News for June 2013

• Report Recommends Changes at South Dakota Division of Insurance
• N.Y. Attorney General Announces Conviction in Multi-Million Dollar Insurance Scheme
• Liberty Mutual Expands Home Office in Boston With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
• Bethesda, Md., Ranked as Most Secure Metro Area in Farmers Insurance Study
• Obama Administration Issues Contraceptive Rule For Faith-Based Employers
• MHBT Acquires Wells Fargo Insurance Office in Texas
• Irving Weber Associates Names Account Executive in New York
• Weather Service Confirms Modest Oregon Tornado
• Study: California Low-Wage Workers Cheated Of Awards
• San Francisco Paper Sues Rival Over Low Ad Rates
• New Mexico Current Insurance Regulator To Remain In Office
• N.J. Toughens Penalties for Texting, Talking on Hand-Held Device While Driving
• Toledo to Hire Extra Firefighters with Work Comp Rebate
• Florida Extends Fast-Track Policy Form Approval Until Year-End
• Deadline for Louisiana Sinkhole Buyout Talks Extended
• Ohio Road Signs Smash Into Cars; State Seeks Cause
• Agency Investigating Plant Blast Finds Lax Chemical Regulation
• Texas Fire Review Panel Flags Work in 2 Cases
• Report: Louisiana Plant Explosion Released Toxic Chemicals
• Flooding Damages Homes in Southwestern Wisconsin
• Tepco Will Not Pursue Compensation from GE, Other Suppliers Over Nuclear Disaster
• Iowa Court Reconsiders Firing of ‘Irresistible’ Assistant
• U.S. Suspends Trade Benefits for Bangladesh Over Workplace Safety
• P/C Insurers Question Need for Insurance Accounting Overhaul
• Hobby Lobby Wins Round in Fight Against Contraceptive Coverage
• Alberta Farms Avoid Widespread Damage from Worst Flood on Record
• Guy Carpenter Launches New Mutual Company Specialty Practice
• Court Grants Scientific Article Authors, Publishers Broad Protection
• Former North Dakota Insurance Agent Gets 10 Years for Theft
• Boston-Based Risk Strategies Co. Sells Majority Stake to Kohlberg & Co.
• How Carriers, Agents Can Adapt As Small Commercial Buyers Move Online
• Florida’s Citizens Seeks 6.6% Home Rate Hike; Cap on Sinkhole Rates in High-Risk Areas
• Ames & Gough Names Senior Broker in Virginia Office
• Penn. Mulls Tougher Demolition Rules in Wake of Fatal Building Collapse
• Likely Recall Washington Area Mayor Who Jeopardized City’s Insurance
• NJM Donates Driving Simulators to Local New Jersey High Schools
• President Declares Disaster For Spring Flooding in Alaska
• Mom Sues Monster Over Teen’s Death in California
• Law Firms See Rise in Malpractice Claim Frequency, Severity
• Florida Supreme Court Nixes Pre-Surgery Damages Clause without Concession
• FEMA Boosts Aid to New Jersey Towns Hit by Sandy
• Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed
• Global Banks Will Screen for Terrorism Links Under Basel Plan
• Canada Seeks $1B Clean-Up Fund by Major Oil Pipelines
• AIR Model Estimates Pandemic Flu Losses
• Wal-Mart, Gap, Other U.S. Brands Ready $50M Bangladesh Safety Fund: WSJ
• Louisiana Plant Owner Says Insurance Will Cover Loss from Explosion
• Hartford to Sell U.K. Variable Annuity Business to Berkshire
• Australian Safety Regulator Faults Rolls-Royce over Qantas Engine Explosion
• Gay Marriage Ruling Boosts Benefits for Many, Leaves Confusion in Some States
• 4 Workers Hurt in Texas A&M Construction Accident
• Mercedes-Benz Pays $260k in Wisconsin Lemon Law Case
• Making the Most of Mediation
• Illinois Man Sentenced for Multi-State Auto Theft Scheme
• Ohio Air Crash Shows Risks, Thrill of Wing Walking
• State Senator Gives Up on Louisiana Citizens Insurance CEO Job
• Ex-Kansas Insurance Agent Accused of Stealing $2M
• Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 75K
• Connecticut Enacts Bill to Establish Disaster Claims Mediation Program
• Port Authority Police Officer Accused of Insurance Fraud in New York
• Safeco Begins Selling Personal Lines Insurance Products in Massachusetts
• In R.I., Debate Continues Over 38 Studios Bonds as Insurers Await
• Montana FWP Ordered To Pay $20K Over Retaliation
• Oregon Sued Over Foster Abuse In Salem Home
• 4 Men Sue Boy Scouts, LDS Church in Idaho
• Small Commercial Buyers Moving Online: Who Are They? What Do They Want?
