News for December 2014
- Redmer to Return as Maryland’s Insurance Commissioner
- New York Regulator Surveying Insurers on TRIA Risk
- Police: Fewer Pennsylvania Crashes, Injuries Over Christmas Weekend
- Climate Change in 2015 Could be Bigger Than Religion – or Selfie
- Education Dept.: Harvard Law School’s Response to Sex Assaults Violated Title IX
- North Dakota Officials Reviewing Safety on US Highway 85
- $7M in Flood Money Being Waited on by Nebraska Cities
- Falling Grain Prices, Record Cattle Prices Mark 2014 For Kansas
- Detective Sues Texas City Over Sexual Harassment
- Washington Fines Fireworks Company for Safety Problems
- U.S. Treasury Releases Report on Global Reinsurance Industry
- California Insurance Commissioner Sponsored Bills Signed into Law in 2014
- Most Popular Insurance Journal South Central Stories of 2014
- Most Popular Insurance Journal East Stories of 2014
- China’s Fosun to Buy Meadowbrook Insurance for $433M
- Most Popular Insurance Journal Midwest Stories of 2014
- Pill Mill Law Shifts Prescriptions From Opioids to Weaker Meds: WCRI
- Corporations Warned Not to Hack Back
- Most Popular Insurance Journal National Stories of 2014
- Most Popular Insurance Journal West Stories of 2014
- Florida Equine Center Settles with Horse Feed Maker Over Poisonings
- Crowded Skies in Southeast Asia Put Stress on Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers
- Adverse Weather Hinders Efforts to Recover AirAsia Flight Data Recorders
- Most Popular Insurance Journal International Stories of 2014
- New OSHA Reporting Rules on Workplace Deaths, Hospitalizations in Effect Jan. 1
- Most Popular Insurance Journal Southeast Stories of 2014
- Fred C. Church Insurance Announces New Leadership in Massachusetts
- West Virginia Insurance Board Director Jones Retires
- Integro Re Hires Leotta as Principal in New York
- Conn. Regulator: TRIA Renewal Must Be a Top Priority for New Congress
- Mass. FAIR Plan Expands to Include Writing of Dwelling Liability Coverage
- Clark Insurance Adds 2 Account Managers in Portland, Maine, Office
- Louisiana Needs More Electricity For Industrial Boom: Utility
- Safety Of Guardrails Questioned by Kansas, Missouri
- New Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Rules Take Effect In Michigan
- Deadly Texas High-Rise Fire Sends 17 to Hospital
- Immigrants Get Warning On California Driver’s Licenses
- Washington Wildfire Claims Prepared for Lawsuit
- Personal Auto Rates Rose 2.1%, Homeowners 3.5% in 2014: RateWatch
- Caution: Pulling Plug on Traffic Cameras Leaves Municipalities in the Red
- Zurich North America Appoints McCafferty Head of Group Captives
- Trial Scheduled in Mississippi Casino Drug Ring
- Alabama Reports Jump in Fire Deaths
- Mississippi Man Faces Prison for Lying to Get Oil Spill Funds
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka Hit by Heavy Rains, Floods: AIR
- More Inspections, Fewer Mines Result in Lowest Number of Miner Deaths
- Hundreds Saved From Italian Ferry; 8 Fatalities and Some Feared Missing
- Update: Debris From AirAsia Plane Found in Ocean; First Bodies Retrieved
- Connecticut’s Boating Laws Could Be Updated in ’15
- Connecticut’s ‘Operation SANTA’ Nets DUI Arrests, Tickets
- Looking Back to 2014, Ahead to 2015 at Natural Disaster Activity
- Many Hispanic Renters Overestimate Cost of Insurance
- Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Global Benefit Strategies in N.J.
