Correctly Insuring Builder's Risk and Contractor's Equipment

Having trouble reading this email? View it as a webpage. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe instantly. Insuring Builder's Risk & Contractor's Equipment You should be the first person contractors think of when insurance coverage is mentioned! Project managers all agree that it's important for any construction project to stay on track and on budget. One way to ensure this need is to have a solid insurance protection plan in place, with absolutely no gaps in coverage. This is where your knowledge pays off; you are the hero when you provide the best and broadest protection for the general contractor AND all the exposures presented by a construction project. Many insurance risks are presented by construction projects. Coverage errors are common, yet easily avoidable when you study to be the best in this area. Join us this Thursday as Terry Tadlock talks about some of the most common and easily avoidable mistakes. Click Here to Register What you will learn in this webinar: An overview of Builders Risk Soft costs associated with Contractors How to properly terminate coverage What coverages need to be included to build a proper program When you register, you get: Access to the live webinar Video and audio recordings, so you can watch or listen again Question & Answer session with the instructor Audio download of the webcast Presentation slides download Join us this Thursday, February 16th for this one-hour training webinar. (PLUS, all registrants will receive video and audio recordings of the webinar, so you can listen/watch again at your convenience.) Space is limited! Click Here to Reserve Your Spot! Regularly priced at $129.00, just $89 when you register today! (special pricing expires February 15th) Have questions or need help? Send an email to webcasts@insurancejournal.com or call Barbara at 800-897-9965 x166. Date: Thursday, Feb 16 Time: 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT Duration: 1 Hour Price: Save $40 until Feb. 15th! Register today for just $89! Click Here to Register Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS President of Coastal Plains Insurance, LLC More Great Training: FEB 23: Secrets of Condos Property / Liability - Learn the key issues regarding the insuring of condominiums to avoid holes in either the association's or unit owner's coverage. FEB 29: Myths, Lies and Legends Surrounding Kidnap & Ransom Coverage - Kidnap & Ransom coverage can make or break not only the financial health of a company, but the health and safety of its owners and key employees. MAR 1: What to Know about Security and Privacy and the Policies that Insure it - Security and Privacy is one of the fastest growing segments in the Insurance Industry. Do you know all you need to know about Security and Privacy and how the different laws affect us? MAR 7: Insolvency Exclusions in E&O - If your agency has the Insolvency Exclusion in its E&O Policy, this webinar is for you! MAR 8: Practical Workers' Compensation: What you need to know (4-part series) - Statutes, common law, contracts and the human element combine to produce a safety net for workers injured on the job. Send to a Friend | Contact Us | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Breaking News: The Hartford Pressured to Split Up

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February 14, 2012 Breaking News Alert The Hartford’s Biggest Stakeholder Wants to Split Up the Firm Read the full story The Hartford Financial Services Group's biggest stakeholder is not happy with its stock price and wants The Hartford CEO Liam McGee to do "something drastic," including splitting up the company's life insurance and P/C businesses. Speaking at the company's earnings call last week, John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager who controls the largest stake in The Hartford, told CEO McGee he needs to reverse the insurer's continuing stock slide. Read the full story Send to a Friend Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, February 13, 2012

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February 13, 2012 Top 10 for the Past Week 1. Chubb Sues Actress Marisa Tomei Over $129K Damage in NYC Apartment Feb 6, 2012 -- Three insurance companies have sued Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei in a New York court last week, seeking $128,755 in damages. Pacific Indemnity Company, Federal Insurance Company and Vigilant Insurance Company -- all members of Chubb ... 2. Have Insurers Lost the Capacity to Run an Underwriting Profit? Feb 9, 2012 -- We frequently hear people ask, "When is the next hard market going to come?" And by that they typically mean double-digit increases in premium growth for a sustained period of time. Of course, no one knows. But perhaps more importantly, we think ... 3. P/C Insurers’ Combined Ratio for 2011 Estimated at 107.5% Feb 6, 2012 -- The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry reported its largest underwriting loss since 2006 and saw its operating performance deteriorate sharply in 2011, as catastrophe-related losses throughout the year wreaked havoc. Insurers were affected by an ... 4. State Farm Plans to Hire 3,000 Employees Feb 6, 2012 -- Illinois-based State Farm Insurance said it will hire 3,000 people across the U.S. and Canada, filling many positions left empty during the recession, and add 900 agents. The news follows an announcement by Chrysler that it will add almost 2,000 ... 5. Allstate Readies Homeowners Product for More States Feb 7, 2012 -- Look for Allstate to roll out a new homeowners product in phases to additional states through 2014. The insurer launched its new homeowners product, House & Home, in Oklahoma in October 2011. It offered new discounts and more coverage and ... 6. NYC Judge Throws Out Beer Pong Lawsuit Feb 8, 2012 -- A judge has thrown out a New Jersey man's lawsuit against a Greenwich Village pub over injuries he suffered following a beer pong game. The judge found Alan Berger voluntarily signed up for the beer-drinking game and couldn't sue Wicked Willy. The ... 7. Has Pet Insurance Become a Necessity? Feb 9, 2012 -- After Nicole Bodzon, 28, a consultant in Conifer, Colorado, paid $1,600 for her pug, Pepe, to have a possibly cancerous tumor removed from his eye, she thought she might benefit from an insurance policy. But it took her a while to figure out how to ... 8. AIG Reviewing Succession as Chairman Takes New Job Feb 7, 2012 -- Bailed-out insurer American International Group will review its succession plans after its chairman accepted a job as the chief executive of an airplane maker, the company said on Tuesday. AIG CEO Bob Benmosche has been in treatment for cancer since ... 9. Out-of-Trust C.M. Meiers Brokerage in California Fetches $1.375 Million at Auction Feb 3, 2012 -- Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers Co. Inc. was auctioned on Friday at a U.S. bankruptcy court near Los Angeles, with three competing bidders pushing the sales price to $1.375 million for the troubled brokerage's assets and assumption of its ... 10. California Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers Feb 7, 2012 -- A new California labor law designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has broad legal language that can possibly impact insurance agents and brokers who knowingly advise clients on employee classifications to the tune of thousands of ... Popular Videos Lobbyist Norwood Analyzes Consumer Watchdog Legislation Norwood on Workers' Comp Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail

