Election 2011 Judge candidates emphasize reducing recidivism [Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)]
Allstate seeks $6.3M in insurance fraud suits
Business Insurance Innovation Awards deadline nears
Insurers Down but Not Out
COMMENTARY: Bad policy leads to bad outcome
Crash victim’s recovery ‘dumbfounds’ doc
Letters to the editor [Daily Record, The (Wooster, OH)]
Salvation Army given approval for fence [Lebanon Daily News, Pa.]
Ex-Marsh exec McBurnie sues broker over Spitzer case
Insurers Acknowledge Customer-facing Shortcomings
California Utility Says Power Back For All Customers
West Virginia mine explosion settlement puts focus on safety
Teva Announces Pricing of $5,000,000,000 of Senior Notes
Alcohol Tastings In Big-Box, Grocery Stores in Southern California City
Score One for the Insurance Industry
Donated van means woman can easily get to work [The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.]
On Opinions: Decision by Missouri Court of Appeals expands lien rights to chiropractors and others [Missouri Lawyers Media]
Health care reform rule on commissions draws insurance brokers’ fire
Police: Dad was drunk in crash that seriously hurt two kids [The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa]
$55K Settlement In Pepper Spraying Of California 7-Year-Old
Verdicts & Settlements November 7, 2011: Brain-injured woman settles car crash case [Missouri Lawyers Media]
Cameron lets armed guards onto ships to fight pirates
New cellphone-use rules for truckers
Direct business helps boost L&G’s GI premiums
Federal Judge Rules Blogger Not Journalist in Defamation Case
Cellphone ban for truckers inspires mixed opinions
Battle escalates over building in floodplains [The Seattle Times]
San Diego County Hospitals Settle Dumping Lawsuits
Lancashire names chief underwriting officer
New Orleans-area 1Q wages highest in Louisiana [New Orleans CityBusiness (LA)]
5 Killed In Tour Helicopter Crash Near Lake Mead
Biba/IIB merger gets under way
UP CLOSE: Jon Sperrin
Journal Record Money Movers: Nov. 7, 2011 [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Virginia Regulators Approve Changes to Workers’ Comp Premium Levels
Marsh EMEA chief heads international unit
Gender gap for women in pay, position
Insurer groups to weigh in on Dodd-Frank
‘Indie Game: The Movie’: Sundance documentary follows Santa Cruz video game developer Edmund McMillen to hell and back [Santa Cruz Sentinel, Calif.]
Post-Irene Rebuilding Could Take Several More Months, N.Y. Group Says
Shaken into insuring: Tremors create instant demand in Oklahoma’s limited earthquake policy market [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Florida worker’s comp insurance poised to increase 8.9 percent next year
Supreme Court Schedules Healthcare Law Briefs
Women executives urged to sponsor young female employees
Vilsack says Farm Bill must improve disaster aid
Lloyds’ insurer Amlin says prices rising, quake claims up
Online Portal Aims to Connect Independent Agents with Consumers
Snowstorm tangles morning commutes in Northeast
Texas Family Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Aflac
Alarmed and electrified [Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.]
Marsh & McLennan Agency buys South Florida brokerage Seitlin
Commentary: Oklahoma Department of Insurance offers quake primer [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Symetra Financial and Subsidiaries [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
Marsh & McLennan Agency Expands in Florida, Acquires Seitlin Insurance
OSHA issues safety guidelines for Black Friday retailers
Red Cross, Union Reach Deal To End Strike [The Hartford Courant, Conn.]
Protesting nurses call Sutter Health a “grinch” [The Sacramento Bee, Calif.]
Arizona County To Pay $1 million in Inmate’s Death
Commentary: Matrimonial Matters: Change in circumstances and best interest [Daily Record (Rochester, NY)]
Non-traditional insurance needs scrutiny: IAIS
Owners of flood-damaged homes unhappy with Arlington officials’ efforts to help [Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas]
Bozeman City Commission OKs Cellphone Ordinance
Payroll tax deadlock ends as House caves
Western Security Surplus’ Stevens Helps Launch Berry Family 5K
Retirement account hide and seek [Long Island Business News (NY)]
Willis’ U.K. broker networks add nine new members
Employers use incentives to reward healthy behavior [The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.]
