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• Florida House, Senate split on insurance requirements for Uber, Lyft - Palm Beach Post

  10-04-2015 23:58
  
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  Florida House, Senate split on insurance requirements for Uber, Lyft
  Palm Beach Post
  TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate and House are on different paths as they consider setting auto-insurance requirements for technology-based ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft. As taxi and limo services call for stricter regulations on growing ...
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• Court rules against Missouri's attempt to limit health insurance navigators - STLtoday.com

  10-04-2015 23:05
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  Court rules against Missouri's attempt to limit health insurance navigators
  STLtoday.com
  A federal appeals court in St. Louis has ruled that Missouri and other states cannot limit the ability of insurance navigators to help consumers sign up for coverage through HealthCare.gov, the government-run online exchange. Navigators are the ...
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• Luxury planes crowd Masters as private jet taboo wanes

  10-04-2015 22:28
  The Gulfstreams and Learjets crowding the tarmac at the small airport in Augusta after flying in for the Masters Golf Tournament are sending a clear signal: Luxury flying is unabashedly back.
  
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• Ford not required to grant worker's telecommuting request under ADA

  10-04-2015 22:06
  Telecommuting was not a reasonable accommodation for a disabled Ford Motor Co. worker under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday.
  
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• Ford not required to grant worker’s telecommuting request under ADA

  10-04-2015 22:06
  
  Telecommuting was not a reasonable accommodation for a disabled Ford Motor Co. worker under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the 6th U.S.
  
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• Cyber endorsement to offset data breach costs

  10-04-2015 21:55
  Nautilus Insurance Group, part of W.R. Berkley Corp., has launched a cyber endorsement to offset the costs of a data breach, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based insurer said Friday.
  
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• Connecticut Fee Schedule for Hospitals, ASCs Takes Effect

  10-04-2015 21:46
  
  Connecticut’s Medicare-based fee schedule for hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services went into effect April 1. Previously, there were no facility fee schedules in Connecticut and employers were liable for the hospitals’ prevailing charges unless the …
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• Former Maryland Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud - Insurance Journal

  10-04-2015 21:35
  
  Former Maryland Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
  Insurance Journal
  Authorities announced that a Hagerstown, Maryland, woman pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Washington County to one count of felony insurance fraud having a value of $300 or more. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced on April 7 that ...
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• Former Maryland Agent Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

  10-04-2015 21:26
  
  Authorities announced that a Hagerstown, Maryland, woman pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Washington County to one count of felony insurance fraud having a value of $300 or more. Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced on April 7 that …
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• Connecticut Announces Online System for Adjuster/Appraiser Renewals

  10-04-2015 21:21
  
  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade announced that insurance adjusters and appraisers can now renew their Connecticut licenses online using the department’s paperless system operated through the National Insurance Producers Registry (NIPR). “This will offer greater convenience to the thousands of …
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• Kitchen Sync: Home insurance blues - Great Falls Tribune

  10-04-2015 21:20
  
  Great Falls Tribune
  Kitchen Sync: Home insurance blues
  Great Falls Tribune
  A friend recently became an insurance agent and she asked to quote a rate for me. I was content with my current agent, but if I could save money, why not give it a try. I perused the policies side-by-side and figured they had similar coverage — and ...
  
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• Insurance scam leads to 7 arrests in Hillsborough - Tampa Bay Business Journal

  10-04-2015 21:09
  
  Tampa Bay Business Journal
  Insurance scam leads to 7 arrests in Hillsborough
  Tampa Bay Business Journal
  Bogus insurance claims have led to charges against an employee at Integrated Healing Clinic in Tampa and six patients at the clinic. The seven were arrested following a two-year personal injury protection (PIP) fraud investigation, a statement from the ...
  Tampa residents charged with insurance fraudTBO.com
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• Trial Ordered for Pennsylvania Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud

  10-04-2015 21:01
  
  A judge has ordered members of a Pennsylvania family whose mansion had three fires in five years to stand trial in a $20 million insurance fraud case. Political fundraiser and hostess Claire Risoldi and her family are accused of living …
  The article Trial Ordered for Pennsylvania Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud appeared first on Insurance Journal.
  
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• Man pays back scammed workers compensation cash

  10-04-2015 20:08
  A Colorado man has been convicted for submitting false payroll checks to obtain workers compensation benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.
  
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• Mardi Gras bead dogs off the leash with lawsuit ruling

  10-04-2015 19:02
  
  Visitors to New Orleans can breathe a sigh of relief now that a legal dispute has been settled over depictions of Mardi Gras bead dog trinkets.
  
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• Vertafore, Microsoft Partner to Provide Agents Access to Dynamics Platform

  10-04-2015 18:44
  
  Insurance software provider Vertafore has partnered with Microsoft to give insurance agents access to the capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) platform. The partnership is designed to improve customer-facing interactions and give agents data that can be accessed …
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• Deceased injured worker's estate still entitled to comp

  10-04-2015 18:33
  
  The estate of an injured worker who died before a claim for workers compensation benefits could be finalized is entitled to seek those benefits despite the man's death, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled.
  
