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The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Livestock Mortality Insurance Market Detail: Chopra Insurance Brokerage Inc. offers an “all risks of mortality” …

Which Members of Congress Got Insurance Money In Last 2 Elections?

Medical Device Maker to Settle Suits Against West Virginia Doctor

A medical device maker has told shareholders it is settling out of lawsuits against Dr. John King, the one-time West Virginia osteopath at the center of scores of malpractice claims. Biomet Inc. has reached agreements with 24 of 27 plaintiffs …

Georgia’s Oxendine Returns Funds From Insurance Executive

Georgia Insurance Commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine, who blasted a news report alleging he accepted what appear to be illegal campaign contributions from an insurance executive, said he has returned the donations. Oxendine said his campaign did not …

U.S. to Require Ships Sailing Off Somalia to Post Guards

The U.S. Coast Guard will require U.S.-flagged ships sailing around the Horn of Africa to post guards and ship owners to submit anti-piracy security plans for approval, a Coast Guard official said Tuesday. The new requirements, which respond to a …

Idaho Hispanic Population Shows Buying Power

Two years ago, Nestor Carrillo could fit the demands for his Mexican candies and tortillas into one truck as he drove products to a handful of stores across Idaho. Carrillo now has four trucks, three employees and delivers to more …

Professional Program Insurance Offers Beauty Shop Program

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage based in Novato, Calif., has announced the launch of a new beauty salon program on an occurrence form. The package professional and general liability program on an occurrence form with the option to include property is …

Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, Nevada Rank Highest in Gun Death Rates

States with higher gun ownership rates and weak gun laws have the highest rates of gun death according to analysis by the Violence Policy Center of just-revealed 2006 national data (the most recent available) from the federal Centers for Disease …

Missouri Becomes Latest State to Require Fire-Safe Cigarettes

Missouri has become the latest state to join a national movement in requiring cigarettes to be self-extinguishing. The Missouri House voted 137-16 on May 5 to give final approval to legislation that requires the special type of cigarettes starting in …

People

The Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio Inc. (PIA) has selected Douglas L. Jackson to serve as director of education. Jackson, a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional (CPRP), comes to PIA after working more than six years as director of …