Daily Headlines: Friday, November 2, 2012

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November 2, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Insurance Agents and the 2012 Election: Interview with Big I CEO Rusbuldt When it comes to the 2012 presidential election, insurance agents have, as industry insiders like to say, "skin in the game." In addition ... Controversy Over Hurricane Deductibles May Just Be Beginning When the National Hurricane Center declared Sandy a "post-tropical storm" just before it made landfall, a lot of homeowners across New ... The Hartford's Q3 Profit Soars; CEO Calls Hurricane Sandy 'Manageable Exposure' The Hartford Financial Services Group reported $401 million profit for its third quarter, up from $60 million profit posted during the same ... Coverage Analysis: Sandy and Contingent Business Income Losses Insureds joined in a mutually beneficial (or even exclusively beneficial) relationship with another business entity rely on the continued ... Liberty Mutual Has $465M Q3 Profit, a Swing From $112M Loss a Year Ago Liberty Mutual Insurance reported this week $465 million profit for its third quarter, a swing from a loss of $112 million a year earlier. ... Lockton Affinity Launches Program for Overseas Government Contractors Lockton Affinity has launched LATITUDE, a new insurance program to help smaller government contractors protect employees working overseas. ... AIG Profit Gains on Investments; P/C Earnings Fall But Pricing Improves American International Group Inc. earned a larger-than-expected profit during the third quarter, due in part to big gains on its investment ... Verisk Insurance Solutions Enhances Foreclosure Alert Product Verisk Insurance Solutions – Underwriting, a unit of Verisk Analytics has added an enhancement to its Foreclosure Alert that identifies if... More National News East Scope of Hurricane Sandy Widens, Death Toll Rises From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and officials on Friday faced growing evidence ... Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll on New York's Small Shops, Restaurants Pumping water out of basements and yanking rotten food out of refrigerators, shop and restaurant owners said on Thursday they wonder when ... Is Global Warming to Blame for Superstorm? Scientists Weigh In Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through ... Insurers, Brokers Say Some Northeast Offices Still Closed Due to Sandy Superstorm Sandy has affected operations of numerous businesses in the Northeast, including those of insurers and brokers. New Jersey ... Big Business Interruption Losses Looming After Sandy As the insurance industry makes assessments for superstorm Sandy's impact, analysts say there is now the potential for significant business ... More East News Midwest Ohio Agent Tax Lien Program Nets $5.3 Million Since 2011 Ohio Lt. Governor and Dept. of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that an agent tax lien program that has collected more than $5.3 ... Court: Illinois Teen Eligible for UIM Coverage Under Dad's Business Auto Policy A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father's business auto policy even though the ... AAA Minneapolis Names Minnesota DOT's Sorel as CEO AAA Minneapolis has named Tom Sorel, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), as its new president and chief ... More Midwest News Southeast Kentucky Judge Grants Christians-Only Medi-Share Reprieve Until January A Christians-only health insurance plan will be allowed to continue coverage for Kentucky members until Jan. 1. Franklin County Circuit ... More Southeast News South Central Former Texas Agent Gets 10 Years, Must Repay $9.3M for Fraud A former North Texas insurance salesman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and must repay more than $9.3 million in a fraud case. ... Falling Trees: Act of God or Covered Event? Although not nearly on the scale of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricane Isaac caused a surprising amount of damage in Louisiana ... Peters Joins AbleCo Insurance in Dallas Dallas based independent insurance agency, AbleCo Insurance, announced that Dave Peters has joined the agency as senior vice-president of ... AMERISAFE Names Morris Lead Director AMERISAFE Inc., a DeRidder, La.