Bad faith refusal to settle claims against insurers in Missouri Article provided by Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, PC Visit us at http://www.leritzlaw.com An insurance company operates in bad faith when it fails to pay a legitimate first party claim made by an insured person without a reasonable basis. Insurance companies can face liability beyond the limits of the insurance policies they issue if they operate in bad faith. Vexatious refusal to pay Missouri common law does not recognize a first party claim for bad faith, as many other states do. However, when ...

Genebis, a leading provider of marketing services and solutions for organizations, announced today the company will begin operating under a new trade name and will be known as Responex effective immediately. At the same time, the company unveiled a new identity and redesigned Web site, http://www.responex.com. The new site prominently features the company's focus on responsive website development, marketing campaign management, and marketing strategy development using a new express framework and new technologies. The company's ownership and staff have not changed. President ...

Hard rock trio Divot will release their new EP "To Shape The Mold" on May 13th through digital retailers worldwide. The self-produced EP was mixed by respected engineer Mike Ferretti (Sevendust, Zakk Wylde). Divot will tour the East Coast in support of the release, initial tour dates are listed below. Listen to the first single "Downer" - https://soundcloud.com/airtimepr/divot-downer Dates: 4/18 - The Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY 5/10 - The Dock - Ithaca, NY 5/30 - FNA's - Waterloo, NY 5/31 - Buisch's Bullpen North - Watkins Glen, NY http://www.Facebook.com/DivotOfficial Contact: Bob ...

Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) of Carlsbad, has added Meadow Lake Resort to its portfolio of quality timeshare resorts, bringing the number of resorts managed to 20. Meadow Lake is GPRM's first addition of 2014, adding to the four resorts GPRM welcomed into its family of managed resorts in 2013. Meadow Lake, the premier Montana Golf and Ski Resort is located just minutes from Big Mountain at Whitefish, Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. This 330-acre RCI Gold Crown resort features 114 timeshare condominiums, 24 hotel rooms, an on-site restaurant/bar, a ...

Mobile audiovisual app creator Billaboop has just released vidibox, a new and different video remixing app for the iPad. vidibox is an audiovisual remix machine specifically designed for touchscreen devices. It's a major step up from Billaboop's CamBox app, which was released in June 2011 and earned rave reviews from Rolling Stone, The Next Web, Gizmodo, CreativeApplications, and Wired, and other industry publications. vidibox delivers real-time music and video mixing from an intuitive interface that lets users import, record and play audio and video tracks using ...

Recently retired NASA astronaut and US Fighter Pilot turned social entrepreneur, Col. Ron Garan, is adding "BigSpeak Exclusive" to his extensive repertoire. Earlier this month, the motivational speaker signed with BigSpeak, the West Coast's largest business-oriented speaking agency serving 60% of the Fortune 1000, to further his most daring undertaking yet - solving our planet's most life threatening problems. While peering down on earth from the NASA Space Station, Garan had a life-changing epiphany. He shares, "...the world is at a point where it has the technology ...

Rep. Chris Welch, introduced Illinois House Bill 4778 back in February of 2014, in an attempt to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act, which would mean big changes for property managers and the tenant screening community. If the legislation passes, additional restrictions will be enforced on property managers throughout the state. The Chicagoland Apartment Association (CAA) is in strong opposition of the bill, which if passed, would mandate that landlords could not charge more for an application fee that exceeds the property manager's actual out-of-pocket costs to enter ...

At NAB Show, the world's largest annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, audio specialist Sennheiser [booth C3217] will unveil the MK 8 large-diaphragm, multi-pattern condenser studio microphone. The new microphone features five selectable polar patterns (omni-directional, wide cardioid, cardioid, super-cardioid, figure-of-eight), a low cut/roll-off filter and selectable pad. "The MK 8 expands Sennheiser's successful series of large-diaphragm condensers, and professional users will appreciate ...

