In this Issue
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FeaturesNew Capital Boosts Bermuda’s Reinsurance Industry
The reinsurance industry is gearing up to replace a good portion of... -
FeaturesAMS Services Pulls the Plug on TowerStreet
In keeping with what has been a challenging year of transition for... -
Cover StoryD&O Liability: Executives Bear the Weight of Success or Failure
Directors and Officers liability, commonly known as D&O, is a... -
FeaturesIncoming President Duffett to Steer PLUS on a Steady Course
Michelle Duffett, co-owner of Insight Insurance Services Inc. of... -
FeaturesFinancial Keyosk Allows Agents to Tap Into Sales of Financial Services
Financial Keyosk, a growing online financial services solution... -
FeaturesEmployers Realize Proper EPL Coverage is Part of Successful Business Equation
Employers and employees have more to think about than production,... -
FeaturesThe View from Up There-Insurers Embrace Space Age Technologies
The key witness in a recent crop fraud case turned out to be a... -
FeaturesHardening Market Heralds Rush to Alternatives
During the last hard market, much of corporate America wasted little... -
Editor's NoteEven in Paradise, A Job to Do
Eating papaya and drinking coffee, we relaxed on the terrace in front... -
Parting ShotsShh! Don’t Tell Anyone, but E-Insurance is Alive and Well
Progress continues as Internet technologies integrate into sales and... -
NewsbriefsWTC PROPERTY CLAIMS RISING
Property insurance claims from the Sept. 11 attacks are worth $16.6... -
NewsbriefsCALIF. W/C RATE HIKE APPROVED
Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low approved an increase of 10.2... -
NewsbriefsGREENBERG JOINS ACE
Bermuda's ACE Limited announced that Evan G. Greenberg will join the... -
NewsbriefsWHITE MTNS. ESTABLISHES REINSURER
Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group joined the race for new... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S AGREES ON FUNDS
Lloyd's of London reached an agreement with the New York Insurance... -
NewsbriefsNAII PUSHES FOR MODERNIZATION
The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is urging the... -
NewsbriefsACE USA ASKS FOR EXCLUSION
Philadelphia-based Ace USA is seeking permission from the Washington... -
NewsbriefsALLIANCE STUDY FINDS EXTRA COSTS
Rebuilding an automobile from the ground up using car company crash... -
NewsbriefsCALIF. IMPLEMENTS FRAUD SYSTEM
Commissioner Low announced the implementation of the Fraud Integrated... -
NewsbriefsNAIC ADOPTS RE MODEL ACT
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently adopted... -
NewsbriefsCALIF. EMPLOYEE DEATHS DECLINE
The downward trend continued last year: the number of California... -
NewsbriefsA LIMIT TO INVESTORS’ APPETITE
Standard & Poor's said that investors' appetite for insurance debt is... -
RatingsCGNU Group Members Affirmed
Standard & Poor's (S&P) affirmed its "AA" counterparty credit and... -
RatingsSwiss Re Affirmed
A.M. Best Co. affirmed the "A++" FSR of Swiss Reinsurance Co.,... -
RatingsCNA Lowered, on Negative Watch
S&P lowered its ratings on CNA Financial Corp., the members of the... -
RatingsGeneral Casualty Gets ‘A++’
General Casualty Insurance Companies earned an "A++" rating from A.M.... -
RatingsZenith Assigned ‘A-‘
Fitch assigned an "A-" insurer FSR to Zenith National Insurance... -
RatingsTrenwick Ratings Lowered
S&P lowered its counterparty credit rating and FSR on Trenwick... -
Fraud RoundupSuspicious Claims are ‘Pain in the…Neck’
Debra Rodriguez, 48, was arrested on four felony counts of insurance... -
Fraud Roundup‘Least Cost’ Equals Least Coverage
A joint investigation conducted by the CDI Criminal Investigations... -
Fraud RoundupFire Loss Claim Doesn’t Add Up
Nestor Alfredo Milon, 54, of Silverlake, surrendered to Los Angeles... -
Fraud RoundupNo Wrath Greater Than 2 Women Scorned
CDI investigators served a search warrant at the resident of Ralph... -
Fraud RoundupVideo Reveals ‘Wheeling and Dealing’
CDI Criminal Investigations Branch's Fraud Division investigators... -
Fraud RoundupRoof Falls in on Alleged Fraud Attempt
The CDI announced the arrest of David Barthell Sr. of Richmond for... -
Fraud RoundupLovers Take Low Road over Coveted Car
CDI criminal investigators arrested Tracy Denise Thorton of... -
Fraud RoundupNo ‘El Dorado’ for This Fraud Attempt
James Kolesar of El Dorado County appeared in El Dorado County Court... -
FeaturesSilverstein Claims Pair of Losses in WTC Disaster
The man who held the master lease on the World Trade Center is... -
FeaturesIICF Honors Those ‘Bridging’ the Gap between Industry and Community
Of the many occasions the insurance industry has been called upon to... -
FeaturesCommentary: Purchasing Insurance for Mexico
Tourists, property owners and businesspersons who drive, own homes,... -
FeaturesAre Your Files Defensible’ A Look at E&O Risks for Agents and Brokers
A short time ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on...