-based specialty writer of high hazard workers' compensation insurance, announced that Jared A. Morris has ... More South Central News West January Trial Set For Former Colorado Insurance Firm Executive The former chief executive of Van Gilder Insurance Corp. in Colorado is set to go to trial Jan. 2 on five counts of insider trading. The ... Utah Man Charged In Alleged Texting Crash Death An eastern Utah man faces charges after allegedly texting and driving when he hit and killed teenager in Vernal. Charges have been filed ... Cell Phone Ban For New Mexico State Vehicles Considered New Mexico officials are considering an outright ban on the use of cell phones in state vehicles. The proposal is among nearly 50 changes ... Insurer Says It Won't Cover Armed Arizona Posse An insurance pool that covers sheriff's volunteers in 11 of Arizona's 15 counties is changing its policies to exclude an armed volunteer ... More West News International Investors Skirt New Shorting Curbs to Bet on European Union Woes New rules to stop speculators making Europe's debt crisis worse by betting on government bond defaults are prompting investors to find ... Ireland Sentences Failed Tycoon Quinn to Jail Ireland sentenced former billionaire Sean Quinn to jail on Friday for failing to disclose assets he was hiding abroad, completing the fall ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Big I's Bob Rusbuldt: Agents, the 2012 Election and the Fiscal Cliff Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America,... Watch Now Market Outlook: Stable But Not Robust Calling today's market a "hard market" would be going too far, says Michael Miller, president... Watch Now Watch more videos at InsuranceJournal.tv New Discussions in the Forums Claims Posted: Fri Nov 2 -- It is all under public liabilities. Well the lessor is responsible for any... shannonwells830 Demand for Medical Payments Posted: Fri Nov 2 -- Any accidents that happen in a bar that resulted an injury should be covered by the owner of the property that is why there is such thing as... shannonwells830 Buying IA - Current Multiplier? Posted: Wed Oct 31 -- There are so many variables! Agency Equity is right... hire a skilled professional that knows how to value the independent agency. Whenever... Swymmer Premium Financing for life and D.I. Posted: Wed Oct 31 -- I am looking for a premium finance company that will finance life and DI premiums. I have designed a niche Surplus Lines DI product that is... 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They can print money; we can't do that here. And given the fact this is not just a New York disaster,... youngin' Wrongful Death Claims Filed In California Deputy Shooting Posted: Thu Nov 1 -- Explain to me why his entire family is filing a "lawsuit" was he the sole provider for his family? How much money was he going to earn his... incognito P/C Insurers Can Handle Sandy Losses; Flood Program to Bear Brunt Posted: Wed Oct 31 -- Well, it's a good thing the NFIP is well funded, self-sustaining, and actuarially sound. youngin' Insurer Drops Nebraska Man's Policy Due to Police Dog, Then Apologizes Posted: Mon Oct 29 -- Can we be a little more creative with the headlines? "American Family takes on a dangdog expression, when officer howls about cancellation."... 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Daily Headlines: Thursday, November 1, 2012

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November 1, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Eqecat Doubles Insured Loss Estimate for Sandy to $10-20 Billion Catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat doubled its insured loss estimate range for Sandy, to $10 billion to $20 billion, with the total ... Huge Drug Recall Latest Fallout in Meningitis Outbreak Ameridose, a sister company of the U.S. pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 29 people, announced on Wednesday a ... Allstate Reports Higher Q3 Profit; Expects 'Significant But Not Material' Sandy Losses Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. reported a larger profit for the third quarter on a decline in disaster losses and improving margins, ... Hurricane Sandy Losses Should Not Affect Most Insurer Ratings or Premiums: S&P Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it expects Hurricane Sandy to have only limited impact on the ratings on U.S. property/casualty ... Verisk Insurance Solutions Enhances Foreclosure Alert Product Verisk Insurance Solutions – Underwriting, a unit of Verisk Analytics has added an enhancement to its Foreclosure Alert that identifies if... More National News East Sandy Costing New York City $200 Million a Day The aftermath of super storm Sandy is costing New York City up to $200 million a day in permanently lost economic activity, including ... New York, New Jersey Want Washington to Pay More Storm Costs New York state on Wednesday asked the U.S. federal government to pay all the costs of cleaning up and repairing damage from massive storm ... N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: New Yorkers Won't Have to Pay Hurricane Deductible for Sandy New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York homeowners will not have to pay potentially large hurricane deductibles on ... Connecticut Seeks Premium Payment Grace Period for Storm Victims The Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin encouraging insurers to provide "an extended grace period" with regard to premium ... No Hurricane Deductibles