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December 2, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Kittell Named Director of Agency Real Time/Download Campaign The insurance industry's Real Time/Download Campaign, which aims to improve workflows for independent agencies, has named Elizabeth Kittell ... Last Chance: Share Your Story About Charitable Giving Does your insurance organization support the community? What organizations do you support? Over the years, Insurance Journal has discovered ... Schinnerer Launches Energy Program on Admitted Basis in Eight States Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. is now offering its energy program on an admitted basis in Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, ... Players Union Tells NFL to Expect More Injury Lawsuits The National Football League should expect more injury-related lawsuits from former players, according to the executive director of the ... Retailers Step Up Security as 'Rambunctious' Holiday Shopping Begins With an estimated 140 million Americans predicted to shop this weekend, retailers are bolstering security, deploying Segway patrols and ... Obamacare's Small Business Exchange Site Delayed 1 Year Small businesses won't be able to use the federal government's health insurance website until November 2014 in most U.S. states, the latest ... Workers' Compensation Results Improved in 2012 The workers' compensation industry's results improved in 2012. Premiums grew for the second straight year, the combined ratio improved,... Climate Change Refugee's Story Highlights Worldwide Challenges In October, the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph reported that Ioane Teitiota, 37, from the Republic of Kiribati, has asked a... More National News East New York Metro-North Derailment Puts Spotlight on Rail Safety A deadly derailment on a curve in Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line rekindled safety concerns and promised to snarl today's commute for ... N.Y. Settling Worker-Insurance Claims With AAA Issue: Muni Deals The New York Dormitory Authority is borrowing $370 million this week to repay workers' compensation claims, the first sale under a ... University of Maryland Project Aims to Improve Storm Predictions Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory have a new project in the works that aims ... Funding Approved for $50M Waterfront Flood-Mitigation Project in NYC The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect ... Charges Brought in Philadelphia Building Collapse That Killed 6 A cut-rate building contractor will face murder charges for a botched demolition in downtown Philadelphia that killed six people inside an ... Concerns Raised Over FEMA Flood Maps in Maine Maine communities are criticizing new maps proposed by the federal government that show future flooding risks near the state's coast that ... More East News Midwest Kansas Agency Releases Report on Party Bus Death Although a party bus driver insists she properly latched a door from which a Kansas woman fell to her death, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers ... Sioux Falls Police Warn of Increase in Car Thefts Sioux Falls, S.D., police are warning residents about an increase in the number of vehicle thefts in the last month. The Sioux Falls Argus ... 2 Ohio Companies Cited for Alleged Safety Violations The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued safety citations against two southwest Ohio companies after the deaths ... American Interstate Insurance, Silver Oak Casualty OK'd to Move to Nebraska Insurance Director Bruce Ramge has approved the two property/casualty insurance companies to domicile in Nebraska. American Interstate ... More Midwest News Southeast Insurance Lab in South Carolina Aims to Alter 'Cycle of Destruction' The insurance industry hopes a 21,000-square-foot lab in rural South Carolina can help revolutionize the way homes are built and stem the ... Old Republic Insurance Sues Georgia City Over Runway Construction An insurance company is suing the City of Macon, claiming that a corporate jet crashed because the city improperly built the runway it ... More Southeast News South Central Louisiana Joins Lawsuit to Block Flood Insurance Hike Louisiana's Department of Insurance has joined a lawsuit filed by Mississippi against the federal government to try to block rates from ... Legal Fallout Continues over Arkansas Oil Leak Lawsuits and alleged safety violations are mounting against Exxon Mobil Corp. following the rupture eight months ago of a pipeline that ... Williams Insurance Agency Opens New Office in Diana, Texas Gilmer, Texas-based independent insurance agency, Williams Insurance Agency, announced it has opened a second location in Diana, Texas. ... Raue Added as State Auto Regional Claims Manager in Texas Michelle Raue has joined State Auto's Western Region in Austin, Texas, as claims regional manager. Raue assumes responsibility and ... More South Central News West