Pipelines at Risk of Failure in Montana, Wyoming
Energy insurance market complexity grows, but most rates steady: Marsh
BRIEF: Tucson mom gets car repair gift [The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson]
New rules for the retirement game [Long Island Business News (NY)]
Caliper’s Greenberg Receives Big ‘I’s’ Chairman’s Award
Wells Named Marketing, PR Manager at Atlas in Southern California
Holiday Schedule — What Will Be Open, What Will Be Closed [Albuquerque Journal, N.M.]
Age-targeted defined contribution communications needed: Survey
BankNordik achieved an interim result of DKK 71m
Be careful when choosing an estate executor [Long Island Business News (NY)]
Atlas in Southern California Promotes Boyd to Underwriting Manager
California company execs honored with IRMI risk management award
Lockton Hires Benefits Services Consultant in Washington, D.C.
Cities join sewer and water line ‘insurance’ pitch [The Kansas City Star, Mo.]
Settlements expected in doctor abuse case
Oregon trims workers comp assessment fee for insurers, self-insured employers
Ones to Watch: Long Island Retirement and Estate Planning [Long Island Business News (NY)]
XL’s Surety Unit Appoints Executive Underwriter in Baltimore
Son accused of killing his cheating daddy [Philadelphia Daily News]
Declining property/casualty market ending: RIMS survey
We Energies says some coal-ash cleanup costs won’t be passed along [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
McMillan Named Poms Human Resources Director
Long Islanders on the Move: October 26, 2011 [Long Island Business News (NY)]
Investors pour money into Triangle apartment boom [The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.]
PBGC deficit hits record $26 billion
North Dakota Senate Approves $600M Disaster Package
12/22 Business Briefs: Reception for port director Jan. 12 [The Bradenton Herald, Fla.]
Underfunding is a constant worry as stocks dive, rates dive low [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Gropp to Lead Texas Surplus Lines Association
Commentary: Candidates fail to inspire voter turnout [New Orleans CityBusiness (LA)]
BP can’t use Transocean insurance for Gulf spill
CNA Select Risk Appoints Bladek AVP, Casualty
Payroll tax deadlock ends as US House caves
OFF BEAT: President Obama covered for crocodile attack in Australia
Leadership of Zenith National Insurance Corp. to Change Hands
Following family fault lines: Oklahoma lawmakers eye effects of state’s divorce system [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Insurance Executive: IMDb’s Counter Against Actress Is Savvy Business Move
Economy offers chance to attract new talent
Duquesne Hall-of-Famer defined by loyalty, generosity [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Matheson Hails Breakthrough Extending Tax Relief For Utahns
The Journal Record Legal Briefs: October 26, 2011 [Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)]
Lawyers, firms line up as MF Global crumbles
Schools consider employee clinics [Kokomo Tribune, Ind.]
A week later, Don King ‘Turkey Tour’ takes flight [Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.]
Texas Surplus Lines Professionals: Late-file Bill a Victory but Issues Remain
Using interviews to identify strategic risks
Willis Names Burwell as Northern California Construction Practice Leader
Ebix Sets Date to Release Q3 2011 Earnings [Professional Services Close - Up]
Monday profile … Josh Shively: Role as father prepared this teacher for the classroom [La Crosse Tribune, Wis.]
Southern California Man Electrocuted by Fallen Power Line
Backlogs float larger companies
MetLife Taps Beth Hirschhorn for Executive VP, Global Brand, Marketing and Communications [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
Allianz, QBE and Aviva save police unit from scrapheap
Oregon Pays Big Bucks to Contractors
Gary Lineker ploughs own money into telematics
Defects may implode Las Vegas hotel project
Broker Network signs 3rd largest Welsh broker
Contracts sought with managed care organizations [Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.]
BIO Makes Key Senior Staff Hires [Health & Beauty Close - Up]
Tennessee Alters Surplus Lines Licensing
NIF Group Launches Social Services Product with Admiral Insurance
OPINION: Liability burden should be eased
Ageas Retail appoints MD of RIAS and Castle Cover