• BP Using Advertising to Fight Gulf Oil Spill Claims Formula
• Georgia Estimates Insured Storm Loss at $50M
• Trade Panel Action Could Thwart ‘Patent Trolls’
• Car Thefts Up for First Time in Years
• Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Appoints Tortorella as Chief Legal Officer
• Ratings Roundup: AEGIS, SOGAZ, African Re, Delvag
• Commentary: Breathing New Life into Climate Policy
• Swiss Re sigma Study Finds Global Insurance Premium Growth at 2.4%
• Aon Benfield’s Analysis of the Lloyd’s Market
• Kentucky to Study Laws Meant to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
• Colleges Could Face Lawsuits Following Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
• Cincinnati, Ohio Looks to Capitalize on Alcohol Tourism
• Investigators to Examine Heat Exchanger at Louisiana Blast Site
• Social Media Is Here to Stay, Texas P/C Professionals Say
• Kansas Insurance Commissioner Out of Step with Today’s GOP
• Ohio Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $29K for Workers’ Comp Fraud
• EPLI in Southern California Playing ‘Hard’ to Get
• State Fund Selects New Chief Medical Officer
• Sandy-Ravaged Rockaway Peninsula in New York Receives Recovery Grant
• ACE Launches Surety Services in France, Joins Global Surety Association
• Liberty International Underwriters Expands Environmental Presence In Southwest
• Wichita, Kansas Officials Seek to Curb Thefts of Copper
• Some Arkansas Cities Mapping Storm Shelters
• Nebraska Couple Convicted of Burning Their South Dakota Eatery
• Experts Say Iowa Should Act to Stymie Flooding
• Goss Named VP of HealthcarePros Unit at U.S. Risk Underwriters
• Some Louisiana Residents Take Buyouts from Salt Dome Owner
• 3 Kansas Community Colleges Form Insurance Group
• Furlough Notices Going To Washington State Workers
• Nevada Doctor Shortages Likely to Get Worse
• Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Must Face N.Y. Suit, Appeals Court Says
• Colorado Fire Crews Look to Wind Change
• Vermont Taps N.J. Captive Insurance Chief as New Deputy Commissioner
• Florida Panel Certifies Latest AIR Hurricane Model Release
• A.M. Best: P/C Insurer Impairments Down in 2012
• XL Group Names Regional VP for Marine in New York
• Insurers Abandon Long Island After Superstorm, N.Y. Senator Schumer Says
• New Kentucky Law Reopens Door for Christians-Only Medical Coverage
• West Virginia Pays Millions for Prison Misconduct Claims
• Health Insurers to Pay $500M in Rebates
• Best Europe Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicate 1225 Ratings; Outlook Stable
• XL Appoints Jacobs Global Head of Capital Management, Corp. Development, Tax
• Senate Leader Reid Rules Out Extending Current Farm Law
• Marsh Cites ‘Lessons Learned’ from Bangladesh Factory Collapse
• Alberta Promises US$956 Million in Flood Funding; Won’t Balance Budget
• Supreme Court Limits Workplace Harassment, Retaliation Claims
• Supreme Court Extends Ban on Suits Against Generic Drugs
• Many in Mississippi ‘Out of Luck’ as Health Insurers Shun Exchange
• P/C Insurers Turned Profit on Underwriting in Q1, Attained Record Surplus
• New Jersey Still Looking for Takers for $10K Sandy Grants
• $40M Program to Aid New Jersey Tenants Affected by Sandy
• N.J.-Based Surety Partners of America Names COO
• Delaware Legislature Adopts Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill
• Indianapolis Facing Heavy Costs Over Pool Evacuation
• Texas Town Sues Plant Owner Over Fertilizer Blast
• Smoke Detectors Free in Louisiana Town
• Arkansas Drops Request for Extra Insurance Exchange Workers
• Page Named Board Chairman of Meadowbrook Insurance Group
• North Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Agency to Send Employers Refunds
