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December 10, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Frustrated Insurance Brokers Say They Can Help Obamacare If Allowed When insurance agent Kelly Fristoe recently spent 30 minutes helping a client pick a mid-level health plan and the federal marketplace ... Commercial Lines Price Gains Slowing Down: Towers Watson Even though commercial insurance prices increased for the 11th straight quarter--rising by 5 percent in aggregate during third-quarter ... Former Marsh CEO Duperreault in Group Buying SAC Capital Reinsurance Unit Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire founder of SAC Capital Advisors LP, agreed to sell a reinsurer he formed in 2012 after the hedge fund firm ... Rescheduled Asiana Crash Hearing to Probe Pilot Reliance on Automation A U.S. safety regulator's hearing on the July 6 crash of an Asiana Airlines Inc. plane in San Francisco was postponed today due to the ... Title Insurer Fidelity National Weighs Selling Assets Fidelity National Financial Inc., the title insurer that also has restaurant businesses and an auto parts company, hired JPMorgan Chase & ... Dietary Supplement Makers: A New Measure of Risk It's nearly impossible to pass a grocery or convenience store counter without coming face-to-face with some type of dietary supplement.... Program Segment an Opportunity for Carriers with the Expertise and Focus With a faster rate of growth than the overall property/casualty insurance market, the commercial program business... More National News East Former Rutgers Basketball Player Sues University Claiming Abuse Former Rutgers University basketball forward Derrick Randall claimed in a lawsuit he was physically and psychologically abused by former ... Mass. AG Coakley Urges Greater Transparency for Auto Insurance Surcharges In an effort to implement greater protections and transparency for drivers who face auto insurance surcharges, Massachusetts Attorney ... N.H. Expands Highway Safety Patrol With Help From State Farm The state of New Hampshire is expanding its highway safety patrol, which helps stranded motorists. The patrol is now operating in Nashua, ... First Niagara Risk Management in New York Announces 2 Promotions First Niagara Risk Management Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y.-based insurance brokerage, promoted Kim McGillicuddy to senior vice president. ... More East News Midwest ACE USA Appoints Springer as Kansas City Branch Manager ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail insurance operations of ACE Group, has appointed Kimberly Springer as branch manager of its Kansas City ... Indiana Steelworkers Await High Court Ruling on Pay for Donning Protective Gear A group of Indiana steelworkers is awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on when the clock starts on their shifts at U.S. Steel Gary ... Cell Phone Ban in Wisconsin Construction Zones Sought Drivers would be barred from talking on their cell phones while in a construction zone under a bill being circulated in the Wisconsin state ... More Midwest News Southeast New Storm Shelters Opening in Mississippi County Today George County, Miss., will officially open two new storm shelters Tuesday in Agricola and Benndale. The county began the construction of ... Kentucky's Health Care Call Center Adds Sunday Hours A health care call center is expanding its hours to sign up Kentuckians for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. The Lexington ... Swett & Crawford Announces 2 Appointments in Florida Swett & Crawford, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC), a global wholesale and reinsurance broking group, announced two new ... More Southeast News South Central Mackey Named President of IIAT Services Co. IIAT Services Co., a subsidiary of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT), has hired Jerry Mackey as its president. IIAT Services ... Insurance Program Provider Energi Opens New Office in Irving, Texas Energi, a provider of risk management and insurance programs for the energy industry, has opened a new satellite office in Irving, Texas. ... Study: State Employees in Oklahoma Have Low Pay, Good Benefits A new study on employee compensation shows state workers in Oklahoma earn less than their counterparts in other states or the private ... South Texas Jury Awards $281 Million in Lawsuit The family of a man killed by a part breaking off a truck doing Eagle Ford Shale oilfield work has won a $281 million lawsuit judgment from ... More South Central News West USI Completes Acquisition of Van Gilder in Colorado USI Insurance Services officially closed its previously announced acquisition of Van Gilder Insurance Corp. Terms of the deal were not ... Nearly 100K Utahns Could Be Hit by Data Breach State officials say a data breach could affect as many as 97,000 Utahns who receive benefits through the state Department of Workforce ... More West News International TPP Trade Pact Misses Deadline as More Talks Planned for January Ministers negotiating the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact said today they would miss a year-end deadline to complete the ... Study Forecasts Growth for Professional Indemnity Insurance in Europe New research by market research consultancy London-based Finaccord forecasts that the market for professional indemnity insurance across ... SAC Capital's Reinsurer to Be Sold to Investor Group Headed by Duperreault Steven A. Cohen, the billionaire founder of SAC Capital Advisors LP, agreed to sell a reinsurer he formed in 2012 after the hedge fund firm ... Ironshore Canada Names Hambrook, Stewart to Management Posts Ironshore Canada Ltd., Ironshore's Canadian MGA business based in Toronto, announced that Dane Hambrook has been appointed Managing ... Miller Appoints Angelini-Hurll for Non-Marine Treaty Reinsurance UK specialist and Lloyd's broker Miller Insurance Services LLP announced the appointment of Kieran Angelini-Hurll to "help drive the ... Willis UK Hires Bishop to Expand International Employee Benefits Practice Willis Group Holdings announced that it has appointed Michelle Bishop as client development manager for international private medical ... 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 allstate office in upstate ny Posted: Mon Dec 9 -- The Allstate environment at the present time is rather bizarre with success or failure heavily dependent on your rates in the immediate... d's insurance store Question on estimating a business value Posted: Mon Dec 9 -- There is no universal, quick business value evaluation tool. The 'worth' of a business has far too many factors such as business history,... d's insurance store Trucking for hire with Losses Posted: Fri Dec 6 -- FYI_Progressive has a 500 mile radius restriction. No long haul. Miguelito Need WC for Gen Contractor in CA w/ lapse Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Hi, Does anyone know of a WC Market for a CA- General Contractor with a lapse. Here are the deets: Currently lapsed since September Xmod:... EricCBIAIns Affordable Care Act: A Brief Explanation Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Yes, there are a number of inaccuracies in here. And how exactly does the removal of lifetime limits lower costs? mrs dean wormer Help Finding Car Insurance Average Coverage Stats? Posted: Wed Dec 4 -- Have you tried the Insurance Information Institute (iii.org)? Or the NAIC also sells industry information. mrs dean wormer NY Workers Comp For Concrete/Excavation Contractor Posted: Mon Dec 2 -- I'm looking for a market other then NYSIF to place this account. Payroll is over 100k and owner will give out payroll processing if he can... Nyr085 Go to Forums Reader Comments California Woman Ticketed For Driving With Google Glasses Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- Here's the one time I hope there's tracking available on the hardware/software so they can definitively say if an application was or wasn't... Rosenblatt Obamacare's Small Business Exchange Site Delayed 1 Year Posted: Tue Dec 3 -- I don't take people disagreeing with me personally and don't know how you came to that conclusion. Hell I disagree with a majority of the... LiveFree Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues Posted: Thu Dec 5 -- FFA, The attorney's in today's society are operating in the most litegious society in the history of the world. Plaintiff's, defendants,... Agent Iowa Insurer Pokes Fun at Federal Website in Ads Posted: Mon Dec 9 -- "They've said more about the Affordable Care Act in one advertisement than in seven years of health care reform," Hatch said.... FFA Buffalo Officials Ask Shop Owners to Get Liability Insurance for Holiday Lights Posted: Wed Dec 4 -- "Take out liability insurance of at least $1 million"? If the business owners have CGL coverage, that's all they need. This is incidental to... Harry Landers 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 Field Claims Manager New Business Underwriter - Travel Training Manager Assistant Vice President - Sales and Marketing Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. 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