News for May 2013
- IMO: Virtual Trade Shows Will Catch On
- Report: California Workers’ Comp Insurers Return on Worth Up
- Cochrane Acquires Prowest In California
- How Women Can Rise to Executive Level in P/C Insurance Industry
- Eqecat Agrees to Share Exposure Data Schemas With RMS
- Florida Fines Universal P/C $1.3M for Claims Delays, Notice Failures
- Iowa Governor Issues Another Disaster Proclamation
- Workers’ Comp Panel Approves $1 Billion Rebate to Ohio Employers
- Michigan Broker Gets 5 Years in $1M Fraud Case
- Man Dies in Texas Construction Accident
- More Severe Weather and Tornadoes Forecast For Oklahoma, Ozarks
- Baucus in Montana Eyes Summer Deal On Farm Bill
- HCC Insurance Holdings Launches Construction Property Risks Division
- Ex-Chivas USA Employees File Discrimination Suit in California
- EQECAT: Likely No Damage From Two California Quakes
- Paterno Family Sues NCAA Over Penn State’s Sandusky Fine
- Conn. Senate Approves Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
- China Group Missing Deposit Date Could Ground AIG’s Plane-Lease Sale
- Cross Insurance Hires Construction Risk Specialist in New Hampshire
- Mississippi Court Throws Out $700K Judgment Over Police Chase
- Mississippi Homeowners Renew Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Alligators
- Is European Hurricane Model Better Than U.S. Model?
- Florida Gov. Scott Hits Citizens for Secrecy; Signs Clearinghouse, Cap Bill
- Ratings Roundup: Product Care, Taiping (Singapore)
- Central U.S. Warned of Severe Storms With Tornadoes, Floods Today
- Xchanging Expands in SE Asia with New Office in Malaysia
- Best Revises Outlook on Travelers and Most Subs to Positive; Affirms Ratings
- Best Affirms State Farm Companies, Affiliates and Subs Ratings
- Hurricane Barbara Wind, Rain, Flood Damages in Mexico: AIR Analysis
- Triggs Joins Aon Benfield Securities in Expansion Move
- Trade Ministers Running Out of Time to Save Global WTO Talks
- AIG Ends a Bailout-Related Lawsuit Against N.Y. Federal Reserve
- Tornadoes Rip Through Oklahoma, Arkansas
- Group Applauds N.Y. Senate Passage of Certificates of Insurance Bill
- Federal Safety Officials Look to Accelerate Self-Driving Cars, Vehicle Technologies
- Digital Insurance Acquires Fallick in Northern California
- A.M. Best Revises Ohio’s Buckeye Outlook to Negative
- N.Y.-Based Navigators Management Taps AIG Exec as New Chief Claims Officer
- Fakhimi To Lead MassMutual’s Sacramento Office
- Republicans See ‘Obamacare’ Issues as Key to 2014
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Begins Post-Sandy Study of North Atlantic Coast
- IMUA Elects Officers, Board Members at Annual Meeting
- AER, Hartford Steam Boiler To Develop Tech Tool for Forecasting Blackouts
- PCI Asks Governor to Sign Illinois E-Card Law
- Louisiana State University: Soybean Rust Showing Up Earlier Than In Past
- Hurricane Experience Aids Fast-Food Chain In Oklahoma
- Kerpon Joins Swett & Crawford’s Transportation Team in Texas
- Fort Wayne Schools Cutting Hours Over Insurance
- Indiana Tech Sues Hospital She Says Denied Medical Leave
- Iowa At Tipping Point For Major Flood Event, Disaster Declared
- Utility Sued Over Northern California Canal Break
- More Than 100 Insurers Sign Up for Healthcare Exchanges
- Swett & Crawford Names LaVoie Senior Underwriter in Hawaii
- Nicholson Joins Swett & Crawford’s Property Practice in Washington
- Obama, Christie Praise Government’s Response to Superstorm Sandy
- E&O Insights: Restaurant and Tavern Risks
- Virginia Insurance Bureau Offers Hurricane Season Tips
- Third Person Sentenced in New York Auto Insurance Scam
- Court Tells Florida to Review Employee Drug Testing for Some Jobs
- Mixed Reaction in Georgia to Push to Lower DUI Limit
- Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hazing Death at Florida University
- Strong to Head XL’s New Global Programs Center of Excellence
- Allstate, Citigroup Settle Mortgage Securities Lawsuit
- Lower Ice Levels, Rule Changes to Boost Arctic Northern Sea Route
- S&P Says Endurance Ratings Unaffected By CEO Stepping Down
- Hurricane Barbara Hits Southern Mexico; at Least Two Killed
