HootSuite reaches the mobile generation
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Agent and Broker
Change your traditional marketing and customer relationships with HootSuite.
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Senators Question Storage Of Scanned Body Images
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent a letter to the director of the U.S. Marshals Service, asking for an explanation about the storage of images from whole-body scanning machines.
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High-Net-Worth Insurer PURE Now In Mass.
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
High-net worth insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) is expanding to another state on its way to becoming a national carrier.
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Moody’s: Stress Testing A Key Part Of Ratings Evaluation
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
When rating property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies globally, stress-testing is applied to evaluate the resiliency of (re)insurers' credit profiles, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.
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Sam’s Blog: Role Models In WC Risk Management
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
How can risk managers keep safety, loss control and return-to-work initiatives front and center in a recession? NU Editor Sam Friedman spotlights three role models in his blog at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.
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Agents Ready Clients For NFIP Lapse; Insurers Reconsider WYO
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
Facing another looming flood program expiration deadline on Sept. 30, agents are expressing frustration at Congress and are advising clients to pay renewals for flood policies in advance of the deadline in case there is another lapse.
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Pa. Man Arrested for Filing $1.4M False Claim
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
A Pennsylvania man’s attempt to turn some dilapidated modular townhomes into nearly $1.4 million was thwarted by authorities, said state Attorney General Tom Corbett.
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Questions Raised Over Producer License Testing & Education
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
The roles of race, education and personal accountability in producer license testing and examination were raised as regulators began hearings to examine the need for a uniform process.
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CICA, NRRA Announce Early Oct. Meetings
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) and the National Risk Retention Association (NRRA) have both planned events in the Washington D.C. area in October, the organizations said.
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Producer, Carrier Groups Unite For N.Y. Surplus Lines Hearing
(August 19, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
A public hearing by the New York Department of Insurance on whether to add coverages to the state’s excess and surplus lines “export” list was deemed successful by an agent trade association.
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Freddie: Mortgage rates lowest since '71
(August 19, 2010 1:03pm) Courtesy of ProducersWEB

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Handling Workers’ Compensation Cases With Undocumented Workers
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Florida Underwriter
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, there are 31 million foreign-born people living in the U.S. — 11.1 percent of the population, and a 57 percent increase from the 1990 census.
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Wisconsin Bill Sought to Offer Civil Remedy for Workplace Bullying
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Florida Underwriter
New Berlin, Wis., plaintiffs’ attorney Shannon D. McDonald frequently gets calls from people who claim to be victims of an abusive work environment.
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New Investigative Tools and the Internet
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Florida Underwriter
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than two-thirds of the nation’s population currently participate in various social networking Internet sites.
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Changes to Florida Workers’ Comp Rules of Procedure on the Horizon
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Florida Underwriter
The Florida Department of Administrative Hearings has conducted workshops and public hearings in recent months on proposed changes to the state’s workers’ compensation rules of procedure.
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Dismissal Of Bid-Rigging Allegations Reversed
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
A federal appeals court has vacated the decision by a district court three years ago to dismiss antitrust and racketeering complaints against numerous insurers and brokers allegedly involved in a bid-rigging scheme with Marsh & McLennan.
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NAIC Confident Uniform Surplus Lines Distribution Ready By Nov.
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
Recommendations to the states for the collection of surplus lines taxes from insurance regulators should be in place by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) November meeting, said the chairman of the NAIC Surplus Lines Task Force.
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RRGs, Captives Can Be Rehabbed, Manager Asserts
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
The common perception is that a captive insurer or risk retention group entering rehabilitation has hit the skids and is on its way out, but the opposite is sometimes true, according to a captive management company.
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Consumer Advocates Support State Regulation; More Transparency
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
Two consumer advocates told insurance commissioners they would prefer to see regulation of insurance remain with the states, as opposed to a federal takeover.
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Louisiana Approves Allstate Homeowners Rate Increases
(August 18, 2010 8:00pm) Courtesy of Property and Casualty Insurance News
Allstate insurance companies in Louisiana have been approved to raise homeowners insurance rates an average of 7.3 percent statewide, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance.
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