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Aftershocks Rattle Chile, as New President is Sworn In; RMS Analysis Sebastian Pinera's inauguration as Chile's new president was accompanied by a blunt reminder of the peril the country faces from earthquakes as two large aftershocks struck just before the ... March 11, 2010 11:53 AM Nebraska Jobless Rate 4.6% in January, Well Below National Average Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, state officials said in a report issued March 10. The state said ... March 11, 2010 11:52 AM West Pennsylvania Couple Sues Target over Toy Box Injury A suburban Pittsburgh couple is suing Target, claiming their daughter sustained a brain injury when a toy box lid fell on her. Eric and Laura Surman, of Cranberry, claim 2-year-old Camryn Surman ... March 11, 2010 11:21 AM Powerful Tornadoes in Arkansas Damage Homes; Injuries Reported Three powerful tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 10, damaging homes and injuring at least four people, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has reported. According to National Weather ... March 11, 2010 11:15 AM Worker's Compensation Bill Passes Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill aimed at worker's compensation system reform, SB 1973, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee. Provisions of SB 1973 include: Decreases the ... March 11, 2010 10:57 AM Calif. Earthquake Authority CEO Testifies In Support of Cat Insurance Bill California Earthquake Authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and Subcommittee on Capital Markets, ... March 11, 2010 10:41 AM Holt Joins Higginbotham & Associates Parker Holt has joined the Austin, Texas, office of independent insurance and financial services brokerage firm Higginbotham & Associates as vice president. He is a property/casualty insurance ... March 11, 2010 10:28 AM National Interstate Adds 144 Companies to Group Programs in 2009 Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Insurance Company reports it experienced significant expansion in its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) component in 2009. The company added 114 companies ... March 11, 2010 10:24 AM Sen. Dodd to Unveil Financial Regulatory Reform Next Week Senator Christopher Dodd said Thursday that he will present on Monday his own version of a financial reform bill after compromise talks with Senate Republicans broke down. Dodd, the chairman of ... March 11, 2010 10:14 AM Zurich Picks Perritaz to Replace Howie as Asia-Pacific/Middle East CFO Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Pascal Perritaz (37, Swiss citizen) to the position of Chief Financial Officer Asia-Pacific and Middle East (APME), effective April 1, 2010. He ... March 11, 2010 9:52 AM