- Mississippi Insurance Chief Chaney Worried About Uninsureds
- Administration Issues Workplace Wellness Program Guidelines
- N.Y. Liquidation Bureau Distributed $346M in 2012; Over 6,000 Claims Resolved
- Survey Says Texting While Driving Common Among N.J. Drivers
- Ironshore International Launches Terrorist Coverage for High-Profile Events
- Mass. Bill Would Extend Legal Protections to Off-Duty First Responders
- Corps Takes Flood Study To St. James
- Mayor Urges Louisiana Residents to Join Warning System
- Minnesota Safety Course Offers Alternative to Traffic Ticket
- Kansas Town Reports Tornado Damage, No Deaths
- North Dakota Delegation Pushes For Disaster Declaration
- Cross Insurance Launches Surety Bond Division in Northeast
- Boxer Wants Probe On Troubled California Nuclear Plant
- Nevada Assembly Approves Driver Privilege Cards
- 85 MPH Speed Limit Bill Dies In Nevada Assembly
- Wholesale Broker Sloan Mason Opens Mississippi Office
- Thomson Named VP of Employee Benefits for SterlingRisk in Utah
- Willis Acquires Employee Benefits Broker T.E. Burke & Associates in Maryland
- Mississippi Man Run Over by Lawnmower Sues Manufacturer
- New York Regulator Asks Insurers About Readiness for Cyber Threats
- AIG in Joint Deal to Sell Life Insurance in China
- Willis North America Appoints Personal Lines Leadership Team
- Consumer Groups Fear Weaker Safety, Privacy Rules Under U.S.-EU Trade Pact
- Consumer Groups Worry U.S.-EU Trade Pact Will Weaken Health, Privacy Regs
- Liberty International Underwriters Names Clauson SVP of Excess Casualty
- Greenberg Should Face Trial as ‘Deterrent,’ Says New York State
- Oklahoma Tornado Cost Insurers as Much as $3.5 Billion: RMS
- S&P Updates Allstate and Subs Ratings; Outlook Revised to Stable from Negative
- UK’s APC Lifts Liability, Property Limits to Quote Risks Online
- Best Says Endurance Ratings ‘Unaffected’ as Charman Replaces Cash as CEO
- OECD Advises ECB to Come to Euro Zone’s Rescue Again
- NHC: TS Barbara Nears Mexico’s Southwest Coast; Hurricane Watch Issued
- North Carolina’s Hagan Amends Senate Farm Bill to Address Crop Fraud
- After Years of Increases, Florida Property Insurance Rates May Be Stabilizing
- Workplace Wellness Has Only Modest Effect on Bottom Lines, Waistlines: RAND
- North Carolina Town Files $10M Suit Over 2010 Dam Failure
- Rathgeber Appointed Texas Insurance Commissioner as Kitzman Exits
- Agents Helping Agents in Recovery from Oklahoma Tornadoes
- Tiny Southern California Agency Earns B Corp Status
- Carlier Named CEO of Cooper Gay Re North America
- Jordan Joins Lockton as Health Risk Consultant in California
- Greenberg Seeks Dismissal of Spitzer Reinsurance Lawsuit
- Florida’s Citizens, Heritage Insurance Strike a Deal
- Insurance Lawyer Killed in Ohio Building Fall
- Storm Caused $2M in Damage to Wichita Schools
- U.S. Highway Buckles in Missouri After Rail Cars Hit Overpass
- P/C Insurers’ Results Much Better in 2012 Than 2011: A.M. Best
- New Mexico To Keep Administering High-Risk Insurance
- Montana Workers File Lawsuits Against Medical Provider
- Hawaii Woman Sues Salvation Army, Claims Sex Abuse
- Temporary Fix Set For Crumpled I-5 Bridge In Washington
- Wisconsin 3rd in U.S. in Alcohol-Related Boating Deaths
- Insured Texas Tornadoes Damage Could Reach $250M
- Officials Clarify Numbers on Oklahoma Tornado Damage
- Report: Texas Insurance Commissioner Stepping Down
- CPro Associates Has a New Home
- Oklahoma Commissioner: Insurance Policies to Remain in Place
- XL Promotes Sinz to Regional Manager Cont. Europe – Distribution/Network
- CIA-Leavit Taps Rodriguez in Colorado
- Fearon Joins Miller for Prof. Indemnity, Tech and Cyber Risks
- ANV Launches Transaction Risk Insurance (TRI)
- New York Officials Urge Preparation for Hurricane Season
- Judge Allows Mississippi Liability Suit Over Underage Drinker to Proceed
- Iran Offers Insurance to India; Refiners Snub Plan
- EDHEC-Risk Institute and CACEIS Launch Risk Research Chair
- ACE USA Updates Marine Cargo Policy
- Four Major Universities Facing Sexual Assault Claims by Students
- Does Public Understand What Storm Forecasters Are Talking About?
