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January 31, 2012

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Today's Headlines National A Look at Thefts of an American Automotive Icon: Ford Mustang For over 25 years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has published Hot Wheels, an annual report of America's 10 most stolen ... I.I.I.: Competition in U.S. Auto Insurance Market Has Driven Down Premium Costs A highly competitive auto insurance marketplace is making coverage more widely available and affordable for all drivers, according to the ... Report: Auto Insurance Claims Satisfaction Remains Steady Overall customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience remained stable during the fourth quarter of 2011, despite an increase in the ... Mazda Recalls More Than 52,000 Tribute SUVs Mazda says it's recalling more than 52,000 Tribute SUVs from the 2001 and 2002 model years because of possible brake fluid leaks. The ... More National News East Vermont House Gets Bill on Irene License Plates It's on to the Vermont House for a bill passed by the Senate that allows motorists to cover their front license plates with a special plate ... New Jersey’s New AG Changes Consumer Affairs Enforcement New Jersey's new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes ... MSHA Probes Death of Western Maryland Quarry Worker The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a quarry worker near Hagerstown, Md. The Washington County ... Skier Hospitalized After Accident at New Hampshire Resort A 60-year-old skier has been hospitalized after a fire chief says he suffered "severe trauma" on the slopes of Ragged Mountain Ski Resort ... More East News Midwest Crew Rebuilding Joplin Hospital Salvage Trees The crews rebuilding a tornado-damaged Joplin hospital are trying to save as many trees as possible from the site where a new building is ... Weekend Fire Guts Fraternity House at Michigan College A weekend fire gutted a fraternity house at Alma College. The Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant says no injuries were reported following the ... Winds Force Shutdown of Tents at NFL Experience High winds reportedly topping 50 mph forced organizers to temporarily evacuate two tents at the NFL Experience interactive fan exhibit in ... BMV Records Show Ohio Has Fewer Teenage Drivers Fewer Ohio teens are obtaining their driver's licenses, in a trend related to economic and other factors. A Dayton Daily News analysis of ... More Midwest News Southeast Wind Pool Board Seeking Reinsurance in London Members of Mississippi's wind pool board are in London this week to seek low reinsurance rates - a key factor in the cost of policyholders' ... Fire-Gutted Building in West Virginia Demolished A five-story building gutted by a fire in downtown Welch, W.V., has been demolished. A contractor hired by the city tore down the Libby ... Conoco Phillips Appeals Mississippi Jury Award The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday from Conoco Phillips Corp., which has appealed a $15.2 million jury award to an ... Authorities: 5 Suspected Arsons Set in North Carolina City Investigators say they are looking into five fires that were intentionally set in the same area of Charlotte, N.C. Fire department ... Florida Highway Pileup Kills at Least 10 People A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers ... Cops: Florida Woman Dies After Her Car Runs Over Her Miami police say a woman died when she was run over by her own car in a driveway. Miami television station WTVJ reports the incident ... More Southeast News South Central Texas High Court Decision Reaffirms Bar Against Policyholder Negligence Claims In a decision that workers' compensation experts say is good for Texas employees and employers alike, the Supreme Court of Texas issued a ... Oklahoma Officials Learn Lessons From Ice Storm Communications have been modernized, utility outage response has improved and emergency response officials in north-central Oklahoma are ... Attorneys Seize Louisiana Insurer’s Money Attorneys have begun seizing over $100 million they won for homeowners who claimed Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. dragged its ... Arkansas Family Sues Driver, Company Over Teen’s Death The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit ... Arkansas City Hall, Other Buildings Burn in Fire Fire has destroyed the city hall building and most of the structures on a block in Kensett, Ark. Authorities say no one was in any of the ... More South Central News West Wyoming Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Bilking Neighbors A Wyoming couple has pleaded not guilty to charges of bilking neighbors out of $12,000 under the guise of covering bills for doing flood ... Hitching Post Owners Seek to Dismiss Fire Lawsuit The owners of a landmark Cheyenne, Wyo., hotel that was destroyed in a 2010 arson are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its ... Company Seeks Asbestos Liability Limit in Idaho A national bottle-top maker that's grown weary of some $700 million in asbestos