In this Issue
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FeaturesArtificial Intelligence Technology Transforms Software Solutions
For many people not directly involved in the development of software... -
FeaturesCracking Down on the Industry’s Fraud Problem
Fraud investigators in June busted a Tampa fraud ring that crashed... -
FeaturesStruggle Continues Over Payment of Holocause Claims
The Western world is haunted by the specter of the German government... -
FeaturesCombined Ratio for 2001 on Track to Hit Record High, ISO President Says
Amid signs that the property/casualty insurance market is improving,... -
FeaturesSAFECO Considers New Distribution Channels in Rebound Efforts
Circumventing independent agents. Under-mining agents' sales. These... -
Editor's NoteRed-Light Runners on Film
Flash, flash, flash-it looks just like Oscar Night as car after car... -
NewsbriefsQUAKE CLAIMS NOT EARTH-SHAKING
U.S. insurers are likely to pay out less than previously expected in... -
NewsbriefsAMWEST EXITS COMM. AUTO
Amwest Insurance Group Inc. announced that it will immediately cease... -
NewsbriefsSAFECO CREDIT FOR SALE
SAFECO is looking for a buyer for its commercial credit and leasing... -
NewsbriefsTERRITORIAL RATING WARS
Insurance associations are up in arms again over the recent request... -
NewsbriefsLLOYD’S WINS AGAIN
On March 16, the U.S. Senate voted 79-18 to remove a provision in the... -
NewsbriefsPROGRESSIVE CORP. GOES WIRELESS
Progressive customers can now make insurance payments, find local... -
NewsbriefsFARMERS CLOSES SOME DOORS
In a decision that will affect roughly 130 employees, Farmers... -
NewsbriefsALLSTATE HIKES UP RATES
Allstate Insurance, which insures 2.1 million drivers in California,... -
NewsbriefsFRANKEL PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Financier Martin Frankel pleaded not guilty March 12 to a string of... -
RatingsHIH Ratings Lowered, Withdrawn
The insurer financial strength ratings on the core operating units of... -
RatingsMeadowbrook on WatchNeg
The FSRs on the Meadowbrook Insurance Group were downgraded from "A-"... -
RatingsProgressive Cos. Affirmed, Paloverde Lowered
The "AApi" FSR on Progressive Paloverde Insurance Co. was lowered to... -
RatingsS&P Affirms Halcyon
The "AApi" FSR on Halcyon Insurance Co. was affirmed by S&P, which... -
RatingsS&P Affirms Oregon Mutual
The "BBBpi" FSRs on Oregon Mutual Insurance Co. was affirmed by S&P.... -
RatingsS&P Affirms RLI
The "A+" counterparty credit rating and FSR on RLI Insurance Co. was... -
RatingsMutual Ins. Co. of AZ Affirmed
The "Api" FSR on Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona was affirmed by... -
RatingsWinterthur Stays on Watch Developing
Following an announcement of XL Capital Ltd.'s plans to purchase... -
RatingsMax Re Affirmed
The "A-" FSR on Max Re Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, was affirmed by A.M.... -
RatingsTransatlantic Re ‘AA’ Affirmed
The "AA" counterparty credit rating and FSR on Transatlantic... -
RatingsFitch Affirms Arrow Re
The "A+" insurer FSR on Arrow Reinsurance Company Ltd. was affirmed... -
Fraud RoundupA Case of Framers Framing Themselves
Jay Neal Wright, 48, and his son Jay Neal Wright II, 27, both... -
Fraud RoundupHow Low Can Ho & the Lo Family Go’
Following a 12-month investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations... -
Fraud RoundupAnother Framer Framed
After a two-year investigation by the CDI Criminal Investigations... -
Fraud RoundupA Classless Act
Morteza Jafari, 46, and Mozghan Tavakoli, 37, a married couple who... -
Fraud RoundupStill Feeling the Burn
Darlene Nancy Berdeaux, 41, of Ventura, was arrested last month in... -
FeaturesCPIA Takes National Sales & Marketing Education Conference to San Diego
Members of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) Society... -
Cover StoryWORKERS’ COMP IN CALIFORNIA: A Barren Landscape
Three months into the new year, the picture for the California... -
FeaturesHow Much Do You Earn’ Study Measured Agency Compensation
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Parting ShotsIt’s All in the Execution for Doomed OSHA Regulations
To the relief of employers and insurers, Congress overturned the... -
FeaturesAnother ‘Dot-Gone’: eCoverage is History
San Francisco-based eCoverage, an online provider of insurance... -
FeaturesPru/Am Gen Merger Tops Insurance Deals
Last January, Prudential plc Chief Executive Jonathan Bloomer... -
FeaturesFrontier Insurance Co. Withdraws From Marketplace
Frontier Insurance Group Inc. announced March 13 that its primary...
