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EPIC Names Two Principals in California EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Beth Ward as a senior principal in its San Francisco office, and Bruce ... March 09, 2010 12:17 PM Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Names McCable VP in Employee Benefits Practice San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.named Jim McCabe a vice president, producer in the Employee Benefits practice. He will focus on supporting clients with an emphasis on strategic ... March 09, 2010 12:09 PM Oregon Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Decrease Oregon's private sector workers suffered work-related injuries and illnesses at a rate of 4.6 percent for every 100 full0time employees in 2008, the most recent year for which data is available. ... March 08, 2010 6:20 PM Ironshore Releases Site Pollution Liability Program for Medical Facilities Ironshore Inc. has introduced an environmental insurance program to help healthcare facilities manage environmental liability exposures and curtail restitution expenses. Ironshore's Environmental ... March 08, 2010 2:34 PM Zurich, Sonoma Risk Insurance Design Plaintiff Litigation Insurance Zurich and Sonoma Risk Insurance Agency are now offering an attorneys' fees insurance program in the U.S. called Plaintiff Contract Litigation Insurance (PCLI). This new PCLI program is designed ... March 08, 2010 12:10 PM North Carolina Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $9 Million Consumers in North Carolina were able to recover more than $9 million from insurance companies in 2009 with the assistance of the state insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin ... March 09, 2010 11:24 AM Utah Considers Changes to Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage, Liability Utah state Sen. Stephen Urquhart is hoping to change the law on motor vehicle coverage by proposing three bills that would affect uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, liability and ... March 09, 2010 11:05 AM Toyota to Investigate Prius California Police Say Accelerated The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the ... March 09, 2010 11:02 AM Two Lawyers Named to Minnesota Auto Insurance Plan Governing Committee Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Glenn Wilson has appointed two public members to the governing committee of the Minnesota Automobile Insurance Plan (MAIP). Thomas J. Evenson is an associate with ... March 09, 2010 10:47 AM Bermuda Insurers, Reinsurers Oppose State Cat Fund Bill - HR 2555 The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has filed an opposition to HR 2555 which, the Association warns would "replace private sector risk bearing capital with government ... March 09, 2010 10:08 AM