for Sandy Claims in New Jersey, Maryland Hurricane deductibles will not be applicable for Sandy-related claims in New Jersey, the state where the superstorm made landfall late ... Hurricane Deductibles Will Not Apply for Sandy-Related Claims in Conn. The Connecticut insurance department issued a notice to the insurance industry Tuesday, alerting the industry that companies may not impose ... Flood Insurance Still Relatively Rare in Northeast Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy are likely to find themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners ... More East News Midwest Minnesota Contractor Gets 6 Years for Arson Conviction A Duluth, Minn., building contractor convicted of vandalizing a client's duplex over a billing fight has been sentenced to almost seven ... South Dakota Burn Victim Sues Nebraska County, Village A South Dakota man who was burned in a controlled grass fire in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay is suing local authorities for ... 2-Story Waves on Great Lakes Halt Cargo Shipping Cargo shipping was at a standstill on Oct. 30 on the Great Lakes as superstorm Sandy churned waves up to two stories high, forcing crews to ... More Midwest News Southeast Florida Court Weighs When Not Meeting Policy Terms Means Coverage Forfeiture Florida's high court is debating whether a driver forfeited her uninsured motorist coverage by refusing to meet the insurer's specific ... Kentucky Cease Order for Christians-Only Health Plan Goes Into Effect Members of a Christians-only health insurance plan will lose their coverage on Thursday under a judge's order to cease operations. Franklin ... More Southeast News South Central Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carrying of Firearms With Oklahoma preparing for a much-debated new law that allows people to carry their previously concealed firearms out in the open, state ... Oil Spill Claims Process May Sink Gulf Coast Shrimp Processors With looming legal deadlines related to the 2010 BP oil spill, dozens of shrimp processors along the Gulf Coast face a difficult dilemma, ... More South Central News West Wrongful Death Claims Filed In California Deputy Shooting Some $61 million in wrongful death claims have been filed by the family of a California man shot to death in April by a Stanislaus County ... Father Files Northern California School District Discrimination Suit The father of a black teenager has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Northern California school district because an employee ... Montana School District Settles Rape Lawsuit The Billings school district in Montana and its insurance carrier have agreed to pay nearly $91,000 to the family of a former Billings ... Climatologist: Conditions That Brought Sandy May Stick Around Fresh on the heels of Hurricane Sandy's destruction historical climatologist Evelyn Browning-Garriss on Wednesday said the weather ... More West News International Barclays Facing New U.S. Investigations Barclays, already rocked by an interest-rate rigging scandal, on Wednesday disclosed new U.S. regulatory investigations into the bank's ... China's Ping An Insurance Reports Profit Up 20.6% Ping An Insurance Co. of China said  its quarterly profit rose 20.6 percent on strong premium growth but warned tougher conditions are ... Haste Named Lloyd's Deputy Chairman Lloyd's has appointed Andy Haste as senior independent deputy chairman on the Council of Lloyd's. Haste, whose three-year term starts on ... London Broker Miller Names Plato to Marine Hull Team Miller Insurance Services in London has bolstered its marine hull capabilities with the appointment of David Plato from Alston Gayler. ... Bermuda's SAC Re Adds 4 to Property Reinsurance, Finance, Risk Management Teams S.A.C. Re Ltd. has filled several key management posts in its property reinsurance, finance and risk management teams. Kathleen Reardon has ... More International News Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Market Outlook: Stable But Not Robust Calling today's market a "hard market" would be going too far, says Michael Miller, president... Watch Now No Hard Market Until Economy Improves While many in the industry see a hard or at least firming market, Alan Jay Kaufman is not... 