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(AIG), posted a big quarterly loss  — $7.81 billion — largely ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/05/09/89873.htm" style="" target="_top">S&amp;P Lowers AIG\'s Ratings; On CreditWatch/Negative</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National News - May 9, 2008</div><div>American International Group\'s whopping $7.81 billion first quarter loss (See related article) brought an immediate reaction from Standard &amp; Poor\'s Ratings ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/05/09/89888.htm" style="" target="_top">Brownyard Renames Salon Program; Adds Meadowbrook as New Market</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Bay Shore, N.Y.-based The Brownyard Group (), renamed its specialized beauty industry programs as — SASSI (Salon &amp; Spa Specialty ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/05/09/89891.htm" style="" target="_top">Zurich Names Riordan New President of Surety, Credit, and Risk Group</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">National News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Zurich North America Commercial recently announced it has named Daniel W. 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Markel has ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2008/05/09/89887.htm" style="" target="_top">New York Agents Want to Rein in State Workers\' Comp Insurer</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East News - May 9, 2008</div><div>A trade group for New York insurance agents wants to rewrite the laws governing the New York State Insurance Fund - ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2008/05/09/89876.htm" style="" target="_top">Eastern Insurance Reports Improved Workers\' Comp Results</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., based in Lancaster, Pa., reported net income of $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2008, compared ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2008/05/09/89845.htm" style="" target="_top">Mt. Washington Expands Home Insurance Choices in N.H.</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Mt. Washington Assurance Corp. introduced its newest home insurance program in New Hampshire this week in a series of meetings with ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2008/05/09/89877.htm" style="" target="_top">Hobbs Joins NSM Direct in Pa. from HRH</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">East News - May 9, 2008</div><div>David W. Hobbs has joined Conshohocken, Pa.-based NSM Insurance Group as director of NSM Direct, which is the brokerage firm\'s retail ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2008/05/09/89802.htm" style="" target="_top">One Year after Tornado, Greensburg Still Struggling to Survive</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Unlike Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, one year after a devastating tornado destroyed their town, many in Greensburg, Kan. are ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2008/05/09/89885.htm" style="" target="_top">South Dakota High Court Says Auto Insurance Covers Gun Accident</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest News - May 9, 2008</div><div>The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2008/05/09/89881.htm" style="" target="_top">Iowa Company to Contest Citations in Worker\'s Death</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest News - May 9, 2008</div><div>A company says it will contest citations issued by state safety regulators in a worker\'s death at an ethanol plant under ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2008/05/09/89892.htm" style="" target="_top">Western National\'s Henderson Elected to Advisory Group\'s Board of Directors</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Midwest News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Edina, Minn.-based Western National Insurance Group today announced that Stuart Henderson, J.D., CPCU, president and CEO of Western National Insurance Group, ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/05/09/89889.htm" style="" target="_top">Mississippi Emergency Agency Reports Damage in Latest Round of Tornadoes</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Severe weather and tornadoes moved through several North Mississippi counties on May 8 causing damage to property and infrastructure.   The state ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/05/09/89861.htm" style="" target="_top">New Mississippi Supreme Court Building Floods</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast News - May 9, 2008</div><div>The Mississippi Supreme Court is rescheduling cases after the new Gartin Justice Building was flooded on all four floors.   The building ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/05/09/89862.htm" style="" target="_top">4 Workers Hurt in Explosion at Mill in Southern Alabama</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Four employees were injured in an explosion and fire that damaged an Alabama building-products mill early on May 7, company officials ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/05/09/89886.htm" style="" target="_top">Mississippi Governor Matches Funds for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Local governments needing hazard mitigation grants to increase community safety and disaster preparedness will pay less money to match federal dollars, ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2008/05/09/89882.htm" style="" target="_top">Coal Mining Company Cited for Violations in West Virginia Mine Death</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Southeast News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Federal investigators cited coal operator Massey Energy Co. for safety violations that contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2008/05/09/89883.htm" style="" target="_top">Louisiana House Panel OKs Hike in Car Insurance Minimum</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Texas / South Central News - May 9, 2008</div><div>In a move that insurers say could lead to Louisiana having the highest auto insurance liability rates in the nation, a ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2008/05/09/89884.htm" style="" target="_top">Texas AG Settles with El Paso Company on Identity Theft Charges</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">Texas / South Central News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached an agreement with El Paso-based CNG Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries, Check \'n Go of ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/05/09/89866.htm" style="" target="_top">State Farm Files Request for California Rate Increase</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Reflecting the general upward trends in the cost of property and liability insurance claims, State Farm General Insurance Co. has filed ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/05/09/89869.htm" style="" target="_top">Colorado Bill Gives Regulator Authority to Demand Insurance Compensation</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed a bill that will allow the state Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), and its Division ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/05/09/89868.htm" style="" target="_top">Duane Morris Names Leaders of Insurance and Reinsurance Industry Practice</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Duane Morris LLP announced that Max Stern and Peter Whalen, partners in its Trial Practice Group in San Francisco, have been ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/05/09/89864.htm" style="" target="_top">Carver Joins Baldwin Resource Group as Account Executive</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Steve Carver has joined Bellevue, Wash.-based Baldwin Resource Group as an account executive in its Insurance Division. Carver has worked ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/05/09/89811.htm" style="" target="_top">American E&amp;S Appoints Epstein Underwriting Manager</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">West News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Scott Epstein has joined American E&amp;S Insurance Brokers as underwriting manager, responsible for growing and strengthening the managing general agent ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/05/09/89875.htm" style="" target="_top">First Aid Flights May Reach Myanmar; Death Toll Could Exceed 100,000</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Myanmar\'s (Burma\'s) isolationist military regime gave the go-ahead for the first major airlift of international aid into the country Thursday, while ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/05/09/89870.htm" style="" target="_top">Dresdner Posts Q1 Loss; Allianz Confirms Profit Decline</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Dresdner Bank stayed in the red in the first quarter after writing down €845 million ($1.3 billion) on structured finance investments, ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/05/09/89874.htm" style="" target="_top">CastlePoint Q1 Net up 26% to $9.5 Million</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International News - May 9, 2008</div><div>Bermuda-based CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. reported net income of $9.565 million and basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.25 for the ...</div>','<div style="font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:13;"><div><a href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2008/05/09/89871.htm" style="" target="_top">European Utility Companies May be Underinsured, Warns Marsh</a></div><div style="font-size:smaller;">International News - May 9, 2008</div><div>The \&quot;Marsh Power Forum\&quot; in Paris this week identified potential insurance problems for the industry. 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