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EPIC Names Two Principals in California EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Beth Ward as a senior principal in its San Francisco office, and Bruce ... March 09, 2010 12:17 PM Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Names McCable VP in Employee Benefits Practice San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.named Jim McCabe a vice president, producer in the Employee Benefits practice. He will focus on supporting clients with an emphasis on strategic ... March 09, 2010 12:09 PM Oregon Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Decrease Oregon's private sector workers suffered work-related injuries and illnesses at a rate of 4.6 percent for every 100 full0time employees in 2008, the most recent year for which data is available. ... March 08, 2010 6:20 PM Ironshore Releases Site Pollution Liability Program for Medical Facilities Ironshore Inc. has introduced an environmental insurance program to help healthcare facilities manage environmental liability exposures and curtail restitution expenses. Ironshore's Environmental ... March 08, 2010 2:34 PM Zurich, Sonoma Risk Insurance Design Plaintiff Litigation Insurance Zurich and Sonoma Risk Insurance Agency are now offering an attorneys' fees insurance program in the U.S. called Plaintiff Contract Litigation Insurance (PCLI). This new PCLI program is designed ... March 08, 2010 12:10 PM North Carolina Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $9 Million Consumers in North Carolina were able to recover more than $9 million from insurance companies in 2009 with the assistance of the state insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin ... March 09, 2010 11:24 AM Utah Considers Changes to Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage, Liability Utah state Sen. Stephen Urquhart is hoping to change the law on motor vehicle coverage by proposing three bills that would affect uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, liability and ... March 09, 2010 11:05 AM Toyota to Investigate Prius California Police Say Accelerated The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the ... March 09, 2010 11:02 AM Two Lawyers Named to Minnesota Auto Insurance Plan Governing Committee Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson has appointed two public members to the governing committee of the Minnesota Automobile Insurance Plan (MAIP). Thomas J. Evenson is an associate with ... March 09, 2010 10:47 AM Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Oppose State Cat Fund Bill - HR 2555 The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has filed an opposition to HR 2555 which, the Association warns would "replace private sector risk bearing capital with government ... March 09, 2010 10:08 AM

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Activists picket at health insurance conference (CNN) Activists ratcheted up the pressure for health care reform Tuesday, picketing in front of a hotel where a group of insurance industry leaders were meeting. March 09, 2010 7:30 PM Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs (AP via Yahoo! News) A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets. March 09, 2010 5:07 PM Showdown With Health Insurance Companies (ABC News) The final push for health care reform has become an all-out assault on health insurance companies. President Obama and liberal advocacy groups are attacking insurance companies for unreasonable profts, but those companies are fighting back with a national ad campaign. March 09, 2010 6:48 PM Video: Insurance Co.'s Anger Citizens (CBS News) Emotions are running high in Washington as the push for a House vote for health care reform approaches. As Nancy Cordes reports, protesters directed their anger at the insurance company. March 09, 2010 7:03 PM Mandatory Insurance Proposed for UK Dogs (ABC News) UK crackdown on dangerous dogs could make insurance, microchips mandatory for all Insurance - Business - Financial Services - Agents and Marketers - United States March 09, 2010 4:46 PM Supporters of overhaul 'arrest' health insurance executives at rally (Pioneer Press) WASHINGTON — In a reverse twist on the old protest tactic of getting arrested to make a point, union leaders and other backers of President Barack Obama's health care plan issued "citizen's arrest" warrants for health insurance executives Tuesday — accusing them of exploiting consumers. March 10, 2010 12:13 AM Local firm Kinsale now selling commercial insurance (Richmond Times-Dispatch) A local insurance holding company has raised $80 million in capital and is starting operations as a specialist in business coverage. Kinsale Capital Group’s new Kinsale Insurance Co. subsidiary is selling commercial insurance in 31 states and the District of Columbia, CEO and President Michael P. Kehoe said yesterday. The company will provide liability insurance to professionals, such as ... March 09, 2010 11:12 PM Obama Takes Aim At Health Insurance Companies (NPR) President Obama traveled to Acadia University in suburban Philadelphia on Monday to make the case one more time for Congress to pass legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. He went after Republicans for their unified opposition, and attacked big insurance companies. March 09, 2010 2:07 PM Zurich, Sonoma Risk Insurance Design Plaintiff Litigation Insurance (Insurance Journal) Zurich and Sonoma Risk Insurance Agency are now offering an attorneys' fees insurance program in the U.S. called Plaintiff Contract Litigation Insurance (PCLI). This new PCLI program is designed ... March 10, 2010 12:11 AM Obama launches attack on health insurance companies (Washington Post) The White House is mounting a stinging, sustained broadside against health insurance rate increases as President Obama and his aides enter what they hope will be the final stretch of a year-long political war over health-care reform. March 08, 2010 11:00 PM