- Chubb Subsidiary Approved as N.J. Domestic Surplus Lines Insurer
- Driver’s Insurance Could Cover Virginia Parade Injuries
- Florida Gov. Scott Asked to Return Money to Insurer
- Florida’s Citizens Policy Deal with Heritage Insurance Faces Questions
- New Jersey Homeowners Hit by Sandy Can Apply for Grants
- N.Y. Compensation Insurance Rating Board Seeks 16.9% Hike in WC Loss Costs
- Crystal & Co. Exec Moves to Hub International in New York
- N.Y. Assembly’s Anti-Concurrent Causation Bill Moves Forward
- 2 Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in Ohio
- Ohio Firm Launches Program Aimed at Opioid Abuse in Workers’ Comp
- Weather Service: Kansas Weekend Tornado Was an EF4
- No New Federal Funds Needed for Oklahoma Tornado Recovery
- Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Seeks to Delay Flood Insurance Increases
- Oklahoma City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
- Idaho State University To Pay $400K For Medical Records Breach
- 1-3 Tropical Cyclones Expected For Central Pacific
- Guest Workers in Mississippi Sue Company, Claim Exploitation
- Judge Recuses Herself from West Virginia University Degree Lawsuit
- California Offers Glimpse Into Health Insurance Prices Under Obamacare
- Bridge Collapse in Washington Cripples Highway Near Seattle
- 76 Tornadoes in May Caused $2B-$5B in Insured Losses: Eqecat
- EU Lawmakers Back French Demands to Limit U.S. Trade Talks
- Marsh to Acquire Peru Insurance Advisor Rehder y Asociados
- ACE Receives Approval for Myanmar Representative Office
- ABI Approves UK Government Plan to Highlight Insurers’ Global Role
- S&P Applies Revised Insurance Criteria to 22 Reinsurers and Subs
- Schinnerer Introduces Stand-Alone Workers’ Comp
- Conn.-Based SPARTA Insurance Names Chief Underwriting Officer
- Fireman’s Fund Names Commercial Insurance Field Executive in N.J.
- SeaFire Insurance Seeks Agency Partners in Penn., N.J.