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Perhaps 25% or... riverman38 Non-profit Posted: Tue Oct 30 -- I'm wondering what other P&C underwriters think of an account I'm familiar with. The risk makes several types of products related to... angleblue63 Motor Cycle dealer WC (CA) Posted: Mon Oct 29 -- RIC is now one of the access points for smaller brokers that no longer have their own State Fund appointments. Two authorized broker access... Santa Rosa Ins Broker Go to Forums Reader Comments Health Insurers Nervous Over Prospect of Romney Victory Posted: Tue Oct 30 -- I see and Obama alway's tells us the truth? Bob Penn. Woman Arrested for Allegedly Adding Coverage While in Ambulance Posted: Fri Oct 26 -- Yes Libby, I can tell the difference between cheering and applause and thunder unlike you and Planet. Crowds attending Romney speeches are... Agent $450K For Fired Southern California Worker Who Tattled On Cocaine Use Posted: Thu Oct 25 -- Don't forget about the "pre-lawsuit" period where a claim is filed giving notice of intent to sue. If there's any time frame required to... Big Mike In CA Tax Penalty to Hit 6 Million Who Don't Buy Health Insurance by 2016 Posted: Mon Oct 29 -- FFA, There is another story hot off the press. The wonderful Planned Parenthood organization, you know the one we the taxpayers support... Agent Insurer Drops Nebraska Man's Policy Due to Police Dog, Then Apologizes Posted: Mon Oct 29 -- Can we be a little more creative with the headlines? "American Family takes on a dangdog expression, when officer howls about cancellation."... Original bob Go to Popular Comments Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us Current Issue October 22, 2012 Top Commercial Lines Agencies; Law Firm Directory; Commercial Property; Insurance Geek Issue - What's New in Technology? 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 Sales Executive Producer Experienced Commercial Auto and GL Sales/Processing Rep Customer Service Representative Have a job opening? List it on our Web site. How to Advertise For information about advertising on this newsletter and Insurance Journal magazines, contact Julie Tinney at (800) 897-9965 x148. View our Media Kit for advertising options in our magazines and online properties. Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

New Markets Daily: November 1, 2012

Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe Instantly.    Market Directory | Featured Articles | Latest Forums | Ask a Question November 1, 2012 Security Guards BrownGuard proudly serves the Security Guard industry with specialty liability coverages for private, government and proprietary security guard contractors and other professionals ... States: All except NE Offered by Brownyard Group View details Market Announcements Stand Alone Excess Liability Francis L. Dean & Assoc is now offering excess liability coverage for sports, recreation and special events. Limits up to ... States: All states View details Churches TAPCO Underwriters, Inc. is the Logical Choice. Through TAPCO's exclusive call-center service model, quotes, applications and ... States: CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA View details Energy Consultants Liabilities Program This program provides various liability coverages to Energy industry consultants. Available coverages include general liability, ... States: AK, AZ, CO, GA, ID, LA, MI, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, TX, VA, WY View details cruceSeguro cruceSeguro offers Auto Liability Coverage for Mexican registered vehicles crossing the border into the USA. Policy inlcudes ... States: AZ, CA, NM, TX View details Feature Articles Verisk Insurance Solutions Enhances Foreclosure Alert Product Verisk Insurance Solutions - Underwriting, a unit of Verisk Analytics has added an enhancement to its Foreclosure Alert that identifies if a... Read more Markets in Motion: Insuring Wineries The wine industry is a large and diverse market, and it just keeps growing. The U.S. is currently the largest wine maker in... Read more Travelers Will Continue to Seek Improved Pricing: CEO Fishman The Travelers Companies Inc. said its Business Insurance segment pricing continued to rise in the third quarter - led by workers'... Read more Latest Forums Newbee Looking for a solid MGA in L.A. Area -Commercial & Personal Lines I am a newly licensed agent with a large number of contacts and well-established relationships with commercial real state ... by dave100 on Wed Oct 31, 2012 WC Class Code 9096- CA please advise if you can write this wc class code 9096- ca. by gursikh on Mon Oct 29, 2012 Ask a Question Join the conversation, ask your question to our community of more than 15,000 property casualty professionals. Get started today!   Member Tools Know someone who might be interested in the email? Why not forward this email to a friend. Find exactly what you need. Search our database of more than 700 companies and 22,000 market listings. Login to your MyNewMarkets account. Not a member yet? Sign up now! Connect with MyNewMarkets Click here to forward this email to a friend. MyNewMarkets.com Daily newsletter combines our comprehensive market database with industry and coverage overviews to give agents a deep resource to educate and connect with opportunities. Unsubscribe anssby.insurance@blogger.com from this list. Contact Us: 3570 Camino del Rio N Ste 200 San Diego CA, 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright (C) 2012 Wells Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.