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• Deceased injured worker’s estate still entitled to comp

  10-04-2015 18:33
  
  The estate of an injured worker who died before a claim for workers compensation benefits could be finalized is entitled to seek those benefits despite the man’s death, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled.
  
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• Texas Commissioner Appoints 3 to Surplus Lines Stamping Office Board

  10-04-2015 18:30
  
  Texas Commissioner of Insurance David Mattax has appointed Michael Berry of Cedar Park and Evelyn Miller of Baytown, and reappointed Jennifer Hoff of Cedar Park to serve on the Surplus Lines Stamping Office Board of Directors for terms to expire …
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• J.H. Blade Launches Pollution Response Service for Energy Risks

  10-04-2015 18:30
  
  National upstream oil and gas energy MGA J.H. Blades & Co. Inc., along with the Swett & Crawford Dallas Energy team and the recently-acquired Burke Daniels Inc., have joined forces with Wild Well Control Inc. to launch an early intervention pollution control and mitigation program for the …
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• Indiana Movie Theater Closed After Bedbug Infestation

  10-04-2015 18:20
  
  A central Indiana movie theater where patrons were bitten by bedbugs has been closed so that exterminators can kill the small, blood-sucking insects. AMC Entertainment Inc. says in a statement that an exterminator has treated the Indianapolis theater auditorium where …
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• Atlas General Launches New West Coast Habitational Program

  10-04-2015 18:20
  
  Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, has launched a new west coast habitational program available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The program is exclusive to Atlas and is open to commercial apartment buildings, …
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• 3 Ways to Avoid Costly Rental Car Insurance - Money

  10-04-2015 18:19
  
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  3 Ways to Avoid Costly Rental Car Insurance
  Money
  I've been rear-ended in a rental car by a hit-and-run driver. And on my last business trip, the rental agent almost foisted a car with a scratched-up bumper on me. (Thankfully, I remembered to inspect the vehicle before I left the lot and asked for a ...and more »
  
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• More People Sickened by Listeria Linked to Blue Bell Ice Cream

  10-04-2015 18:17
  
  An outbreak of a food-borne illness linked to some ice cream products made by Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has grown to include three people in Texas who became ill, according to federal health authorities. Carol Crawford, a spokeswoman for the …
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• Uber Close to Return in Oregon City With Regulations

  10-04-2015 18:15
  
  Months after suspending operations in Portland, Uber is on the verge of the returning to the city and operating under regulations. The city’s Private For-Hire Innovation Task Force released details this week of a 120-day pilot program allowing ridesharing companies such …
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• Texas Takes Up Comprehensive Ridesharing Bill

  10-04-2015 18:12
  
  Ridesharing giants Lyft and Uber left San Antonio in their rearview mirror after the nation’s seventh largest city restricted their operations, instead shifting their focus — and money — on convincing Texas lawmakers to allow them to operate statewide with …
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• Florida Senate Passes ‘Waldo Bill’ Banning Traffic Ticket Quotas

  10-04-2015 18:11
  
  Traffic ticket quotas for law enforcement agencies would be illegal under a bill passed by the Florida Senate. The so-called “Waldo Bill” (SB 264) passed unanimously with no debate Wednesday. It must still pass the House and be approved by …
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• California Regulator: Utility Too Big to be Safe

  10-04-2015 18:11
  
  Repeated natural-gas accidents – including a 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight people – suggest that California’s largest power utility could be too big to operate safely, the state’s top utility regulator says. California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker said …
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• Alabama Implementing New Weather Service for More Precise Tornado Warnings

  10-04-2015 18:07
  
  As tornado season begins in the Tennessee Valley, the National Weather Service is implementing a warning system designed to give more specific information on approaching storms. Piloted last year in the Midwest, the Huntsville, Ala., weather office is adding “impact-based …
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• Carpenter Joins Leavitt Group in Oregon

  10-04-2015 18:05
  
  Leavitt Group has hired Paul Carpenter in its Portland, Ore. office. Carpenter specializes in commercial insurance. He has more than 15 years of experience managing teams and agencies in the life, individual and group health and annuity markets. Prior to …
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• Midwest Storms Continue; At Least 1 Person Killed in Illinois Tornado

  10-04-2015 18:03
  
  One person was reported killed and several others injured when a large tornado swept through Northern Illinois on April 9. The Illinois towns of Fairdale, Rochelle and Kirkland sustained major damage. Fairdale, a community of 200 about 20 miles southeast …
  The article Midwest Storms Continue; At Least 1 Person Killed in Illinois Tornado appeared first on Insurance Journal.
  