claims it's paid out to victims of lung disease has arrived ... University of California Police Seek Arsonist After Campus Fire Police at the University of California, Santa Barbara say they are looking for an arsonist after a fire that badly damaged a trailer, a ... More West News International UPDATE: Insured Loss Estimates from Thailand Floods Last year's flooding in Thailand is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in history, with insured losses alone estimated ... Art Stolen From French Museum in 1981 Returned by ICE An art piece stolen from a French museum more than 30 years ago is finally on its way home to France. On Wednesday, U.S. officials ... UK Police Map to Zero in on Crime in Public Places Home Secretary Theresa May says people will be able to track what crimes have been committed near public spaces like nightclubs, parks and ... Winter Cold Snap Kills 36 in Eastern Europe Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 36 people across eastern Europe and many areas were under emergency measures Monday ... 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January 31, 2012 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Media Firms Could Face Insurance Hikes in 2012 U.S. communications, media, and technology (CMT) companies can expect their insurance market conditions to further deteriorate in 2012, ... Electronics in Autos Pose New Safety Issues, Scientists Say The increasing use of electronic systems in automobiles is a challenge for federal safety regulators who often lack the technical expertise ... MJ Insurance Launches Golf Program MJ Insurance has created a product for the golf industry that includes both insurance coverage and risk management. The company's "Golf ... Big "I" and Swiss Re Launch E&O Web Resource The Independent Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Big "I" Professional Liability Program and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have ... Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with 'Disparate Treatment' of Low Income Families A consumer group on Monday issued a study that alleges "disparate treatment" of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers ... Wellpoint Expands Offerings through Alliance with RLJ Wellpoint and RLJ Insurace Services have developed a strategic alliance that will enhance and expand Wellpoint's supplier diversity ... Super (Insurance) Coverage for the Super Bowl They say it's a game, but it's really a lot more than that. For football fans, the Super Bowl is every holiday rolled into one, especially... More National News East Maryland High Court Sides With Allstate in Coastal Homeowners Case The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in favor of Allstate last week. It upheld a previous lower court's ruling ... New Jersey’s New AG Changes Consumer Affairs Enforcement New Jersey's new attorney general is reorganizing the enforcement arm of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs to crack down on crimes ... Two Vermont Towns to Decide on Abandoned Asbestos Mine Voters in Lowell and Eden are going to vote on whether to request that an abandoned asbestos mine be declared a federal Superfund hazardous ... More East News Midwest Kansas Ag Secretary Seeks Waiver for Illegal Immigrant Workers Facing pressure from large dairies and feedlots desperate for workers, Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman is seeking a federal waiver ... Michigan-Based Amerisure Appoints Key Executives Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. announced a number of executive level appointments: Barbara Cristea, assistant ... Top Ohio Insurance Fraud and Enforcement Cases for 2011 Ohio insurance regulators opened 233 insurance fraud cases last year, handled 1,678 agent misconduct cases, took administrative action ... More Midwest News Southeast MIssissippi Wind Pool Goes Shopping for Reinsurance in London Members of Mississippi's wind pool board are in London this week to seek low reinsurance rates — a key factor in the cost of ... Florida Investigating Cause of Multiple Car Pile-Up That Killed 10 Authorities in Florida are trying to determine what caused a horrific highway pileup where vehicles collided one after another on a dark ... Tennessee University Apologizes for Foul Over Basketball Prize Insurance Claim A Tennessee state university has apologized to an insurance company after representing that the insurer improperly denied a $20,000 prize ... Florida Lawmaker Warns on Damages If Cuba Oil Drilling Spills Since the United States couldn't stop Repsol from drilling for oil off Cuba's coast, it should make the Spanish oil giant pay dearly for ... A.M. Best Downgrades Peachtree Casualty Due to Florida Auto Results A.M. Best has downgraded the financial ratings of Peachtree Casualty Insurance Co., citing the insurer's poor underwriting results due in ... More Southeast News South Central Arkansas Family Sues Driver, Company Over Teen’s Death The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit ... Texas Mutual Pays $450K Dividend to NFIB Construction