National News for August 2014
- GetMyBoat Boat Rental Service Launches Boat Rental Insurance
- A.M. Best Downgrades Tower Group Again
- Ugly Is Beautiful for Hurricane Forecaster
- Insurers on U.S. Financial Oversight Council Agenda for Next Week
- Young Male, Female Drivers Differ in Types of Crashes: Study
- State Farm Enhances Claims Reporting App with Object Recognition Technology
- Report: Russian Hackers Attack 5 Big Banks, Steal Customer Data
- After ‘Terrible’ Cancer Diagnosis, Benmosche Accelerated Exit from AIG
- Advice to Bankrupt MF Global Could Cost Accounting Firm $1 Billion
- Soccer Moms, Players Sue FIFA Over Concussions
- Travelers Insurance Off Hook for $30M Trademark Claim: Court
- EFG Companies Launch Extended Vehicle Warranty Product
- Small Commercial Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
- U.S. Home Construction Jumps 15.7% in July
- ‘Deep Throat’ Producers Lose ‘Lovelace’ Copyright Case
- U.S. Loses Bid to Dismiss $25B Lawsuit Over AIG Bailout
- Insurance Journal Upgrades Magazine App
- EPIC Launches Education Protector for Student Athletes
- Is Your Agency a Best Place to Work? Tell Us Now!
- Employment Growth Leads to Workers’ Comp Benefit, Cost Uptick
- Boston Is Tops When It Comes to Risky Drivers: Study
- Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Cut by 25% in Medical Marijuana States
- Commentary: Hopeful Outlook for Workers’ Comp
- Obama Administration Offers Birth Control Fix for Religious Groups
- U.S. Retailers Warned About Hacking Software
- Chubb Launches Crime Coverage for Payment Fraud
- Agent Survey: Not All Carrier Training Is Created Equal
- Judge Rebukes Whistleblower’s $265B Claim Against BP Over Gulf Safety
- Hurricane Forecasters Keeping Eye on Storm Building in Atlantic
- Ratings Recap: Continental, Nat’l. Guaranty, Westminster, Triangle, Ellington Mutual
- Underwriting and an EICy Approach to Climate Change
- Premium for Most Expensive Car Close to Income for Typical American Family
- Digital Beats TV and Humans Still Matter in ‘Top-of-Mind’ Insurance Advertising
- Wearable Device for Weight Loss Or Unbearable Loss of Privacy?
- ACE Group Names 3 to High-Net Personal Lines Posts
- Court Upholds Federal Mine Safety Rules Over Owners’ Opposition
- Early Use of MRI for Lower Back Pain Found Unnecessary, Costly
- Tower Group Receives Nasdaq Listing Warning
- Uber Hires Obama Campaign Strategist; Expands Into Courier Service
- Asbestos Claimants Urged to Oppose Garlock Reorganization Plan
- No Protection for Foreign Whistleblowers at Overseas Firms: Court
- Alteris Launches Specialty Insurance Program for Large Water-Related Entities
- Earthquake Gap: Insurance Sales Falling As Risk Rises
- Citing Lives Saved, Regulators Prepare to Mandate Talking Car Technology
- USI to Acquire 7 Willis Retail Brokerage Locations Across U.S.
- Insureds Rarely Have Home Inventories Despite Benefits, Say Claims Pros
- Top 10 Stolen Cars of 2013
- Government Rescue Behind It, AIG Beefs Up Washington Lobbying Corps
- Driven to Praise After Testing Google’s Driverless Car
- FAA Ruling Grounds AirPooler’s Uber-Style Sharing in Air Travel
- Mobile Game Apps Moving Into Medication Management
- States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing
- Berkshire Hathaway Stock Passes $200,000 Mark
- Young Agents Rate Flexibility, Career Growth Over Technology: Vertafore Survey
- National Weather Service Tweaks Storm Warnings
- Swiss Re Corprate Solutions Promotes Vetter, Names Moor to Casualty Posts
- How Much Credit Score Effect on Home Insurance Premiums Varies by State
- Nationwide Mutual P/C Felt Pain of June Storms
- FICO to Downplay Medical Debt in Credit Scores
- 10 Years After Hurricane Charley: A Lesson in Strong Building Codes
- Why Is Pacific Outpacing Atlantic This Storm Season?