- New App in Illinois Aimed at Reducing Deaths in Grain Bins
- Christmas Quakes Rattle Parts of Central Oklahoma
- Oregon State Warned About Building in Tsunami Zone
- Oregon Business Paying For Lack of Insurance
- Leavitt Group in Idaho Taps Lessing, Culbertson Homan
- Uber Called ‘Criminal Enterprise’ by Philadelphia Cab Owners
- Consltants Say Mississippi City Hail Damage Worse Than Expected
- Mississippi Pre-Christmas Storm Takes 4 Lives, Damages Properties
- 2014 Award Winners Recognized by Indiana Independent Agents
- Mississippi Police Officers’ Wrongful Firing Suit Returned to Court
- TransAsia Pilots Couldn’t Find Runway Before Fatal Crash: Accident Report
- After 4 Air Crashes, 2014 Is One of Worst Years for Asian Aviation Industry
- Malaysian Floods Force Evacuation of 200,000 People; at Least 10 Dead
- Search Widens for AirAsia Plane, No Emergency Signal Detected
- Italian Ferry Fire Under Control, Rescue Effort Continues
- Allianz Lead Reinsurer for Missing AirAsia Plane; JLT Broker
- How One Broker, CGSC, Is Navigating Stages of Entrepreneurial Business
- 3 Sentenced in Louisiana Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
- Ohio School District Employees Appeal Ruling in Shooting Lawsuit
- Accident Fund Picks Walsh to Lead Alternative Markets Unit
- Louisiana Auditor: Work Needed Still on Tracking Hurricane Aid
- Home Safety Outreach Planned After 2 Fatal Fires in Maryland County
- Federal Report Shows New Hampshire Hospitals Reduced Errors
- Insurers Dogged by Claims of Slanted Sandy Reports
- ‘Throwing Money’ at Data Breach Victims May Not Be Best Response
- Fire Deaths Up Slightly in Alabama in 2014
- Rhode Island to Begin Issuing 3 Distinct Adjuster Licenses
- Immigration Reform, Driver’s Licenses Spell Opportunity for Latino Agents
- Portland, Maine, Looks to Regulate Uber Ride Service
- Florida Appeals Court Ruling Opens Door for Cruise Line Malpractice Suits
- A.M. Best Reaffirms Chesapeake Employers’ Financial Strength Rating
- Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for 9 N.Y. Counties in Wake of Nov. Storm
- Missouri Company Cited in Death of Teen Worker
- Iowa DPS Report: Wait On Drone Regulation
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Amid Listeria Outbreak
- In Oregon Studded Tires Losing Popularity
- Bolton & Co. Opens Northern California Office
- CNA Appoints Dmytrow Healthcare, Aging Services VP
- Florida Floating Home Owner Loses Another Round in Damages Battle
- Pros Should Probe Teams’ Leaks of Players’ Medical Information: Viewpoint
- Report Questions U.S. Readiness, Coordination to Handle Major Disaster
- Businesses Push for Terrorism Insurance Vote When Congress Returns
- Armour Group Completes OneBeacon Run-off Acquisition
- India’s Prime Minister Plans Executive Order to Allow More Foreign Investment
- Mississippi City Receives Funds to Build Domed Storm Shelters
- Arocha to Lead Cooper Gay’s Business Production in Venezuela
- Texas Insurance Professionals’ Food Bank Contribution Doubled by Donation Match
- USI Insurance Services Launches Terrorism Insurance Underwritten by Lloyd’s
- New York City Sees 25% Drop in Tickets to Bicyclists
- Tennessee Officials Warn Dried-Out Christmas Trees Pose Fire Risk
- West Virginia Fire Commission Appoints New State Fire Marshal
- Terre Haute, Indiana, Area Had Nation’s 2nd-Biggest Construction Job Gain
- Policyholder Dividend Approved for Louisiana’s LAMMICO
- Lockton Dunning Benefits Adds Foerster as VP
- Maryland Insurance Commissioner Goldsmith to Step Down in January
- Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Redesign Grand River Floodwalls
- Report: Texas Insurance Industry Impacts State Economy in a Big Way
- Hub International Acquires Iowa-Based Brokerage, Ruhl & Ruhl
- Chicago Board of Education Faces Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
- Austin, San Antonio Prepare to Enact Behind-the-Wheel Phone Bans
- Louisiana Police Department Charges Officers for Damage to Cars
- AssuredPartners Acquires Sheehan Insurance in Virginia
- 10 Companies OK’d to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp in Texas
- New York DFS Requires Ocwen Reforms, $150M Homeowner Help