Seatbelt Use Ticks Up in Annual Utah Survey Officials with the Utah Department of Public Safety say more people are wearing seatbelts this year than they were a year ago. The state's ... Oregon Lawsuit: Patients Tested For HIV Without Consent Two Oregon residents have sued a health care provider that screened them for HIV without their permission. The Oregonian reported the ... Oregon Murder-Suicide Lawsuit Blames Chantix Prescriber A Eugene, Ore. woman whose husband killed the couple's son and himself has sued the dentist who prescribed her husband a nicotine-cessation ... SCF Arizona and Subsidiaries Assigned A- 'Excellent' By A.M. Best A.M. Best has assigned SCF Arizona and its wholly-owned subsidiaries an A- (Excellent) XII with a "stable outlook" rating. The company's ... More West News International Iran Oil Shipping Insurance Sanction Relief Not Likely Any Time Soon A pledge by world powers to ease ship insurance sanctions on some Iranian oil exports is likely to take months to come into effect due to ... Swiss Re's Insurance Outlook for 2014/15 Sees Emerging Market Growth In an assessment of the prospects for insurance market in 2014/15, Swiss Re's latest report concludes that "global economic growth will ... Global Federation of Insurance Associations Supports Global Trade Deal The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has written to the governments working towards a Trade in International Services ... Aon UK CEO Christian Elected to Council of Lloyd's Aon plc. announced that Dominic Christian, CEO of Aon UK Ltd and Executive Chairman of International at Aon Benfield, has been elected to ... Abrahams joins ANV Syndicate 1861 to Head Property Underwriting Group ANV Holdings BV, the Dutch headquartered specialty insurance business founded by R. Matthew Fairfield, announced that Mark Abrahams has ... 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 Alternative to hotels for displaced clientele Posted: Sun Dec 1 -- Hello, I'm new to this site, thanks for so many excellent comments on so many topics. Here's my question, hopefully someone can steer me in... icansolvetheproblem Illinois Midwest Work Comp- tool mfg 3099 Posted: Tue Nov 26 -- HI does anyone know where I can BOR a work comp policy for Illinois Midwest for a CA policy? The class code is 3099 tool mfg NOC and... pcbroker Parachute Rigger Insurance Posted: Tue Nov 26 -- Greatest answer ever given on this board!!! LOL! dgarzoli Lakefront Motels Posted: Tue Nov 26 -- CALIFORNIA- I am still looking for a couple of carriers I can submit non franchise lakefront motels to? I have good relationships with... dgarzoli Technology Question - Submission Management Posted: Sat Nov 23 -- I am looking for the right application submission system for our agency. We are a wholesaler with an exclusive product. - Dashboard for us... InsureTime How to insure a client that use Uber or Lyft Posted: Fri Nov 22 -- I have sent emails and facebooks messages to Uber and Lyft and they don't respond because THEY HAVE NOTHING! Lyft's website says: $1,000,000... yoyowordup "Independent contractor" covered under "employer's" GL? Posted: Fri Nov 22 -- I agree with the previous poster - if the HOA "hires" him as an "independent contractor" the HOA should be requiring GL coverage. i would go... gennydill Go to Forums Reader Comments Progressive Insurance Chairman, Former CEO, Philanthropist Lewis Dies Posted: Mon Nov 25 -- Lewis was a contraversial figure who supported left wing causes. I'd like to correct a little revisionism in this article. Progressive grew... Paul Tower Group to Cut 140 Jobs After Q2 Loss Due to Reserve Charges Posted: Tue Nov 26 -- Here we are in late November, and they're only talking about 2Q results?? Makes you really wonder what their 3Q and 4Q will look... Scott Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Religious Exemption to Birth Control Benefit Posted: Mon Dec 2 -- Libby, the approval ratings are a reflection of his policies and decisions which are horrible to say the least. Don't think his Democratic... Agent Jury Awards Missouri Worker $28M for Lung Damage Posted: Tue Nov 26 -- Man........if the last two paragraphs in this article are correct, then there's something blatantly wrong with this award!! Scott How to Talk About Insurance During the Holiday Season Posted: Wed Nov 27 -- When on long airplane flights and abutted to an overly chatty seat-mate, the conversation often goes something like this: Seatmate: Blah... nomesaneman Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue December 2, 2013 Program Directory, Volume II; Quarterly Employee Benefits Brokerage Report More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail Market Directories Excess & Surplus Markets Programs Workers' Comp Markets New Insurance Jobs New Business Underwriter - Travel Training Manager Assistant Vice President - Sales and Marketing Regional Vice President Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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