- IRC: Uninsured Motorists a Perplexing, Pervasive Concern
- K&K Insurance Group Launches Online Insurance Option for Walk/Run Events
- The Promise of Telemedicine to Pare Health Costs
- States Look to Kill-Switch Laws to Stem Smartphone Thefts
- House Republicans Not Planning to Address Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
- Tiptree Financial to Acquire Insurance Services Firm Fortegra for $218M
- Government Action, Insurance, Software Product Liability Urged for Cyber Security
- Georgia, South Carolina Teens Win Big ‘I’ Junior Golf Tournament
- Investigation Underway Following Nascar Tragedy; No Criminal Charges Pending
- Small Businesses to Commercial Insurers: ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’
- Food Company Wins Religious Exemption from Contraception Benefit
- GM Loses Bid to Dismiss Ignition-Switch Defect Cover-Up Claim
- Drought Weakens Links in Supply Chain Metaphor
- Smartphones Not All That Security Smart; Major Threats Revealed
- U.S. Fire Prevention Budget Tapped to Fight Summer’s Wildfires
- Yelp Faces Suit By Shareholders Questioning Quality of Online Reviews
- Chance of Below-Normal Hurricane Season Now Up to 70%
- Insurance Noodle Launches Integrated Facility for Small Financial Services Firms
- Chances of El Nino Down to 65%, Says U.S. Weather Service
- FSU Professor Links Tornado Strength, Frequency to Climate Change
- Nuisance Flooding Rising Problem for U.S. Cities: NOAA
- Teens Say Parents Ignore Pleas to Stop Texting, Driving Under Influence
- Why Debate Over Obamacare May Never End: Viewpoint
- Cyber Pros Say Some Cars More ‘Hackable’ Than Others
- ‘Robust’ Activity Ahead for Agency M&As, Says OPTIS
- Confie Seguros Acquires Brokerages in New York, Texas, South Carolina
- Focusing on Disaster Costs Before Rather Than After They Happen
- Obama Administration Weighing Options to Curb Corporate Inversions
- U.S., Rockefeller $100M Fund Promotes Natural Disaster Mitigation, Insurance for Poor
- Nationwide Strengthens Ties with NFL, Signs On As Official Sponsor
- TSC Advantage Enhances Cyber Assessment Technology for Insurers
- Last Chance: Submit Your Sales, Marketing & Agency Management Ideas
- Soft P/C Market Flattens Independent Agencies’ Organic Growth in Q2: Reagan Consulting
- Liberty Mutual Q2 Profit Dips 12.3%
- Drugmaker Roche Wins Reversal in Accutane Duty to Warn Case
- AIG Reports 12.5% Rise in Profit in Benmosche’s Last Quarter As CEO
- Hurricane Bertha to Pass by East Coast But Not Make Landfall: AIR
- CNA Completes Sale of Continental to Wilton Re
- Berkshire Profit Soars; Geico, Gen Re Profits Up
- New Force-Placed Insurance Rules Prompt $100 Million Agency Sale
- ProMutual Completes Acquisition of Medical Malpractice Insurer PPIC
- Guardian Life Acquires Dental Insurer Premier Access
- Strommen to Succeed Springer As Target Markets Association President
- Forecasters Reaffirm Below-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
- Administration Seeks Full Court Review of Obamacare Subsidies Ruling
- 21 Named to Federal Insurance Advisory Committee
- Hartford’s McGee Discusses Company’s Turnaround, Transformation
- General Star Upgrades Chemical Product Manufacturers, Distributors Coverage
- GM Victims Fund Opens Today; Hundreds of Ignition Switch Claims Expected
- AIG, GE Capital Systemic Risk Designations Renewed
- U.S. to Step Up Oversight of Genetic Testing
- The Hartford Realigns Senior Leadership
- HealthCare.Gov Better But Tech Glitches Still a Concern
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