In his workshop (hosted by Work at Play), Nir will show how Vancouver product designers can build products and services that keep users coming back. This is a rare opportunity for local businesses to learn what it takes to create habit-forming products. About Nir Eyal Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir founded and sold two companies since 2003 and has taught the "Using Neuroscience to Influence Human Behavior" course as a Lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Nir is also an advisor ...

Legacy Design Build Remodeling is honored to be selected by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) to receive the 2014 national Contractor of the Year (CotY) award in the Entire House Under $250,000 category! Every year, NARI bestows Achievement Awards to remodelers throughout the United States who have have demonstrated outstanding craftsmanship and worked to enhance the remodeling industry through their superior remodeling projects. This marks the first time Legacy has won a national-level CotY award for remodeling excellence. The Scottsdale remodel ...

Many of us have witnessed some astonishing advances in medicine in just the last couple of years. For some forms of cancer, we once spoke of potential treatment; we are now talking about potential cure. For hepatitis C, we once spoke of the "silent killer" that affects 3 million people in this country alone; we are now talking about potential eradication. While the first human genome cost $3 billion to sequence, we can now get the full DNA sequence of any patient for a couple of thousand dollars to guide the treatment plan. We are pleased to bring to you the 2014 SAPA ...

Good Feet Worldwide, LLC., an international retailer of custom-fitted arch support, announced today their free foot analysis to local community members in Murfreesboro, TN. An estimated 87 percent of the general population suffers from foot-related problems, most of which can be linked to improper support for flat feet or high arches, wearing improper footwear, walking or standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time, being overweight or suffering from sports injuries. While many people looking for relief turn to the various arch supports and cushion products they ...

Broadway alum Richard Kinsey will bring his musical prowess to Long Beach City College next month to benefit the school's arts program. Fine Arts Associates will present An Evening of Broadway Hits Benefit Concert on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 7:30 pm at Long Beach City College Auditorium, located at 4901 East Carson Street. The auditorium is on the corner of Clark Avenue and Harvey Way. The benefit concert will feature a collection of Broadway hits performed by Richard Kinsey, who is best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the Broadway production of Les Miserables. ...

Wayne Pinnell, Managing Partner of Irvine-based Haskell & White LLP, was presented with one of California State University, Fullerton - Irvine Campus' Outstanding Teacher Awards at the inaugural Faculty Recognition Event on March 27, 2014. The event, held at CSUF's Irvine campus, honored nearly a dozen faculty members. Each award recipient was selected by the dean of the CSUF Irvine Campus, from nominations provided by department chairs and college deans. The award encompasses all aspects of Pinnell's instructional methodology and style. His dedication and how responsive ...

Elastix, the largest open source software solution for unified communications in Latin America, announced today that Grandstream Networks has been named the official IP Phone sponsor of Elastix Training Centers worldwide. Grandstream sponsorship for Elastix training centers has now expanded to include three product categories: IP Phones, FXO Gateways and IP Multimedia Phones. In related news, Grandstream announced that new color-screen, Gigabit GXP2130, GXP2140, and GXP2160 series IP Phones are now certified with PaloSanto's unified communications solutions. Elastix ...

Brain Fuse Records LLC is pleased to welcome Social Repose to the Brain Fuse family with the signing of a publicity deal. Brain Fuse Records LLC is excited to be the PR backbone for Social Repose and will be pushing the artist's brand regionally and nationally, as well as internationally. Alternating between electronic dance and brutal dubstep breakdowns, the Washington, DC solo artist has crafted a sound that is both powerfully defiant and charmingly unique. The dominating and pioneering music of Social Repose has not gone unnoticed, as the artist has garnered an expanding ...

Rapidsoft Systems Inc., a NJ based leading developer of outsourced software development and IT services today announced the major update of its sign design software (http://sign-design-software.rapidsoftsystems.com) for the sign and banner design companies. The web-based on-line sign design software makes it easy for the clients of a sign design company to use pre-built sign and banner templates and then customize them before submitting the production order. The updated software includes many new features being made available in any online sign design tool for the first ...

