal health care ... Collisions Between Cars, Deer Increasing in DelawareThe number of collisions between deer and vehicles in Delaware is growing as state officials work to reduce the deer population. Citing ... New Jersey Officer Pleads Guilty to Insurance FraudA Newark, N.J., police officer has admitted filing a false insurance claim after his vehicle was declared stolen and found torched. The ... AssuredPartners Acquires Eastern Insurance Agency in PennsylvaniaAssuredPartners Inc., through its subsidiary AssuredPartners of New Jersey, acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency (D/B/A Eastern ... Report Looks Back at Why Sandy Caused So Much Flooding Damage Along CoastKaren Clark & Company (KCC), independent experts in catastrophe risk, catastrophe models and catastrophe risk management, issued a report ... Midwest Bates Receives Indiana Insurance Agents' Industry/Public Image AwardMark Bates, from Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana in Crown Point, Ind., is the recipient of the Independent Insurance Agents of ... Baltimore Insurer to Relocate to Des Moines, IowaA Baltimore, Md.-based life insurance company is moving its corporate offices to Des Moines, Iowa, and it plans to employ 50 workers within ... State Farm Likely to Move Some Bloomington, Indiana JobsState Farm Insurance Co. says it will likely move at least some of its claims services employees out of Bloomington, Ind. State Farm ... Minnesota Roads Breaking Down Faster than ExpectedMinnesota road surfaces that were supposed to last for 30 years are beginning to crumble in half that time, raising concerns that cities ... Southeast Tennessee Court Finds City Not Liable for Death by Fallen TreeThe Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Knoxville isn't liable for a tree that fell on and killed a woman driving on a city street. ... Miller: Florida Insurers Assume Liability in Agent Appointments, Licensing VerificationThe agent appointment process is not as simple as some think. Insurers that are not careful could find they are in legal trouble. As in so ... Brown & Brown CFO Cory Walker to Retire in March 2014Daytona Beach, Fla.-based brokerage Brown & Brown Inc. announced that Cory T. Walker, who has been serving as senior vice president, ... South Central Farmers Insurance, Texas Reach Tentative Deal on Mold ClaimsThe state of Texas and Farmers Insurance want to settle decade-old claims of overcharging and underserving customers for $117.5 million, ... INSURICA Adds Winans as Associate Director of Sales DevelopmentOklahoma City-based INSURICA Insurance Management Network has hired David Winans as associate director of sales development in the firm's ... As Exchange Opens Oklahoma City Chamber Drops InsuranceThe Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce will no longer provide a health insurance offering that 1,400 companies in the state have ... Fallin Appoints 2 to New Workers' Comp PanelGov. Mary Fallin has named a longtime Oklahoma City attorney and a deputy insurance commissioner to fill the final two spots on the newly ... West NSM Insurance Group Acquires California Broker ELMNSM Insurance Group has acquired Executive Liability Managers Insurance Brokers in California. ELM is a 25-year-old professional liability ... Insurer For Montana City Settles Lawsuit With FamilyThe insurance company for the city of Billings has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the death of a 41-year-old man at Rose Park ... Thousands Without Power After Pacific West Wind StormThousands of people were without power as of Sunday evening in Washington state following Saturday's wind storm. The storm knocked out ... Corps: Utah County Levees Have ProblemsSalt Lake County, Utah's levee systems are in unacceptable shape, according to a review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Officials with ... Federal Aid to Colorado Flood Victims Reaches $100MFederal aid to victims of the historic September floods in Colorado has reached $100 million. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says ... International U.S. Says Japan Signing Liability Pact Would Aid Nuclear CleanupJapan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines ... Pirate Money Promotes Global Criminal Activity: World Bank ReportPirates hijacking ships off the Horn of Africa and Somalia from 2005 to 2012 garnered well over a quarter of a billion U.S. dollars in ... South Africa's MMI to Buy Alexander Forbes' Insurance BusinessMMI Holdings Ltd., South Africa's third-largest insurer, agreed to pay 1.6 billion rand ($157 million) for Alexander Forbes Ltd.'s ... Cobalt CEO Says London Meeting Islamic Underwriting NeedsIslamic business leaders have been told London has the ability to deliver highly rated re/insurance capacity to meet their desire to have ... Travelers Completes Dominion of Canada AcquisitionThe Travelers Companies, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company from E-L ... Another Canadian Freight Train Derails in Alberta, No InjuriesA Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying lumber and sulfur dioxide derailed in the Western Canadian province of Alberta on Sunday, ... Lockton Names Marsh's Saada as CEO for Middle East-North Africa RegionLockton (MENA) Ltd. has named Tony Saada as chief executive officer. He will be responsible for developing and serving Lockton's rapidly ... Sponsored Content Atlas General Announces Tribunalization with Lloyd's of LondonSan Diego, CA, 11/4/13 - Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has formally completed the "tribunalization" ... Insurance Journal Blogs About Those 'Huge' Flood Insurance Rate IncreasesRecent news reports on the roll-out of reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program have focused on astronomical increases in rates ... Join the Insurance Journal NetworkInsurance Journal TV
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