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Today's Headlines National FDA Delays Food Safety Regulations Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some ... Target Data Breach Could Affect up to 40M Target says that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been affected by a data breach that occurred just as the holiday ... 1 in 5 Drinkers Say They Drove Near or Over Alcohol Limit A fifth of U.S. motorists who drink say they've driven at least once in the past year when they thought their alcohol level might've been ... New Technology Targets Slick Winter Highways In the annual battle to keep roads clear of snow and ice, snowplows are about to get much more intelligent. Officials in four states this ... Expert Says Jaywalking Not Worth the Risk The hectic holidays may have many looking to save a few extra minutes wherever they can be found, but a University of Alabama at Birmingham ... Lockton Analyzes a Christmas Story of Holiday Risks Once again, the elves at Lockton have been busy in their workshop analyzing yuletide risks. This year, they have issued a stocking-full of ... More National News East Rhode Island Woman Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud to Pay $10K A 76-year-old Providence, R.I., woman must pay $10,000 in restitution on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for allegedly ... Law Lets New York Avoid Costly Fire Hydrant Upgrades A recently passed law will allow New York municipalities to avoid making costly fire hydrant replacements. New York Sen. Charles Schumer ... Atlantic City Gets Grant to Avert Firefighter Layoffs Atlantic City, N.J., has landed a federal grant that will allow it to avert laying off 51 firefighters for two years. Word of the 2-year, ... St. John's University School of Risk Management Moving Manhattan Campus St. John's University has leased 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus at 51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues ... More East News Midwest Nebraska City Works to Improve Roundabout Safety Officials hope new fencing will make an accident-prone roundabout in Lincoln, Neb., safer for motorists. The Lincoln Journal Star reports ... Kansas Earthquake, Oil Production Might Be Related The Kansas Geological Society is investigating whether a recent earthquake in southern Kansas might have been caused by oil production in ... Nearly 300 Storm Damage Reports Indiana Town Authorities have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage from last month's storms in the Lafayette, Ind., area. Tippecanoe County emergency ... Michigan Helmet Use Falls After Law Change Seventy-three percent of Michigan motorcyclists wear helmets, down from seven years ago when almost all riders used them, according to a ... More Midwest News Southeast 2 Men Formally Indicted After North Carolina State Fair Ride Accident Two men have been formally indicted on felony charges following a thrill-ride mishap at the North Carolina State Fair that left three ... Cities Sued Over Fatal Mississippi River Bridge Accident Two lawsuits have been filed against the cities of Vidalia, La., and Natchez, Miss., along with various other agencies in connection with a ... Tennessee Supreme Court Says Wal-Mart Lawsuit Can Proceed The state Supreme Court has ruled that a woman injured in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Red Bank can proceed with her negligence lawsuit ... Alabama Gets $30M More for Tornado Recovery Alabama is getting more than $30 million in additional federal grants to help with the recovery from deadly tornadoes in April 2011, Gov. ... More Southeast News South Central Questionable Insurance Claims on the Rise in Texas: Report Questionable insurance claims rose by 38 percent in Texas from 2010 through 2012, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports. ... Louisiana Developer Sentenced in Theft Linked to Katrina Aid A developer has been sentences to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraudulent billing of a Hurricane Katrina recovery program. ... At Least 13 Hurt South Texas Commercial Bus Crash At least 13 people on a commercial bus have been hurt when the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed on Interstate 10 in South Texas. ... More South Central News West Utah Attorney General Ask Feds to Crack Down on Patent Trolls Acting Utah Attorney General Brian Tarbet is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate patent trolls. Tarbet joined 42 other ... Jackson Outlaws Cellphone Use While Driving The town of Jackson, Wyo., has banned the use of cellphones while driving or biking. 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December 20, 2013 News By Region  National  International  East  Midwest  Southeast  South Central  West Video Today's Headlines National Target Credit Card Breach a Reminder U.S. Lags in Personal Data Security The security breach of credit and debit card data at Target Corp. is evidence of the increasing threats retailers face and a reminder that ... Obama Exempts Canceled Policyholders from Individual Mandate Americans whose health plans are being canceled because their coverage doesn't meet Obamacare rules will be exempt from the mandate that ... New Food Safety Rules Delayed to Weigh Farmers' Concerns: FDA Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some ... Best Affirms CNA Financial and Subs' Ratings; Outlook Stable A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of the ... Liberty Mutual Enhances Inland Marine Coverage, Partners with NER Liberty Mutual Insurance has partnered with the National Equipment Register (NER) to provide its inland marine contractors' equipment ... Not Just Hiring's, Headlines & Hoopla: Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Emerges from 2013 a Serious Player 2013 has been quite a year for Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) - or half of a year, anyway. Since opening its doors for... Are You A Magnet For Talent? There's a talent crisis looming. Your best assets walk out the door every night, and you need leaders to help steer and... More National News East Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Challenges FEMA's New Flood Maps Members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, led by Congressman Bill Keating, recently sent an open letter to the Federal ... Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Longfellow Financial in Boston Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced its acquisition of Boston-based Longfellow Financial LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ... R.I. Woman Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud, Ordered to Pay $10K A 76-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, woman must pay $10,000 in restitution on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses for ... SterlingRisk Appoints Northeast Private Client Practice Leader in New York SterlingRisk, a national insurance brokerage based in Woodbury, N.Y., announced that Ben Phillips has joined the firm as the Northeast ... St. John's University to Relocate Manhattan Campus St. John's University has leased 71,000 square feet of space for its Manhattan campus at 51 Astor Place, between Third and Fourth Avenues ... More East News Midwest Nearly 300 Storm Damage Reports in Lafayette, Indiana Area Authorities in Indiana have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage from last month's tornado-packed storms in the Lafayette area as they ... Former Michigan Court Employee Gets $250K Settlement in Harassment Case A former Bay County Friend of the Court employee who filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan saying she was sexually harassed is getting a ... Michigan's Accident Fund Holdings Promotes Key Executives Lansing, Mich.-based workers' compensation insurer, Accident Fund Holdings Inc., has promoted several key executives, including: Frank ... More Midwest News Southeast Tennessee High Court Allows Parking Lot Claim Against Wal-Mart The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a woman injured in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Red Bank can proceed with her negligence lawsuit ... United Property & Casualty Approved to Write in Georgia The Georgia Department of Insurance has approved United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPC) to write property/casualty insurance in the ... Tennessee County Official Vows to Carry Out Own Workers' Comp Drug Test An East Tennessee official who refuses to enforce a county drug-testing policy says he'll implement his own. Hawkins County Property ... Alabama Wildlife Chief Seizes Woman's Pet Deer In Public Safety Move A Dauphin Island woman wants to know the fate of her two pet deer after wildlife officials removed them and said they were a danger to the ... More Southeast News South Central Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Houston's Barmore Insurance Agency Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Barmore Insurance Agency Inc. located in Houston, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not ... Clingman to Join Workers' Comp Research Group in Oklahoma The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced that Michael Clingman will be joining WCRI in January as a regional director. ... Hearing: Which Court Should Hear Louisiana Coastal Lawsuit ? A legal tug-of-war continues in a Louisiana state levee board's lawsuit against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies over the erosion of ... More South Central News West Wildfire in California's Big Sur 79 percent contained Rain and higher humidity on Thursday helped firefighters battling a wildfire in California's Big Sur region that has destroyed an estimated ... 'Three Cups' Insurer Lawsuit In Montana Dismissed A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the charity co-founded by "Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson against an insurance company. U.S. ... Former California Broker Charged With Identity Theft And Forgery Former insurance agent Eugene Shy-Ren Hsu, 31, of West Covina, Calif., was arrested by Department of Insurance officers and charged with ... More West News International London Theaters Checked After 88 Hurt in Apollo Ceiling Collapse Checks will be carried out on historic theaters in London's West End entertainment district today after 88 people were hurt when part of a ... Swiss Re Adopts New Brand Strategy, Logo for 150th Anniversary Swiss Re has unveiled a new brand strategy and a modernized logo marking the day of its official 150 year anniversary. The new brand ... ABIR Applauds US-Bermuda Agreement to Share Tax Information Bradley Kading, president and executive director of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), has praised an ... Standard & Poor's Report Reviews Global Insurance Ratings A report from S&P's rating services notes that "after revising its insurance criteria earlier this year", the rating agency "affirmed more ... Catalina Completes Shareholder Restructuring; $200 Million New Equity Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd, the long term consolidator in the non-life run-off sector, announced that, "following regulatory approvals ... Ratings Recap: Sunderland Marine, TransRe London, Instituto Nacional (Costa Rica) A.M. Best Europe - Rating Services Limited has placed under review with developing implications the financial strength rating of 'A-' ... More International News Insurance Journal Blogs For a Season's Greeting, Drive This Car(d) IJAM welcomes guest blogger Laura Packard, VP of Sales & Marketing at American Collectors Insurance. Just in time for the ... More Blogs Join the Insurance Journal Network Insurance Journal TV Coastal Agents Alliance Stays Focused on Coastal Homes: Byrne In 2004, Tim Byrne and his brother were growing their Cape May, N.J. agency just fine. Then... 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