- Oregon Man Pays $1,000 To Settle 5-year-old $57 Ticket
- Prison Sites at Salt Lake City Could Get Hit By Tsunami
- Marijuana Ban in Washington County Upheld By Judge
- Florida Touts Workers’ Comp Market Competition But Warns on Court Rulings
- Homeowners Choice Grabs 36,000 Policies from Florida’s Citizens
- ACE to Keep Most Fireman’s Fund Personal Lines Staff: Andrade
- Ex-Sony Employees’ Lawsuit Blames Company For Failed Data Security
- Protecting Individual Privacy in World of Wearable Devices
- A.M. Best: Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Under Review
- Large-Truck Crash Deaths Increase for Fourth Year
- PERILS Posts Final $513.5 Million Loss Estimate on 2013 Windstorm Dirk
- Catlin Insurance to Sell Stake in Box Innovation Group Ltd. to Aioi
- Georgia Man Charged in Cellphone Insurance Scam
- Bicyclist Seeks North Carolina Supreme Court Review of Damages Case
- Risk Modelers Working on Tools for Gauging Cyber Attack Risk
- Delta Lloyd Ordered to Dismiss CFO, Fined by Dutch Regulator
- Top Firms’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise, Despite Call for Cuts
- Attempt in India to Raise Foreign Ownership Cap for Insurance Hits Logjam
- V3 Partners Adds Berkshire’s National Liability to Online Workers’ Comp Program
- FEMA Sets Up Interim Flood Insurance Advocate
- Deer Out in Force, Collisions on Rise in Mississippi
- Georgia Big ‘I’ Names Walsh As CEO
- CSAA Insurance Group’s Meyer Named to Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Board
- New Jersey Beach Owner Sues to Stop Dune Project
- All Risks Hires Branson as Personal Line VP in Virginia
- No Change in XL Offer Says Catlin
- Lyft Gets Pennsylvania Regulatory Nod, Except in Philadelphia
- First Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal South by Southwest Crash in Austin
- Lindemann to Retire as President, COO of CNA Commercial Insurance
- 2 Killed, 3 Hurt in Explosion at Oklahoma Oil Rig
- Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Use of Traffic Cameras
- North Little Rock Schools Want Insurer to Help Pay for Tax Error
- Nebraska Court: No Insurance Coverage for Woman Bitten by Dog
- No Insurance Coverage for $12.7M North Dakota Industrial Fire
- NYC Fire Department on Pace to Have Its Busiest Year on Record
- Eastern Insurance Group Hires Belmonte as VP in Massachusetts
- Injured Snowboarder Can Sue, Oregon High Court Rules
- Arizona City To Use Digital Speed Limit Signs
- Employees at Montana Firm Get $7.3M in Settlement awards
- Former California Highway Patrolman Convicted of Worker’s Comp Fraud
- Whistleblower on Idaho School District Gets $160K Settlement
- California DMV to Miss Deadline for Autonomous Vehicle Rules
- Co-Developer of Saffir-Simpson Scale Dies
- U.S. Seeks Up to $18B in Fines From BP Over Gulf Oil Spill
- 10 Years After Disaster, Tsunami Warning System ‘Weaknesses Remain’
- A.M. Best: Rated Middle Eastern Insurers Well-Capitalized; Reliant on Reinsurance
- A.M. Best: Ratings Stable for Western European (Re)Insurers
- Aspen Re Renews Special Purpose Insurer Silverton for 2015
- Risk Modelers Aim to Gauge Risks of ‘Cyber Hurricane’
- West Virginia Jury Awards $325K in Elder Abuse Case
- North Carolina Denies Homeowners Insurance Rate Hike
- Sony Hack Reveals Need for Business, Government to Collaborate on Cyber Issues
- McDonald’s Is Joint Employer with Franchisees: National Labor Board
- U.S. Auto Recalls Set Record at 60 Million for Year
- Boston Children’s Hospital to Pay $40K Over Data Breach Allegations
- PCRB Proposes 5.99% Average Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease in Penn.
- LeapFrog, Lombard to Acquire Stakes in Thai Insurer SMK from RSA
- Texans Can Expect More Troopers on Patrol During Holidays
- Donald Gaddis Co. Acquires Chicago-Based Kelly and Elliott
- Reincke Promoted to Brokerage Manager at J.M. Wilson
- Dallas-Based Waldman Bros Promotes 5 to Vice President Positions
- Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Requiring Days Off Decreased in Texas in 2013
- McGowan Installed as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana
- Ringling Bros. Disputes OSHA Citation for Hair-Hanging Accident in R.I.