- $3.7B in Additional Sandy Relief Aid Announced for N.Y., N.J. Transit Agencies
- Auto Glass Steering Bill Moves to Conn. Governor
- Senate Votes to Cut Crop Insurance Subsidies to Wealthiest Farmers
- Sharkproof part 3 – Influence
- Atlantic Coast Can Expect 3 to 6 Major Hurricanes This Season: NOAA
- Marathon Bombing Victims Urged to Apply for Funds
- Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Damage Estimated at More than $2B
- Byrne Named Chair of The Council of Employee Benefits Executives
- UK Insurer Marketform Expands into U.S. Hospital PL Market
- Illinois Lawmakers Seek Disaster Declaration in 16 Counties
- Wisconsin Bill Would Require $50 Tobacco Use Fee for Health Insurance
- National Group Praises Hawaii Cellphone Driving Law
- U.S. Senate Passes Bill with Kansas River Levee Funding
- Feds Take Over California High-Risk Insurance Program
- Safety Board: ATF Blocking Texas Plant Blast Probe
- New Mexico Setting New Records With Drought
- Ex-Alaska Worker Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud
- R.I. Nightclub Owners Say They Didn’t Know Part-Timers Needed WC Coverage
- Insurers, Banks Leveraging Trade Talks to Change Dodd-Frank
- U.S. Accountants Group Backs BP on Curbing Oil Spill Payouts
- Commentary: Accounting for Non-Modeled Sources of Loss
- Florida Municipal Insurance Trust Issues $20 Million Cat Bond
- Top 10 U.S. Insurers in Tornado-Stricken States: SNL Financial
- London Underwriter Becomes First to Insure California Carbon Credits
- North Carolina Man Charged with Insurance Fraud
- Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Its Consumer Protection Act
- Lloyd’s Report Highlights Solar Storm Threat as Emerging Risk
- Ratings Recap: Dubai Insurance, Jupiter, Ardelis, TT Club
- S&P Assesses Insurance Industry and Country Risk Shaping Insurance Markets
- Justice Dept.: No Financial Firm Is ‘Too Big to Jail’
- AIG Sues Ex-U.Va. Lax Player Over Insurance Claim
- Oklahoma Commissioner: 4K Home, Auto Claims from Twisters So Far
- Brown & Brown to Acquire Insurance Broker Beecher Carlson
- $70M Reduction For Auto Club’s Southern California Drivers
- PIA: Agencies See Significant Underwriting Changes in Homeowners Market
- Trident, McGowan Cos. to Offer Public Entity Coverage in Pennsylvania
- Mills of Willis Joins AmWINS Workers’ Compensation Unit, American Equity
- PIAA Rebrands to Correspond with Current Role in MPL Field
- Michigan Democrats Lay Out Auto Insurance Bills
- Reinsurance Group of America to Hire Hundreds in St. Louis Area
- Wisconsin Police Aggressive in Redacting Accident Reports
- Oklahoma Schools Destroyed by Tornado Lacked ‘Safe Rooms’
- Record Rain Leading to Flooding in North Dakota
- Nevada Senate Approves Driving Privilege Cards
- Colorado Stoned-Driving Bill Attracts Lawsuit
- Edison, CPUC Reach $37M Settlement on Southern California Fire
- Shestack to Lead New AmWINS Voluntary Benefits Practice
- Georgia’s Denham Agency Joins Keystone Group
- Miami-Dade School Officers Settle Sex Abuse Claims Against Police Chief
- Costs Outpace Resources for Volunteer Firefighters in Mississippi
- Property Market Stayed Stable in Q1; Sandy Effect on Rates Muted: Marsh
- Prosecutors Weigh Using Racketeering Law Against SAC
- U.S. Spending on Specialty Medications Will Rise 67%: Report
- Employer Contraception Mandate Headed to Court for Ban Ruling
- Jacobson Completes Merger with UK’s ejsSearch
- Best Requests Comments on Draft Criteria: Rating Reinsurance Pools
- Best Affirms Montpelier Re and Holding Co. Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Daucourt Joins XL Group as COO Int’l. Property/ Casualty
- Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Launches Tools to Quantify Cat Models
- S&P Affirms AXIS Capital and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Willis ILS Report: Q1 2013 Sees $1.6 Billion in New Cat Bond Issuance
- Liberty Mutual Appoints Northeast Division VP for Commercial Insurance
- N.Y. Assemblyman Takes Aim at Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses
- Oklahoma Tornado Damage Likely to Exceed Joplin – Commissioner
- Gene Eisenmann, Excess and Surplus Lines Industry Leader, Passes
- DriveID Can Block or Track Driver’s Mobile Use
- Update: Oklahoma Tornado Was EF5
- McDonald-Leavitt Names Heglin Benefits Specialist in California