Global Storm POS is excited to announce the launch of its recently-formulated Storm packages. These packages include mobile point-of-sale systems that are designed to fit the needs of any and every physical store. They're focused around three primary environments: Grocery, Restaurant and Retail. A relatively new product, Global Storm went live in early February at the National Grocers Convention in Las Vegas. It consists of a point-of-sale system that runs on a mobile tablet, but also features numerous applications and features that can be integrated into the system. ...

While Charter CEO Tom Rutledge reports 20 percent of Charter customers no longer want television as part of their bundle, Antennas Direct continues to grow its customer base. One key to their success has been listening to customer feedback. Most recently, this feedback resulted making enhancements to one of its top-selling antennas, the ClearStream Micron XG. "Cable companies go to great lengths to ignore their customers," says Richard Schneider, president of Antennas Direct. "When our customers reach out to us, we listen. And by taking the time to listen, we were able ...

The design company known as Color Me has released their debut 2014 fashion collection, "Candy Skulls." This first offering from the Norway-based crew includes a black regular tee with "His n Hers" candy-skull design, heather-gray lady-fit tee with "Saint n Sinner" candy-skull design, and the capstone accoutrements, two handmade infinity scarves with either their trademark "Candy Skulls" or "Skulls n Stars" design. Color Me is a graphic design studio with prints available for a variety of uses. The Color Me Studio makes upbeat, versatile garments with youthful tones and ...

For the second year in a row, Mueller Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation has been nominated by their community for the title of Best Small Business Customer Service in White Bear Lake Magazine's 2014 "Best of White Bear Lake" reader's choice survey. Locals will learn who takes home the top prize between Mueller Memorial, Indulge Salon and Frattalone's Ace Hardware on April 16th at the White Bear Lake Magazine event at Manitou Station. It's a tough field, but the White Bear Lake funeral home's staff says they are honored just by the nomination. "Best Small Business ...

For those who have been following the recent developments regarding product labelling as part of the changes in the Food Information Regulations, it should come as no surprise that these mandates are leading to a number of widespread shifts and adjustments in food manufacturers across the UK. Labelservice, a Berkshire-based label creation and supply company, has recently reported a significant increase in sales and patronage following the policy changes related to the Food Information Regulations. For Labelservice, producing labels that are "up to spec" is nothing new. ...

Leslie Hilton is the President of SuccessPartner LLC, a Denver based firm focusing on executive success, talent and organizational development. Leslie becomes a 'success partner' with clients that want to enhance their business strategies or career. She will incorporate the PB Line-of-Sight cloud-based strategy assessments tool into her methods to better enhance team alignment and business strategy as a new certified partner with Prana Business. Clients of SuccessPartner LLC will now have an additional ability for capitalizing on strategic opportunities using this new innovative ...

Nick and Javier Montoya, yoga therapists, musician and creators of the Ageless Program, are presenters at the 5th Annual Disability Empowerment Center's (DEC) Health and Wellness Fair Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 2014. They will share their new Ageless Movement & Breath from Your Chair program and DVD with the public. The 2014 Fair will offer multiple education and exhibition opportunities to the general public and healthcare professionals who are in search of answers to the complex questions surrounding chronic illnesses and disabilities. More than 80 exhibitors ...

Blue Bridge Financial, LLC, a leading national provider of equipment financing, is pleased to announce that Shaun M. Maciejewski has recently joined the company as marketing manager. Most recently, Maciejewski served as the lead marketing designer with New Era Cap Company Inc., providing branding support for the headwear industry of national sports leagues and retailers. Mark DeBacker, CEO, commented, "The addition of a marketing manager to our team will provide us with the ability to integrate our marketing efforts across all mediums. Mr. Maciejewski joins us with a ...