- Ringleader of Auto Insurance Fraud Scam Pleads Guilty in Massachusetts
- Paralyzed California Teen’s Pop Warner Suit Can Continue, Judge Says
- Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
- Uber in a California Regulatory Standoff Over Data
- Arizona Insurance Council Elects 2015 Board Officers
- President Obama Signs Bill Easing Insurer Capital Standards
- North Carolina Couple Charged with Insurance Faud
- Executives in West Virginia Chemical Spill Facing Criminal Charges
- Fireman’s Fund Timeline: Through Earthquake, Amex and More
- MetLife Considers Appeal of Systemic Risk Label
- Anbang Expands Reach With Diverse Investments in China, Europe & US
- China Forms 1st Insurance Fund to Cap Financial Risk in Shadow Banking
- Insurer Philadelphia Cos. Counts Carbon Footprint
- Price Optimization Allegations Challenged, NAIC Investigating Practice
- 14 Charged for Roles in Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak
- New York Will Move to Prohibit Fracking
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Affinity Marketing Group in Massachusetts
- Aspen Insurance Agency Announces New Hires in N.H.
- Integro Acquires Ventura Insurance Brokerage in New York
- With TRIA Renewal Efforts Killed, Some Predict Market Chaos
- South Louisiana Property Owners not Happy with Levee Plan
- Iowa’s Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance to Acquire John Deere Crop Insurance
- Arkansas Governor-Elect Names Kerr as Next Insurance Commissioner
- Rockford, Illinois, Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $1.1M
- North Dakota to Receive $1.2M for Flood Mitigation Efforts
- Illinois Landlord Gets Life in Deadly Arson-for-Insurance Case
- Leavitt Group Adds Gourgues as VP, Benefits in Houston
- Wyoming Workplace Fatality Bill Endorsed by Lawmakers
- California Woman Settles for $25K After Bad Buzz
- Fraud Scheme Leads to Prison for Former Oklahoma Insurance Firm Employee
- Bennett Awarded Matt Wells Scholarship to National Alliance Producer School
- School Bus Driver Licensing Questioned in Tennessee
- North Carolina Driver Charged with DWI Twice in Same Day
- UK Government, Insurers Reach Agreement to Establish Flood Re
- Boston Uber Driver Charged With Raping Woman Who Sought Ride
- ACE to Buy Fireman’s Fund Personal Lines; Famous Brand Fading Away
- Fired Obese Employees Can Sue for Discrimination: EU Court of Justice
- Uber Faces Challenge with Driver Screening Internationally
- Sony’s Unprecedented Cyber Attack: Deep, Costly, Controversial
- OneBeacon Launches Environmental Website for Producers, Clients
- XL Group Expands Executive Liability Protection in U.S.