Group Texas Mutual Insurance Co. announced a $450,058 workers' compensation dividend to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) ... Oklahoma Officials Learn Lessons from 2002 Ice Storm Communications have been modernized, utility outage response has improved and emergency response officials in north-central Oklahoma are ... More South Central News West Toyo Tire Recalls Nearly 69,000 Tires Cypress-based Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is recalling nearly 69,000 tires because of a possible kink near the rim area that could cause a crack ... Oregon GOP Pushes Limits on Medical Malpractice Liability Republicans in the Oregon Senate say they'll fight Gov. John Kitzhaber's proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan unless it includes ... Utah Family Sues Pharmaceutical Company The family of a late Hyde Park woman has sued a pharmaceutical company, claiming it made a faulty pain-relief patch that caused her death. ... Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nov. 18 Fire In Nevada Fire investigators have confirmed arcing power lines caused the wind-blown blaze that destroyed dozens of homes in Reno in November. The ... Above Normal Fire Season in Southern Arizona Forest Service officials in southern Arizona are bracing for another bad fire season. Forest Service spokesman Heidi Schewel told the ... Bill Targets Arizona Toll Road Evaders Arizona does not have toll roads, but two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would take the cars of suspected toll road ... UCSB Police Seek Arsonist After Campus Fire Police at the University of California, Santa Barbara say they are looking for an arsonist after a fire that badly damaged a trailer, a ... Contractor Charged With Wage Theft, Other Charges A painting contractor who had a number of contracts to work on San Francisco city and school projects is facing charges that she cheated ... Whittemore Accused of Embezzling From Ex-Partners Former business partners of Nevada developer and lobbyist Harvey Whittemore have sued him, claiming he embezzled and misappropriated more ... County Defends Lockup after $22 Million Award Dona Ana County officials are defending how they run their jail following a huge monetary verdict in favor of a former inmate. A federal ... Court Delays Ruling On Honda Hybrid Suit An unusual small claims lawsuit by a Honda hybrid owner took another complicated turn last week with additional arguments that prompted a ... United Fire Group Names Sullivan West Coast Regional Manager United Fire & Casualty Co. has named Ed Sullivan to West Coast regional manager for its regional office in Rocklin, Calif. In this ... Heffernan in Orange County Names Albanese SVP, Benefits Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Karen Albanese office as senior vice president in its Orange County, Calif. office, focusing on ... More West News International French P/C Insurers’ Outlook Now Stable: Moody’s In a new industry outlook published today, Moody's Investors Service says that it has changed the outlook for the French property and ... UPDATE: Insured Loss Estimates from Thailand Floods Last year's flooding in Thailand is shaping up to be one of the costliest natural disasters in history, with insured losses alone ... Insurance Society to Team with UNEP for Sustainable Insurance The International Insurance Society's (IIS) annual conclave in June in Rio de Janeiro will see the launch of an initiative in partnership ... MetLife to Acquire Aviva’s Czech, Hungarian, Romanian Operations MetLife, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire the life insurance businesses of UK-based Aviva plc in the Czech Republic (Aviva ... Hurst-Bannister to Join Xchanging Ins-Sure Services Board Global business processor Xchanging announced that Barnabas Hurst-Bannister will join the Xchanging Ins-Sure Services board as a ... Ratings Roundup: Fuji Fire, Greenlight Re A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'A-' (Excellent) from 'B++' (Good) and the issuer credit rating to "a-" ... 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It appears like some type of cluster of MGA but never heard of them... broberts1963 Go to Forums Reader Comments Florida Lawmakers Reject Bad-Faith Reform Bill Posted: Fri Jan 27 -- This is a draconian solution in search of a problem, said Cunningham No Mr. Cunningham what it Draconian is the law as it stands.... TN Workers' Compensation Turn a Profit? Fahgettaboudit! Posted: Tue Jan 24 -- NCCI has been pussyfooting around with this for he past two years in their annual updates state-by-state. They won't come out and say,"Hey,... NG People Lie More When Texting Posted: Fri Jan 27 -- Truth is I'm much better looking here than in real life.... no lie. Anejo Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with 'Disparate Treatment' of Low Income Families Posted: Tue Jan 31 -- The survey and it's authors clearly know very little about auto insurance, specifically the calculation of rates. The fact that they suggest... 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