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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com" target="_blank">Insurance Journal</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Property casualty insurance news from Insurance Journal</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2010/09/03/113001.htm" title="Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals. The rate change goes into effect ......" target="_blank">CMIC Raising Premiums in Massachusetts</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:48:10 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Connecticut-based medical professional liability insurer CMIC said it will raise premiums by an average 5.3 percent for Massachusetts health care professionals. The rate change goes into effect ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2010/09/03/113000.htm" title="A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn&#39;t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did ......" target="_blank">Insurance Company: Dead Flowers Started Arkansas House Fire</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:40:38 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn&#39;t caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2010/09/03/112998.htm" title="Records show the Ohio man who owned a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law. Ohio Bureau of ......" target="_blank">Ohio Bear Owner Carried No Comp Insurance for Mauled Caretaker</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:31:37 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Records show the Ohio man who owned a bear that recently mauled its caretaker to death had no workplace injury insurance to cover the man, an apparent violation of state law. Ohio Bureau of ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/03/112997.htm" title="The CNA insurance companies announced an agreement with RSA (formerly Royal &amp; Sun Alliance) that provides U.S.-based corporations with access to RSA&#39;s global network. &#34;This new relationship ......" target="_blank">CNA in Agreement with RSA to Expand Global Network</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:03:33 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('The CNA insurance companies announced an agreement with RSA (formerly Royal &amp; Sun Alliance) that provides U.S.-based corporations with access to RSA&#39;s global network. &#34;This new relationship ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/09/03/112994.htm" title="Uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar, new research from Johns ......" target="_blank">Uninsured Minority Pedestrians at Greater Risk When Struck by Motorists</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:34:19 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar, new research from Johns ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2010/09/03/112993.htm" title="Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher &amp; Co. has acquired New York-based Old Greenwich Consulting Group for an undisclosed sum. Old Greenwich offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage ......" target="_blank">Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Old Greenwich Consulting Group</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:15:08 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher &amp; Co. has acquired New York-based Old Greenwich Consulting Group for an undisclosed sum. Old Greenwich offers employee benefit consulting and brokerage ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/09/03/112992.htm" title="A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday. The trial centered on a 2001 ......" target="_blank">Mississippi Jury Hands Ford Motor $131 Million Verdict in Explorer Death</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:57:32 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('A Mississippi jury ordered Ford Motor Co. to pay $131 million to the family of a man who died while driving an Explorer, an attorney for the family said on Thursday. The trial centered on a 2001 ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/09/03/112991.htm" title="BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the ......" target="_blank">BP Oil Spill Costs Hit $8 Billion; Internal Report on Cause Readied</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:51:42 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/09/03/112989.htm" title="Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina&#39;s coast with rain, winds and waves Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. The ......" target="_blank">Earl Weakens, Pounds North Carolina Islands, Heads for Massachusetts</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:19:56 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina&#39;s coast with rain, winds and waves Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm. The ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/03/112988.htm" title="Aon Benfield&#39;s latest release of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an analysis of global natural perils in August, reports the month was &#34;dominated by historic floods in Pakistan ......" target="_blank">Aon Monthly Cat Recap Highlights Asia Floods, Atlantic Storms</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:36:58 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Aon Benfield&#39;s latest release of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which provides an analysis of global natural perils in August, reports the month was &#34;dominated by historic floods in Pakistan ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/03/112987.htm" title="Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utility firms globally, in reaction to &#34;utilities companies move to strengthen their resilience to risks as a result of ......" target="_blank">Marsh Launches Contamination Insurance Product for Water Utilities</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:29:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utility firms globally, in reaction to &#34;utilities companies move to strengthen their resilience to risks as a result of ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/03/112986.htm" title="About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global ......" target="_blank">Nations Meet on Climate Cash Contributions; UN Sees Long Haul</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:26:00 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('About 45 nations met on Thursday to seek ways to raise billions of dollars in aid to help the poor combat climate change as the United Nations warned them of a long haul to slow global ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/09/03/112985.htm" title="American International Group Inc filed an application with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list its Asian life insurance unit, AIA Group Ltd, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters ......" target="_blank">Report AIG Files Application to List AIA on Hong Kong Exchange</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:22:51 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('American International Group Inc filed an application with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list its Asian life insurance unit, AIA Group Ltd, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2010/09/03/112984.htm" title="Insurance Office of America has opened an office in Santa Barbara to be led by Jon Valois. Valois is a 22-year industry veteran, with a broad base of clients in industries including construction, ......" target="_blank">IOA Insurance Services Opens Santa Barbara Office</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:53:44 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('Insurance Office of America has opened an office in Santa Barbara to be led by Jon Valois. Valois is a 22-year industry veteran, with a broad base of clients in industries including construction, ...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2010/09/03/112977.htm" title="QBE today announced that its subsidiary, Sterling National Corp., has acquired Seattle Specialty Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Headquartered in Everett, Wash., ......" target="_blank">QBE Acquires Sterling National Corp.</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:31:50 -0500</span><br />');
document.write('QBE today announced that its subsidiary, Sterling National Corp., has acquired Seattle Specialty Insurance Services Inc. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Headquartered in Everett, Wash., ...');
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