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  1. Appraisal Provisions In Property Policies - Part 2 Aug 18, 2008
    Presented at PLRB/LIRB claims conference April 13-16, 2008 in Boston, Mass by Andrew P. Rock, attorney, The Rock Law Group, Rick L. Hammond, attorney, Johnson & Bell and ...
  2. Farmers Insurance to Pull out of North Carolina Homeowners' Market Aug 14, 2008
    Farmers Insurance Group notified its North Carolina agents that the insurer will pull out of the homeowners' market across the state before year's end. Independent ...
  3. California Legislature Passes Agent-Broker Bill Aug 15, 2008
    Assemblyman Joe Coto's Assembly Bill 2956, which will clarify the duties of an agent versus those of a broker, has passed both the California Assembly and Senate. The bill ...
  4. Florida Insurance Salesman's Shoe Found in Stomach of Slain Bear Aug 20, 2008
    Tennessee authorities cut open a slain bear and found a Florida man's shoe lost while fighting off a bear that attacked his 8-year-old son in the Great Smoky Mountains ...
  5. Appraisal Provisions for Property Policies, Part 1 Aug 12, 2008
    Presented at PLRB/LIRB claims conference April 13-16, 2008 in Boston, Mass by Andrew P. Rock, attorney, The Rock Law Group, Rick L. Hammond, attorney, Johnson & Bell and ...
  6. Angelo Joins OneBeacon Professional Partners Aug 18, 2008
    Canton, Massachusetts-based OneBeacon Professional Partners has appointed Susan Angelo senior vice president of managed care. In her new role, Angelo will oversee all ...
  7. I.I.I. Offers Tips on Identity Theft Protection, Coverage Aug 15, 2008
    The U.S. Justice Department's announcement last week that it had uncovered one of the largest identity theft schemes in U.S. history is a reminder for consumers to protect ...
  8. Idaho Declares Insurance Fraud Awareness Week Aug 18, 2008
    The Idaho Department of Insurance is spearheading Fraud Awareness Week to promote anti-fraud education, raise awareness about the impact of fraud and white-collar crime ...
  9. Latest Report: 118 Firefighters Lost Lives Battling Fires in U.S. Aug 19, 2008
    During calendar year 2007, 118 firefighters lost their lives while on duty across the U.S. The deaths included 27 fatalities resulting from vehicle-related ...
  10. Thousands of Federally Placed Underground Fuel Tanks Could Leak Aug 14, 2008
    The government owns hundreds of underground fuel tanks -- many designed for emergencies back in the Cold War -- that need to be inspected for leaks of hazardous substances ...
  11. ACE Broadens Coverage for Contractor Equipment With New Alliance Aug 20, 2008
    The retail Inland Marine unit of ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, teamed up with National Equipment Register (NER), a ...
  12. New York Contractor Gets Jail Time For Certificate Fraud Aug 19, 2008
    A New York contractor will serve a year in prison after pleading guilty in a case of workers' compensation fraud. Daniel Brabant, 45, of Bellmore, N.Y., was sentenced ...
  13. Liberty Mutual Sues New York over Workers' Comp Law Changes Aug 19, 2008
    Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging several recent amendments to New York State's workers' compensation law as ...
  14. The Hanover Names Gary Kusumi President of Personal Lines Aug 15, 2008
    The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. named Gary Y. Kusumi president of the company's personal lines business. Kusumi will oversee the Worcester, Massachusetts-based ...
  15. Karen Clark Introduces Tool to Assess Catastrophic Wind Damage Aug 19, 2008
    Boston-based Karen Clark & Co., an independent provider of catastrophe risk management services, launched the KC Wind Damage Scale, a new tool to assess the likely insured ...
  16. Atlanta Airport Responds to Soft Shoe Accidents Aug 14, 2008
    The hustle of the world's busiest airport -- Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson -- is now regularly interrupted by an announcement warning travelers of the dangers of "shoe ...
  17. Iowa Turns to Rubber Sidewalk to Avoid Keg Damage Aug 19, 2008
    Kegs of beer will soon have a bit of a bounce in Ames, Iowa. The city is installing a rubber sidewalk alongside an Iowa State University campus-area fire station, which ...
  18. U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety Aug 18, 2008
    Top doctors who run one of the most influential U.S. medical journals are giving the U.S. Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case. Lawsuits can ...
  19. Florida Regulators May Reject State Farm Rate Increase Aug 14, 2008
    A State Farm rate increase appears in jeopardy after regulators grilled company officials for hours about a request to jack up rates in Florida by 47.1 percent. ...
  20. North Carolina-based Wilshire and Innovative Value Team with Jenesis Aug 20, 2008
    Wilshire Insurance and Innovative Value Agency, based in Fayetteville, announced that their North Carolina segmented private passenger automobile program will now be ...
  21. Rhode Island, Town Reach $20M Deal in Club Fire Suits Aug 20, 2008
    The state of Rhode Island and the town of West Warwick have each agreed to pay $10 million to those left behind after a nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to ...
  22. FBI Call to Identify Stolen Art Aug 15, 2008
    In an effort to track down the rightful owners of artwork uncovered in a New York City apartment in 2006 -- some of which has subsequently been identified as stolen -- the ...
  23. Tropical Storm Fay Reaches Florida, Fails to Reach Hurricane Status Aug 19, 2008
    Tropical Storm Fay remained at tropical storm status when it arrived on Florida's mainland. As of 8 a.m. EDT (Aug. 19), Fay's center was north of Immokalee and about 20 ...
  24. New Orleans Looks for Professional Team to Help with Disasters Aug 19, 2008
    City officials hope to soon hire an experienced disaster management team to help handle a major hurricane, should one threaten or strike this year. It's an unusual step ...
  25. West Virginia Governor, DuPont Met over Appeal of $196M Verdict Aug 15, 2008
    Gov. Joe Manchin's office acknowledged that he conferred twice with chemical giant DuPont as it planned to appeal a $196 million punitive damage award in a West Virginia ...