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• North Carolina Contractor Jailed for Taking Insurance Money for Fraudulent Jobs

  10-04-2015 17:59
  
  Authorities are accusing a contractor of taking more than $9,000 from insurance companies for roofing jobs in Richmond County, N.C., that he didn’t do. The Richmond County Daily Journal reports 42-year-old David Allen Coble of Monroe is charged with felony …
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• RIP traditional long-term-care insurance - MarketWatch

  10-04-2015 17:56
  
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  RIP traditional long-term-care insurance
  MarketWatch
  Andrew McNair is president of Pensacola, Fla.-based advisory SWAN Capital. He specializes in the fields of retirement income, wealth preservation and estate planning. He is the founder of the Veteran Benefit Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...
  Long-Term Care Insurance: How to Choose ItBarron's
  Long-term care insurance costs rise, especially for womenIFAwebnews.comall 5 news articles »
  
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• Miami Insurance Agent Arrested for Insurance Fraud

  10-04-2015 17:55
  
  Miami insurance agent Richard Gomez has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to a statement by the Florida Department of Financial Services. An investigation by the Department’s Division of Insurance Fraud and Division of Agent & Agency Services revealed that …
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• Scenes from Illinois after damaging storms tear across the state, killing one

  10-04-2015 17:52
  Here’s a look at the damage from the tornadoes that swept across Illinois last night.
  
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• Scenes from Illinois after damaging storms tear across the state

  10-04-2015 17:52
  Here’s a look at the damage from the tornadoes that swept across Illinois last night.
  
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• Damaging storms tear across Illinois, killing one

  10-04-2015 17:52
  Here’s a look at the damage from the tornadoes that swept across Illinois last night.
  
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• Former Enron trader Arnold may launch national PR push to reform pensions

  10-04-2015 17:49
  
  (Reuters) — Former Enron Corp. trader and hedge fund billionaire John Arnold may be about to launch a national publicity campaign to convince U.S. voters of the need to reform public pensions, according to a document seen by Reuters.
  
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• Bill Giving California Agents Access to Vehicle Records Heads to Committee

  10-04-2015 17:26
  
  A bill that would direct the California Department of Motor Vehicles to give insurance agents and brokers better access to motor vehicle records will be heard before the before the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday. Assembly Bill 933, sponsored by …
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• California's new era of heat destroys all previous records

  10-04-2015 17:25
  The California heat of the past 12 months is like nothing ever seen in records going back to 1895.
  
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• AIG creates technology chief position

  10-04-2015 17:20
  
  American International Group Inc. has tapped Michael Brady to be its first chief technology officer.
  
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• Investor Panel Eyes Improved Online Background Checks of Financial Professionals

  10-04-2015 16:39
  
  A panel of investor advocates said on Thursday they were developing a proposal for U.S. securities regulators that will make it easier for retail investors to conduct online background checks of financial professionals before hiring them. The Securities and Exchange …
  The article Investor Panel Eyes Improved Online Background Checks of Financial Professionals appeared first on Insurance Journal.
  
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• Multiple tornadoes cause devastation across the Midwest

  10-04-2015 16:36
  Multiple storms destroy structures and affect travel in Illinois and other states.
  
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• Optum acquires urgent-care company MedExpress

  10-04-2015 16:19
  
  UnitedHealth Group continued its buying streak, announcing its Optum division bought MedExpress, an operator of urgent-care clinics.
  
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• 5 steps to develop and strengthen the customer experience

  10-04-2015 16:05
  It is time to become more accessible, more responsive and more personal with customers. Here's how to do that.
  
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• AIG Names Kaiser’s Brady to New Post as Chief Technology Officer

  10-04-2015 16:00
  
  American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, named Michael Brady to the new post of chief technology officer as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock works to modernize the company. Brady worked most recently as …
  The article AIG Names Kaiser’s Brady to New Post as Chief Technology Officer appeared first on Insurance Journal.
  
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• How Another Country's Insurance Industry Is Facing Climate Change - Insurance Journal

  10-04-2015 15:57
  
  Insurance Journal
  How Another Country's Insurance Industry Is Facing Climate Change
  Insurance Journal
  Tim Grafton, chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, lives in a country surrounded by risk on all sides, and he's unabashed in his efforts to use flooding events, frequent storms or other out-of-the-usual weather phenomenon as ...
  
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• Judge denies motion to dismiss race bias case against steakhouse chain

  10-04-2015 15:56
  
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• Understanding litigation and court decisions

  10-04-2015 15:00
  Cases for federal appeals courts may involve treaties, patents, bankruptcies and constitutional issues.
  
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• RMS Releases Updated Europe Windstorm, North Atlantic Hurricane Models

  10-04-2015 14:48
  
  RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, has released updated RMS Europe windstorm models and North Atlantic hurricane models. The 15.0 RMS® Europe Windstorm Models’ hazard and vulnerability components have been updated to strengthen risk selection and portfolio management …
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