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OFF BEAT: Coffee company casts shadow on hard cider maker’s logo SPECIALTY RISKS

Morgan Stanley sued in 'pay-to-play' retirement plan case SPECIALTY RISKS

Arkansas Best Corp. freezes pension plan for nonunion employees BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Failed bridge demolition not due insurance coverage: Appeals court SPECIALTY RISKS

Property insurance pricing stable after Superstorm Sandy: Marsh analysis BROKERS & INSURERS

Travelers secures another $300M in Long Point Re catastrophe bond BROKERS & INSURERS

Marsh offers D&O coverage for international organizations SPECIALTY RISKS

Michigan Senate approves four-year extension of 1% health claim tax BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Fidelity whistle-blower case SPECIALTY RISKS

Fla. workers compensation case could lead to higher costs WORKERS COMP

Takaful insurance capacity increases with demand BROKERS & INSURERS

Catastrophe modelers increase transparency as buyers push for data BROKERS & INSURERS

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Bill to ease workers comp Medicare set-aside process introduced WORKERS COMP

Political violence map shows 44% of countries vulnerable to terrorism: Aon RISK MANAGEMENT

Lloyd's construction consortium offers capacity of $166 million BROKERS & INSURERS

CBO lowers health reform 'Cadillac' tax, employer penalty estimates BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Grandfathered health plans dwindling: Analysis BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Future health care to cost 2013 retirees $220,000: Fidelity estimate BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Workers comp combined ratio, premiums improve in 2012: NCCI leader WORKERS COMP

StoneRiver's National Flood Services unit buys CSC's Flood BPO BROKERS & INSURERS

Tokio Millennium Re moving domicile from Bermuda to Switzerland BROKERS & INSURERS

Senate bill would end 'use-it-or-lose-it' FSA rule BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

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House vote to repeal health care reform law set for next week BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Commercial lines insurers turn to online placement MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

OFF BEAT: Inmate claims Doritos Locos Taco idea SPECIALTY RISKS

Business Insurance BROKER BEAT Video: Keenan & Associates

Republicans to launch another push to repeal health care reform law BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Political violence map shows 44% of countries vulnerable to terrorism: Aon RISK MANAGEMENT

Future health care to cost 2013 retirees $220,000: Fidelity estimate BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

CBO lowers health reform 'Cadillac' tax, employer penalty estimates BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Bill to ease workers comp Medicare set-aside process introduced WORKERS COMP

Workers comp combined ratio, premiums improve in 2012: NCCI leader WORKERS COMP

Measure to repeal health care reform will be vetoed: President Obama BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Asian insurers offering significant capacity for global property risks BROKERS & INSURERS

Genetic test that saved Angelina not widely covered BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

StoneRiver's National Flood Services unit buys CSC's Flood BPO BROKERS & INSURERS

Business Insurance IN FOCUS Video: Challenges of an improving economy

HHS approves new health insurance exchange coverage approach BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Grandfathered health plans dwindling: Analysis BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

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Property catastrophe reinsurance rates to fall at mid-year renewals: Poll GLOBAL FOCUS

Global insurers oppose India's demand for piracy risk map redraw GLOBAL FOCUS

Scottish Water-BP insurance dispute risks derailing pipeline project GLOBAL FOCUS

Ireland: Prosecution of insurers for data protection violations among key points of report GLOBAL FOCUS

Nigerian insurance regulator signs cooperation agreement with NAIC GLOBAL FOCUS

Jamaica: Government mulls insurance for teachers attacked by students GLOBAL FOCUS

Major reinsurers pulling back from Romania GLOBAL FOCUS

Ukraine allows foreign insurers to operate directly GLOBAL FOCUS

Nigeria: Insurance industry to boost underwriting capacity for oil/gas sector GLOBAL FOCUS

Global insurance market poised for strong growth: Munich Re study GLOBAL FOCUS

Fiat halts production at two European plants over supply issue GLOBAL FOCUS

German shippers invest to protect vessels against piracy GLOBAL FOCUS

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SOLUTION ARC: How to contend with emerging risks as the economy continues to recover RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How insurers, brokers and risk managers can be better prepared for a natural disaster BROKERS & INSURERS

SOLUTION ARC: How the public and private sectors can guard against cyber risks SPECIALTY RISKS

SOLUTION ARC: How your company can stay current with its RMIS technology RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How companies can prevent employees from stealing intellectual property MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

SOLUTION ARC: How to achieve the most benefits from a captive insurer RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: Surge in public violence demands sharper focus on risk management and security RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How brokerages can develop successful growth strategies BROKERS & INSURERS

SOLUTION ARC: Executive risks SPECIALTY RISKS

SOLUTION ARC: Pension landscape shifts, as employers revamp retirement benefits BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

SOLUTION ARC: How employers can manage difficult claims-adjusting challenges WORKERS COMP

SOLUTION ARC: What companies need to know as they assess medical coverage options BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

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Political violence map shows 44% of countries vulnerable to terrorism: Aon

Forty-four percent of countries have an identifiable risk of terrorist attack, according to Aon P.L.C.'s 10th annual terrorism and political violence map.

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Bangladesh factory collapse puts company brand reputations at risk

The collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex that killed more than 1,100 has brought new attention to supply chain risks associated with Western companies outsourcing production to low-wage countries, including risks to their brand reputations.

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Bloomberg
U.S. judge blocks $13 million arbitration against SunTrust

(Reuters) — SunTrust Banks Inc. won a court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut-based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million arbitration over mortgage-backed securities.

OFF BEAT: Coffee company casts shadow on hard cider maker’s logo

There's only room for one Woodchuck in Vermont, according to a lawsuit filed this month by the makers of Woodchuck Hard Cider.

BENEFITS MANAGEMENT

Michigan Senate approves four-year extension of 1% health claim tax

The Michigan State Senate has approved legislation that would extend the state's controversial 1% tax on paid health care claims for another four years.

Arkansas Best Corp. freezes pension plan for nonunion employees

Trucking company Arkansas Best Corp. is freezing its pension plan for nonunion employees, completing a process it began in 2006.

BROKERS & INSURERS

Bloomberg
S&P cuts Berkshire Hathaway rating one notch to 'AA'

(Reuters) — Credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's Corp. cut its rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the insurance and industrial conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one notch.

Property insurance pricing stable after Superstorm Sandy: Marsh analysis

Superstorm Sandy's effect on property insurance pricing was muted in the first quarter of 2013, but underwriters are scrutinizing storm and flood risks more closely, according to a study by Marsh Inc.

MID-MARKET EXECUTIVE

Reputational risks rising, but mitigation lags: Webinar panelists

Although reputational risks are becoming a front-of-mind concern for corporate executives, implementing strategies to minimize those risks is lagging, experts say.

Small, midsize businesses need expanded cyber security protection

The recent cyber attack on the daily deals website Living-Social.com demonstrates the vulnerability of online business operations, Internet security experts say.

WORKERS COMP

Workers comp combined ratio, premiums improve in 2012: NCCI leader

ORLANDO, Fla. — The state of the workers compensation insurance market is “encouraging,” with the line's combined ratio improving by 6 percentage points and premium volume up 9% in 2012, NCCI Holdings Inc. said Thursday.

Fla. workers compensation case could lead to higher costs

Insurers and employers are awaiting a rehearing on whether Florida's limit on temporary workers compensation benefits is unconstitutional, arguing that an earlier ruling could raise the state's comp system costs by $65 million a year.