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After years of maintaining that the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify were independent duties in a liability policy, the Texas Supreme Court held in 1997 that the same allegations used to determine that no duty to defend … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

A "minuscule" amount of radiation from iodine-131 was detected in a sample of milk that was tested from the US northwest, US authorities said Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The Missouri Department of Insurance has responded to Gov. Jay Nixon’s call for more efficient government by launching a new online system for verifying consumer complaints. The department now sends complaint data to insurance companies online. In the past, the … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

The Montana House is giving its blessing to a deal between Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Democrats to cut workers’ compensation insurance rates universally seen as among the most expensive in the country. The path for the proposal has been paved … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

More U.S. teenagers are using birth control pills, according to a new study by Thomson Reuters released on Thursday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Illinois-based Omega US Insurance, Inc., a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings Limited and an affiliate … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

Bond insurer Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM) has formed an agreement with TheMuniCenter (TMC) for AGM to offer real-time quotes and electronic execution of its bond insurance on secondary market trades. Initially, AGM has listed approximately 5,000 approved municipal credits … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal

THURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Almost three weeks after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled four nuclear reactors in Japan, American public opinion on the risks and benefits of nuclear power hasn't shifted much compared to thr… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

THURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — An antibacterial agent that's an ingredient in some bar soaps has a "strong" tendency to accumulate in the bodies of fish, finds a new study. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Socius Insurance Services Inc., a San Francisco-based management liability and property and casualty insurance wholesaler, announced the appointment of Anna Vu as assistant vice president in the firm’s Los Angeles office. In this role, Vu will focus on strengthening and … View full post on Insurance JournalNews from Insurance Journal