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Weekly Reader Picks: Monday, February 6, 2012

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February 6, 2012 Top 10 for the Past Week 1. Florida Investigating Cause of Multiple Car Pile-Up That Killed 10 Jan 31, 2012 -- Authorities in Florida are trying to determine what caused a horrific highway pileup where vehicles collided one after another on a dark highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were blinded. At least 10 were killed in the early Sunday ... 2. BB&T to Acquire P/C, Life Insurance Units of Wholesaler Crump Group Feb 3, 2012 -- North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. is buying the property/casualty and life insurance units of Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump Group. Under the terms of the agreement, BB&T said it will pay $570 million in cash for Crump ... 3. Super (Insurance) Coverage for the Super Bowl Feb 2, 2012 -- They say it's a game, but it's really a lot more than that. For football fans, the Super Bowl is every holiday rolled into one, especially when their teams have made the big game. The stuff that dreams are made of. Non-fans have the commercials to ... 4. Lawyers Jump Into Cruise Ship Disaster Cases Jan 30, 2012 -- Soon after Mitchell Proner, a New York personal-injury lawyer, heard about the capsizing of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy, he sprang into action. Proner, who specializes in motorcycle-accident lawsuits, has never litigated a maritime ... 5. Office Super Bowl Pool? How to Pick Like a Pro Feb 1, 2012 -- With Super Bowl XLVI less than a week away, armchair quarterbacks are flexing their biceps to throw hard-earned cash into the office pool. You will probably do what a lot of people do, and rely on your gut to make your picks. You might step it up a ... 6. How Insurance Distribution Is Changing Jan 26, 2012 -- Insurance distribution is changing and agents and brokers—retailers and wholesalers—have to define the value they offer and what type of relationships they will have with carriers and customers in the years ahead, according to a leading ... 7. Consumer Group Charges Auto Insurers with ‘Disparate Treatment’ of Low Income Families Jan 30, 2012 -- A consumer group on Monday issued a study that alleges "disparate treatment" of low-to moderate-income families by auto insurers nationwide. The group is asking state insurance commissioners to consider lowering minimum liability coverage ... 8. Maryland High Court Sides With Allstate in Coastal Homeowners Case Jan 31, 2012 -- The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in favor of Allstate last week. It upheld a previous lower court's ruling that the insurer was within its rights to stop writing new homeowners policies in coastal areas of the state in ... 9. Woman Takes Honda to Small-Claims, Wins Big Feb 3, 2012 -- A Southern California woman took Honda to small-claims court and won in a big way. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan ruled Wednesday that the automaker misled Heather Peters about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car ... 10. Georgia Jury Awards $2.3 Million in Kroger Customer’s Suit Jan 30, 2012 -- A Gwinnett County, Georgia jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 49-year-old Craig ... Popular Videos Lobbyist Norwood Analyzes Consumer Watchdog Legislation Norwood on Workers' Comp Smartphone Marketing for Agents Subscriber Tools Send this to a friend Subscribe Unsubscribe Submit News Contact Us More Newsletters Choose Newsletters Daily Headlines Weekly Reader Picks Magazine Update Insurance Journal TV Classifieds Breaking News MyNewMarkets Daily Claims Daily Enter Your E-mail

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Breaking News: BB&T to Acquire Wholesaler Crump Group Units

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February 3, 2012 Breaking News Alert BB&T to Acquire P/C, Life Insurance Units of Wholesaler Crump Group Read the full story North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. is buying the property/casualty and life insurance units of Roseland, N.J.- based insurance wholesaler Crump Group. Under the terms of the agreement, BB&T said it will pay $570 million in cash for Crump Property/Casualty Insurance Services and Crump Life Insurance Services, along with the rights to the Crump name. John Howard, CEO of Crump Group, will also join BB&T insurance operations in a senior leadership position reporting to Wade Reece, CEO of BB&T's insurance division. Read the full story Send to a Friend Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Send to a Friend | Contact Us Insurance Journal 3570 Camino del Rio North, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92108 (800) 897-9965 Copyright © 2012 by Wells Publishing, Inc.

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