- Allied World Syndicate to Offer Insurance, Facultative Cover in Latin America
- Housing Focus of Next Sandy Aid for New Jersey
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Independent Benefit Services in Maryland
- Mass. Vehicle Thefts Down 90% From Peak in 1975, Report Shows
- N.J. Assembly Delays Vote on ‘Electronic’ Auto Insurance Bill
- NICB: Vehicle Thefts in New York Down 92% From Peak in 1990
- Fire Damage at North Dakota Grain Elevator Likely to Surpass $1M
- Technology Dominates Texas-Based Group’s Fraud Predictions for 2015
- Washington Artist’s ‘Angry Birds’ Lawsuit Goes Forward
- Lava on Track To Hit Gas Station, Stores in Hawaii
- State Designing Bypass Around Louisiana’s Bayou Corne Sinkhole
- Colburn Named President of Senior Care Division at MedPro Group
- Ohio Vehicle Thefts Down 64% from Peak in 1991
- IICF Midwest Awards $545K in Grants to Local Non-Profits
- Los Angeles Police and NICB Warn of Bandit Tow Truck Scams
- Integro Acquires UK’s Howard Global Insurance Services
- Allstate Realigns Customer Units; Promotes Winter, Other Executives
- Catlin Says XL Group Made $3.9 Billion Takeover Bid; Talks Are Ongoing
- Third Worker This Year Dies at Kentucky Patriot Mine
- Top 10 Casualty Insurance Trends for 2015: Marsh
- U.S. Safety Agency Readies for Legal Battle with Takata
- Senate Confirms Rosekind As U.S. Highway Safety Chief
- Nursing Home Liabilities Transfer Could Be Fraud: Judge
- Antitrust Concerns End Verisk Bid for Rival EagleView Technology
- OneBeacon Sells Lawyers Professional Liability Business to Argo
- A.M. Best Report: ‘Grey Swan’ Risks Can Affect Balance Sheets, Ratings
- Senate Fails to Renew Terrorism Insurance
- Cooper Gay Uruguay Launched; Ferrari Appointed Managing Director
- Online Dovetail Offers MetLife Business Owners Policy in 5 States
- Swiss Re sigma 2014 Disaster Insured Loss Estimates = $34 Billion
- Education a Priority for Outgoing IIAT Executive Director
- Johnston Joins Gorst & Compass in California as Vice President
- Beecher Carlson Hires Aon Exec Martin as Managing Director in New York
- Beecher Carlson Names Jeppson Vice President in California
- A.I.M. Mutual Names Standing to Succeed Myers as CEO in Massachusetts
- Canal Insurance Adds Hall, Lewis to Leadership Team
- Officials in Portland, Maine, Considering Database After Deadly Fire
- Brownyard Group in New York Announces New Hire, Promotions
- Meeker Sharkey Merges With James F. Hurley Insurance Agency in N.J.
- West Virginia Meatloaf Deaths Lawsuit Goes to Federal Court
- USI Acquires Program Business From Askin, Weber & Reed in N.J.
- North Dakotans Convicted in Crop Insurance Scam Told not to Contact Witnesses
- Audit: Louisiana School District Missing Property Worth $7M
- Louisiana Reopens Oil Spill Affected Gulf Waters for Commercial Fishing
- EF0 Tornado Reported in Oklahoma
- Sandy Hook Victims’ Families Blame Bushmaster in Lawsuit for Shooting
- IFG Cos. Hires Fann as Excess & Umbrella Division VP in Atlanta
- New York Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Red-Light Cameras
- Los Angeles Hosts Collect $43.1M in Rent, Airbnb Says
- California’s Quake Warning System Gets Funding
- AssureStart Adds 5 States
- XL Group Offers Artworks Coverage in UK for Art Exhibitions
- Vehicle Theft in California Down 48 Percent From Peak, Report Shows
- BusinesFirst Enters Workers’ Compensation Market in Georgia
- Hub Names Gervang SVP, Manager of Commercial Risk in California
- NAIC Names 15 Consumer Representatives
- Mallie Joins Spencer Re as Chief Executive Officer
- Progressive Insurance Acquiring Homeowners Group ASI for $875M
- Insurance Tech Firms Majesco, Cover-All to Merge
- UPC Insurance to Acquire Family Security Holdings
- Terrorism Insurance Bill Tagged with Community Bank Provision
- China Journal Says Planned Insurance Trust Fund to Start with $6.5 Billion
- Zurich Insurance to Offer Direct Lending in Europe to Boost Returns
- Incoming Kansas Insurance Regulator Wants More Competition in State
- Accident Fund Holdings Picks Dibean to Direct Business Liaison Office
- Zepnick Named Upper Midwest Region VP for Liberty Mutual Business Insurance
- Missouri DOI Recommends Workers’ Comp Rate Decrease
- Donelon: Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Drop in 2015
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires O’Gorman & Young in New Jersey
- Study: Heart Attacks Rose in New Jersey in Sandy’s Wake
- Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Delay Morgan Lawsuit
- Survey: Michigan Business Owners Optimistic About Future
- N.H. Liquor Commission Ramps Up Efforts to Prevent Drunken Driving
- SBA Loans Impacting Grant Money for Sandy Victims
- 4.3 Magnitude Quake Among 4 Temblors Recorded in Oklahoma
- Drunk-Driving Deaths Down 47% Since 2003 in Wisconsin
- Indiana County Needs to Find $3M to Pay for Insurance Costs
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