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November 12, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Allstate's Esurance Hopes Bundling Auto, Home Coverages Will Separate It From Geico Esurance, the online car insurance seller owned by Allstate Corp., is betting that bundling auto and home policies will help it compete ... Food Stamp Gridlock Hurting Chance of Congress Passing Farm, Crop Insurance Bill The chances of the U.S. Congress passing a five-year farm bill by year's end are a little better than 50/50 given the gridlock over food ... Older Drivers Catching Up with Younger in Distracted Driving: Survey Cell phone use and texting while driving are on the rise along with accessing the internet while driving -- and it's not just young people ... Supreme Court Upholds $11.5M Proposal System Patent Claim Against Hyundai The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a Hyundai Motor Co. unit's appeal of an $11.5 million award in a patent lawsuit over a means of creating ... U.S. Risk Rebrands PL Division, Launches Program for Texas Lawyers U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc., a nationwide managing general agency and surplus lines, has launched a new program for Texas lawyers' ... Insurance Kiosks the Wave of the Future? Milk…check; Eggs...check; Bread…check; Car insurance…wait, what? Most Americans' grocery lists don't typically read this way, but... Marsh Urges Energy Insurance Market to Rethink Cyber Clauses There have been many instances in the past where the property insurance market has responded to events that have... More National News Get Involved in Insurance Journal's Charity Issue: Share your story: Send us photos of your volunteering (or a short story of how your firm supports the community) and we'll publish our favorites! Email charity@insurancejournal.com East Massachusetts AG Coakley Takes Aim at 'Patent Trolls' Citing the emerging trend of frivolous patent lawsuits filed against startups and technology companies, Massachusetts Attorney General ... New York's Long Beach Getting $13M for Flood Barriers New York State will spend $13 million on flood barriers for the industrial district of Long Beach, Long Island. The district was badly ... N.Y.-Based Crystal & Company Appoints Executive Vice President New York-based brokerage Crystal & Company named Charles Williamson as executive vice president, field operations and corporate ... Jimcor Agencies in New Jersey Appoints Divisional Manager Jimcor Agencies announced the appointment of Alan G. Belthoff to the position of divisional manager. Belthoff has worked with international ... More East News Midwest Audit: Numerous Factors Aided MNsure Agent Data Breach Leaders of Minnesota's new health insurance exchange could have done more to prevent the disclosure of Social Security numbers belonging to ... AssuredPartners of Missouri Acquires AHM Financial Group AssuredPartners of Missouri, an AssuredPartners Inc. platform operation, has completed the asset acquisition of the AHM Financial Group LLC ... Michigan Landlord Sentenced to 55 Years in Arson Case A 74-year-old West Michigan landlord convicted of arson and other charges in a case involving insurance fraud has been sentenced to 55 ... South Dakota Farmer Charged With Filing False Insurance Claims A South Dakota farmer is charged in federal court with three counts of filing false crop insurance claims. Fifty-two-year-old Nicholas ... More Midwest News Southeast West Virginia Counties Launch Mobile App Alert for Emergencies, Big or Small A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic ... North Carolina Man Accused of Auto Insurance Fraud William Henry Bullock, 64, of Knightdale, North Carolina has been arrested on a charge of obtaining property by false pretense, according ... More Southeast News South Central Workers' Comp Rate Cut Recommended for Louisiana A national group is recommending that the state of Louisiana cut workers' compensation rates by 5 percent because of fewer workplace claims ... Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Acquires Planned Benefits Sleeper Sewell Insurance Services Inc., a division of ANBTX Insurance Services, has acquired Planned Benefit Services Inc., a Dallas-based ... Select Insurance Markets Adds Paschali Select Insurance Markets LP (SIM) has added Leila Paschali to its marketing team. Paschali is based in Austin, Texas. Her responsibility ... Texas Approves 10 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers' Comp The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved ten renewals of the Certificates of Authority for ... Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To Arson-Related Fraud A Broken Arrow, Okla. man has pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge that authorities say is related to an alleged arson at an east ... More South Central News West Arizona DPS to Crack Down On Texting Drivers The Arizona Department of Public Safety plans to crack down on drivers who are distracted by texting or their cellphones in general. The ... 5 Southern California Jail Inmates Awarded $740,000 in Force Suit A federal jury has awarded $740,000 to inmates who suffered broken bones when guards put down a Los Angeles County jail protest. City News ... California Company Recalls Prepackaged Salad, Sandwich More than 90 tons of ready-to-eat salads and sandwiches by a California catering company are being recalled after 26 people in three states ... The Wright Group Acquires Assets from AFS in Colorado Denver, Colo.-based The Wright Group Services announced it has purchased substantially all the annuity sales assets from Affiliated ... More West News International Haiyan Worse for Philippines Than Sandy for U.S.; Only 10-15% of Loss Insured Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several ... New UK Financial Watchdogs Face Surge in Staff Turnover: Reuters Staff have been quitting Britain's financial watchdogs at nearly twice the rate since they were split into two bodies this year, data seen ... Irish Regulator Says It Flagged RSA Reserving Issues in August Ireland's financial regulator first identified concerns over RSA Insurance Group Plc's local unit in August, three months before the ... Japan Earmarks Additional $30B for Fukushima Clean-Up, Compensation Japan's government is finalising plans to borrow an additional 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) to pay for compensating Fukushima evacuees and ... Canadian National Railway Suffers Fourth Derailment in Month A Canadian National Railway Co. train derailed in northern Ontario this past weekend, and an estimated 40 carloads of grain left the ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Markets in Motion - Sports & Entertainment Venue The 650,000 square foot Honda Event Center in Anaheim, Calif. holds thousands of people at any... Watch Now A World With or Without TRIA Since the creation of the federal terrorism reinsurance program in 2002 until now the market... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Erie Insurance, feedback please. Posted: Tue Nov 12 -- I've been in the insurance business for a long time; 39 years, 38 years in the agency side, and 30 years as an agency owner. One important... Long Island agent SEO and buying back links Posted: Mon Nov 11 -- Yes, buying back-links can build up your SEO, but it would be best to actually work on it yourself. Just start off with a simple blog and... PMG Agency Hartford School of Insurance Posted: Mon Nov 11 -- I just sent two of my new CSRs through this program. 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Helenhsu45 CA liability coverage for product - Gopher Gasser Posted: Tue Nov 5 -- Hartford will cancel current GL policy if this product in production. The market from AgentSecure decline it. Let me try Bliss & Glennon. antagent New Phone Line System Help Posted: Tue Nov 5 -- I highly suggest you RUN AWAY from any VOIP proposal from Megapath. I just recently went through HELL with this terrible company and being... mhutch69 Go to Forums Reader Comments Senate Expected to Pass Gay Workplace Rights Bill Opposed by House Posted: Thu Nov 7 -- So what!?!?!? What are you saying? That white males should take priority over everyone else? I'm a white male and I'm all for employers... insurance is fun! Arizona Legislator's Close Call in I-10 Dust Storm Prompts Call for Action Posted: Wed Nov 6 -- Huh! How about we ask the Department of Interior or the US Senate or whatever legislative body can be done about hurricanes? Ridiculous!... Vickie World Needs Insurance Industry to Be 'Bold' and 'Sexy' Now, PLUS Told Posted: Tue Nov 5 -- How about being Honest and noble and integrity and guts instead serious agent Pennsylvania Diocese: Birth Control Mandate 'Historic' Posted: Thu Nov 7 -- The church seems to know a little bit about the use of invisible ink. insurance is fun! Washington Driver Blames 'Gorilla' For Causing Crash Posted: Wed Nov 6 -- Is she sure it wasn't a deer in a gorilla costume? Whodathunkit? 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