Monday, January 7, 2013

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, January 7, 2013

Insurance Journal Weekly Reader Picks
January 7, 2013

Top 10 for the Past Week

1.Attorney Behind $43M Award for Ohio Agent Against Nationwide Insurance to File Class Action
Jan 3, 2013 -- An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready to file a class action against the insurer "in the near future." Attorney Caryn Groedel and her law ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

2.5 Idaho Inmates Sue Beer Companies Seeking $1 Billion in Damages
Jan 3, 2013 -- Five inmates at the Idaho State Correctional Institution south of Boise are suing a handful of major beer and wine companies, contending that alcohol led to their crimes and that they should have been warned that the ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

3.Events that Topped World Insurance News in 2012
Dec 28, 2012 -- While 2012 wasn't as tumultuous as 2011, it had its share of insurance shaking trends and events. Here in roughly chronological order are some of them: 1) The costs of the flooding in Thailand in 2011, wasn't ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

4.Top 10 Insurance TV Brands, Ads
Jan 4, 2013 -- Ace Metrix, a California company that provides television and video analytics, announced the top TV brand advertisers and ads of 2012, with Liberty Mutual Insurance taking honors in the insurance category. Other brands ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

5.Lawyer Drops $100M Claim Against Connecticut in School Shooting
Jan 1, 2013 -- A $100 million legal claim filed against the state of Connecticut in the wake of the deadly Newtown elementary school shooting has been dropped, local media reported on Tuesday. New Haven, Connecticut-based attorney ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

6.How ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Package Deals with Business Taxes
Jan 2, 2013 -- The "fiscal cliff" deal that slowly, painfully took shape in the U.S. Congress in recent days fulfills some of corporate America's tax policy goals, but leaves others unmet, including a big one - meaningful deficit and ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

7.A Look at New Insurance Laws Taking Effect in 2013
Dec 19, 2012 -- With 2013 just around the corner, a number of states are preparing to implement new insurance-related laws. Insurance Journal highlights some of the changes that will take place around the country. ALABAMA Beginning ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

8.10 Insurance Ins and Outs, Ups and Downs of Year of Dragon 2012
Jan 2, 2013 -- In Chinese astrology, the year 2012 was the Year of the Dragon, a symbol of unpredictability and uncertainty. The dragon represents mystery because its head and tail cannot be seen at the same time, according to Chinese ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

9.Flood Insurance Funds Will Run Out Jan. 7 Without Congress OK: FEMA
Jan 3, 2013 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has notified Congress that without the approval of additional borrowing authority, funds available to pay ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

10.Farmers Agents Sue Carrier Over Contracts, Taking Client Info
Dec 27, 2012 -- A group of Farmers Group Inc. agents have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging the Los Angeles, Calif.-based carrier has undercut them by sharing their data with a competing subsidiary and several ...
Tweet Like on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

More Newsletters

Choose Newsletters
Enter Your E-mail
Insurance Journal
3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92108
(800) 897-9965
Copyright © 2013 by Wells Media Group, Inc.

No comments:

Post a Comment