Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=259614e9433007eda1351d38b47e888a Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:00:56 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2015/10/01/383629.htm A Superior Court jury in Riverside, Calif. awarded $1.885 million in a lawsuit over an e-cigarette product that exploded while charging, physically burning and emotionally scarring her, attorneys for the woman said on Thursday. Jennifer Ries was traveling to the … http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=383629 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:51:04 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/10/01/383572.htm Standard & Poor’s sees a number of specialty insurers as potential takeover targets by both rival carriers and investors seeking to expand in the segment, thanks to stellar operating performance versus the P/C industry as a whole. The ratings entity … http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=383572 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:30:37 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2015/10/01/383607.htm A federal investigation into a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston, Texas-area chemical plant in November found weaknesses and failures in the facility’s safety planning and procedures, officials said Wednesday. The findings were announced in an … http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=383607 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:54:19 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2015/10/01/383599.htm Stevens Point, Wis.-based Sentry Insurance has named Dewey Gantz vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. Gantz joined Sentry in 2013 as assistant vice president, and chief accounting executive. He has 20 years of insurance industry experience, including time served … http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=383599 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:36:49 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2015/10/01/383596.htm Liberty Mutual Insurance has kicked off construction of its new campus in Plano, Texas. The 1-million-square-foot office is expected to be complete in 2017. Liberty Mutual’s $325 million-plus expansion project is expected to bring more than 4,000 employees to Plano … http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=383596 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:27:44 +0000