• Moore’s Cost for Debris Removal Much Higher than Oklahoma City’s
• No Punitive Damages for Workplace Sex Bias, Iowa Court Says
• Special Olympics Idaho Sued Over Alleged Rape
• $6 Million Oregon Jury Award In Agriculture Equipment Injury
• Seismologists Monitor Carson City Quake Swarm
• Colorado Wildfire Doubles in Size Over Weekend
• Alaska Workers’ Comp Board Seeks Ways To Reduce Costs
• PCI Names Norton Executive Communications Director
• Supreme Court Upholds Immunity for Army Corps; Rejects Katrina Victims’ Claims
• Supreme Court Rejects Pfizer Bid for Shield From Asbestos Suits
• Allstate: Profit to Be Cut by $320 Million on Retiring Debt
• AIG Revives Plane Unit IPO After Continued Delay in China Sale
• Florida Court Allows Californian’s Suit Against Miami Firms Tied to Mexican Resorts
• Federal Judge Criticizes But Upholds Mississippi Damages Cap
• Lawsuit Filed Against Charter Bus Company Over Kentucky Crash
• Rate Hikes on Agenda for Florida’s Citizens Insurance
• Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Drops Due to Rising Rates: J.D. Power
• EPIC, Dowling Capital Form Protector Holdings to Capture Hispanic Market
• UK’s Miller Appoints Weaver as Head of Asia
• Geneva Association Ocean Warming Report Reviews Implications for Re/Insurers
• Calgary Flood Caused Power Outages May Last Months; Insurance Coverage Minimal
• Swiss Re to Trim Costs and Buy Credit to Lift Profitability
• U.S. May Fall Back on Old Farm Law If No Agreement
• Plaintiffs: BP Acted With Gross Negligence in 2010 Spill
• Group Applauds New York Assembly for Resolution Urging TRIA Extension
• Virginia SIU Investigator Wins Award for Work on Staged Accident Case
• Industry Group Opposes Massachusetts Proposal to Set Auto Labor Rates
• Relationships, Expertise Drive Success in Texas E&S Marketplace
• Tennessee Conference Focuses on Workers’ Compensation Changes
• Missouri Warns of Phony Market Conduct Information Requests
• Aspen Re Taps Swiss Re Exec to Lead U.S. Business Development in Connecticut
• Hospitals Paid More For Surgeries On Injured Workers: Report
• Church Mutual Insurance Hires Names as Chief Information Officer
• Amerisure Recognizes Elite Group of Employees
• S.C. Sheriff’s Office Settles Lawsuit; Insurance Reserve Fund to Cover Costs
• Bus Company Owner Faces Charges from Fatal 2008 Texas Crash
• More than 56K Tons of Debris Cleared in Moore, Oklahoma
• North Carolina Enacts Captive Insurance Bill
• Aon Acquires Dempsey Partners
• Ex-workers Sue Over Pay on Oregon Public Projects
• $4.2M Payout OK’d In LAPD Mistaken ID Shooting
• U.S. House Strikes Down Republican Farm Bill
• Southern California Man Sues Costco Over Hepatitis A Outbreak
• Positioning with Companies as the Market Changes
• XL Launches Wage & Hour Liability Insurance Coverage
• Regulator Says U.S. Should Review Practices of ‘Patent Trolls’
• Big Business the Winner in U.S. Supreme Court Class Actions
• CEOs Urge Russia President to Seek More Open Trade Ahead of G20 Summit
• The Many Faces of Terrorism; an Expert’s Analysis from Aon Benfield
• India Searches for Flood Survivors as Death Toll May Rise
• CNA’s Fortin Latest Industry Exec to Join Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
• Texas Tops U.S. in Number of Lost, Stolen Firearms
• Massachusetts Insurance Settlement Raised to $5.25M
• New NYC Evacuation Zones Include Almost 3M People
• Florida Now Among States Allowing Electronic Proof of Insurance for Drivers
• Oklahoma Twister Victims Face Long Recovery, Insurance Woes
• After Fertilizer Blast, Nursing Home Deaths Higher Than Usual
• Tornado Cleanup Tab for Missouri’s St. Charles County: $2.4M
• NTSB: Bad Eyesight Likely Caused Oklahoma Train Crash
• Minnesota Traffic Deaths Rise in 2012