- Connecticut Court Rules That Lawyers Can’t Be Sued for Fraud
- Vermont Mutual Insurance Promotes Chicoine to VP of Human Resources
- Maine Legislature Votes Down Vacant Property Insurance Bill
- Storms Generate Iowa Tornado Damage, No Injuries
- Insurer Group Mostly Happy with Missouri Legislative Session
- PURE Introduces Auto Insurance Option to Massachusetts Drivers
- Tighter Indiana Drunken Driving Law Seems Unlikely
- Utah Workers Comp Fund Distributes $8 Million Dividend
- The Main Street America Group Expands Commercial Products into Wisconsin
- XL Group Launches New Motor Cargo Truck Coverage
- Bill Ensures Paid Family Leave For California Workers
- ‘Major Disaster’ Declared in Wake of Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes
- Proposed California Measure Requires Doctor Drug Tests
- Vallette Joins Barney & Barney in San Francisco
- Mom, Daughter Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud in Connecticut
- Brokerage Firm Fined $9M for Email Violations, Misstatements
- Wage and Hour Claims Among Top Threats to U.S. Employers
- GOP Questions Fundraising for Obamacare
- Tennessee City Debates Red Light Cameras
- Alabama Corrects Vehicle Title Snafu
- Court Seeks to Bar Factory Owner from Leaving Bangladesh
- White House Urges Senate to Cut Crop Insurance by $1 Billion
- Lafourche Parish Plans $6M in Flood Projects
- Texas Joins Flood of States Suing BP over 2010 Gulf Spill
- Follmer to Head Health Care Practice for Woodruff Sawyer in California
- D.C. Lobbyist Gannon to Head Federal Affairs for Farmers Insurance
- NFP P&C Services Hires 2 Account Executives in New York
- SGB-NIA Insurance Brokers Launches Workplace Safety Program
- Project CAP Selects Phoenix Agency for Agency 2020 Program
- Allstate Sues 6 Physicians, Medical Corporations in New York
- Texas, Oklahoma Battle Opioids With Legislation
- Ohio, Indiana Struggle with Impact of Opioids on Injured Workers
- Travelers Launches New Construction Pak- Builders’ Risk Product
- New York, Pennsylvania Rank High for Opioids Among Injured Workers
- Injured Workers Opioid Use on Rise in California, Washington
- Motorcycle Group Holds Power in Wisconsin Helmet Debate
- Group Sues EPA To Force Utah To Clean Air Faster
- NYC Tops List of Cities With Most Questionable Claims: NICB
- Panel Solicits Applicants For New Mexico Insurance Regulator
- California Health Exchange Also Will Offer Voter Registration
- Tornadoes Prompt State of Emergency Declaration in Oklahoma
- Maguire Agency’s Sundeen Named Minnesota Agent of the Year
- Karen Clark’s New Program Creates Realistic Hurricane Tracks, Loss Estimates
- Delaware DMV Warns Residents About Auto Insurance Phone Scam
- South Carolina Store Owner Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
- Supreme Court to Hear Mutual Fund Whistleblower Case
- House Pushes for More Economic Analysis of Securities Rules
- Alabama Supreme Court Upholds $3.2 Million Malpractice Verdict
- European Union Set to Vote on ‘Too Big to Fail’ Law
- Bangladesh Factory Banned by Wal-Mart Still Makes Wrangler Shirts
- Abe Faces Uphill Task in Boosting Foreign Investment in Japan
- Court Nixes Mississippi Property Owners’ Greenhouse Gases Damages Suit
- Feds Propose Child Care Center Safety Steps, Employee Background Checks
- Cyber Attacks On Banks More Serious Than Public Realizes
- New Lawsuit Filed Against West Virginia University in Degree Scandal
- Former Louisiana Insurance Agent Gets 5 Years in Fraud Case
- Iowa City in Insurance Dispute over Landfill Fire
- Accident Fund, Olivet College Offer Certified Authority on Workers’ Comp
- May 16 Storm Produced 4 Tornadoes in Louisiana
- Ethics Board: Senator Can’t Seek Louisiana Citizens Post
- Christie Unveils Buyout Offer to New Jersey Flood Victims
- Opioid Epidemic Plagues Workers’ Comp
- D.C. Council Holds Hearing on Gun Owner Insurance Proposal
- Lockton: Companies Overlooking Most Crucial Part of Kidnap & Ransom Insurance
- R.I. Officials Ask Court Not to Delay WC Fine Against Former Nightclub Owners
- N.H. Gov. Nominates Sevigny to Continue to Serve as Insurance Commissioner
- Montana Man Deliberately Crashes Into Insurance Office
- Boogaard Family Sues NHL for Son’s Death
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