• Armed Employees Could Cost Kansas Schools Insurance
• Survey: Specialty Carriers Look to Grow Through Program Business in 2013
• Sandy Flood Claims Exceed $31M in R.I.; Average Payment Was $35,603
• Tropical Storm Barry Lands on Mexico Gulf Coast; Pemex Refinery Unaffected
• Liberty Law School in Virginia Demands Lawsuit Coverage From Hanover
• City of Niota, Tenn., Loses Insurance Again, Shuts Down City Services
• Appeal Planned On Arizona Immigrant License Policy
• Former Idaho Councilman Charged With Insurance Fraud
• Alaska Driver Awarded $375K For Crash With Patrol Car
• EPA Report Critical Of Washington Oversight At Hanford
• Ebix, Goldman Sachs Terminate Merger Agreement Amid Probe
• High Court Rules for American Express in Class Action Case
• Understanding Foreign Voluntary Workers’ Comp Policies
• Ratings Recap: American European, Liberty Mutual (Notes), Pacific Comp., IFA
• Ratings Roundup: Wind River, InnovAssur, Radius
• Best Upgrades ProAssurance and Some Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
• Best Affirms Kemper Corp., Affiliates and Subs Ratings
• FERMA: ‘Disclosure’ Alone Not Enough to Control Companies’ Social Risks
• Lockton Names Gusmão CEO for Brazil
• Small Global Warming Rise Would Have ‘Alarming’ Impact Says World Bank
• AIR Estimates Insured German Flood Losses between $5.28 and $7.66 Billion
• Best Revises Lancashire’s ICR to Positive; Affirms Ratings
• GMAC Insurance Changes Name to National General Insurance
• The hidden language of sales
• Poms Names Minkel to Head Executive Protection in Colorado
• Thunderstorms Down Trees, Power Lines in Delaware
• U.S. Regulators See No Need for Enhanced Insurer Capital
• Market Forces, Technology Transforming P/C Agents’ Role: McKinsey
• Suit Filed Over Southern California Border Patrol Chase Death
• Family Sues Over Colorado Woman’s Death In Reality TV Project
• Michigan Orders American Fellowship Mutual Insurance into Liquidation
• Colorado Wildfire Burns More Than 500 Homes, New Blazes in West
• Willis Taps Foley to Drive P/C Business in Northern California
• Combined Agents of America Elects New 2013 Leadership
• New ‘Obamacare’ Exchanges Could Miss Enrollment Deadline: GAO
• Roundstone Management Adds Pompili as Senior VP
• Iowa Health Insurer to Seek Smaller Rate Hikes
• Oklahoma Insurance Claims from May Tornadoes Top 70K
• Texas Windstorm Insurance Group Expects Surplus
• CNA Appoints New VP, Corporate Development
• Heffernan Acquires N.Y.-Based Consuasor Insurance Advisors
• Why Restaurant Franchises Make Good Program Business
• IRS Scandals Threaten Funding for Health Care Law
• Carnival Files Suit Against Alabama Ship Repair Firm
• Monsoon Triggers Floods in India’s Himalayas, Killing 138
• Swiss Re Publishes ‘Corporate Responsibility’ Report;’Sustainable’Insurance Goals
• AIG UK Enhances Airside Liablity Offering
• ACE Launches New Railroad Insurance Unit
• Brown & Brown Expands ECC Brand, Names Division CEO
• Gov. Corbett Signs Bill Limiting Abortion Coverage in Pennsylvania
• PMC Insurance Names Regional VPs for Restructured Sales Organization
• Tenn. Consumer Affairs: Don’t Get Burned by Air Condition Repair-Scam Artists
• SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Petsche as VP in Southern California
• Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey
• Rockwood Programs Adds Cyber Liability to Coverage Portfolio
• Citizens CFO Binnun to Return to Private Sector
• Mass. Industrial Accidents Dept. to Require E-Filing for First Reports of Injury
• A.M. Best: Outlook Negative for Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance
• Great American Enhances Premises Environmental Liability Product
• Illinois Motorcycle Fatalities Climb 13 Percent
• Cantwell Elected President of Austin Association of Insurance Professionals
• NE Kansas Counties Recovering After Tornado Damage
• Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Caps Fees for Public Adjusters
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints Glasmeier as Distribution VP in Ohio
• Reports: 236 Oil, Gas Sites in New Mexico Failed Inspections
• Milk Money: Farm Bill Could Hinge On Dairy Vote
• Mississippi Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud, Ordered to Repay Nationwide
• California Insurance Commissioner: Bar Anthem From Health Exchange
• Idaho Insurance Department Launches Portable Electronics License
• XL Appoints Devaux-Piquer Casualty Underwriting Manager Europe, Reinsurance
• Police Boost Presence in Sandy-Damaged Sections of New York
• Ratings Recap: Seaworthy, Central States Indemnity,Berkshire Hathaway Homestate
• New FEMA Flood Maps Bring Some Relief to New Jersey Coast
• West Africa Piracy Endangering Commodities Shipping, Increasing Rates
• IPO-Seeking China Companies Pay More to Avoid Boards Going Naked
• Analysts: Travelers/Dominion Deal Makes Sense, More U.S.-Canadian M&A May Follow
• Supreme Court to Review Airline Imunity
• Drug Makers Can Be Sued for ‘Pay for Delay’: Supreme Court
• White House Threatens Veto of Farm Bill Over Food Stamp Cuts
• Canada’s P&C Insurers to Expand with ‘Receivables Insurance Association’ Launch
• MAPFRE GLOBAL RISKS Aims to Strengthen European Presence
• RSA Renews Contract with Motability Operations
• Willis Trade Credit Exec Analyzes Fallout of Turkey’s Unrest
• Banks Urge Cross-Selling Insurance, Loans to Wealthy But Brokers Resist
• Marsh’s U.S. Casualty Practice Leader to Join Victor O. Schinnerer as President
• Farmers Names Yahoo! Veteran Spagnoletto Head of Digital Strategy
• Olive Joins RiskPoint Insurance Advisors
• Freedom Specialty Launches Lease Protection for Property Owners, Managers
• Survey: Michigan Businesses Confident About Growth
• Maine Cancer Patient Gets $200K for Misdiagnosis
• Claims Pros’ Own Survival Skills Tested in Oklahoma Tornadoes
• N.J. to Offer Lifetime Benefits to Spouses of Police, Fire Personnel Killed on Duty
• Police: 1 Dead, 7 Hurt in 2nd Louisiana Plant Blast
• More than 63K Insurance Claims so Far from St. Louis Tornadoes
• 2nd Victim Dies After Blast at Geismar, Louisiana Chemical Plant
• Torrance in, Fouché Out as Fireman’s Fund President and CEO
• Oklahoma Commissioner Advises Insurers to Delay Nonrenewals
• Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance Coming to Indiana
• CFC Underwriting Upgrades Cyber Policy
• Claims Seek Forest Service Payment For 2011 New Mexico Fire
• New Maps Show Less High Ground In Oregon Tsunami
• Jury Awards $55M To California Man in Gang Shooting
• Con Ed Installing ‘Smart Switches’ in N.Y. to Limit Power Failures
• EU, U.S. Leaders Launch Free-Trade Talks
• Philadelphia Building Inspector Kills Self After Deadly Collapse
• Best Affirms Ratings of the Members of GEICO and GEICO Corp.
• AIG Open to New ILFC Offer or IPO as China Group Deadline Extended
• Russia Challenges Consensus Rule at Heart of U.N. Climate Talks
• Judge Grants Toyota More Time to Win OK of $1.1 Billion Settlement
• Kentucky Coal Mine Discrimination Claim Nearing ‘Amicable’ Settlement
• Best Revises Outlook to Positive, Affirms Ratings of ACE European Group Ltd.
• Best Revises Outlook to Positive for ACE Ltd., Most Subs; Affirms Ratings
• Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Appoint Homer Global Head of M&A
• Florida Gov. Scott, CFO Atwater Were Told About Heritage Deal with Citizens
• Survey: Nonprofits Unprepared, Under-Insured Against Risks

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