National News for December 2012
- Federal Court Grants Firm Reprieve from Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
- Program Specialists: Thriving in All Market Conditions
- P/C Insurance Agents: What Did You Sell This Year?
- AIG to Thank America for Bailout in High-Profile Ad Campaign
- Senate Passes Sandy Disaster Aid, Flood Insurance Increase
- Most Commercial Insurance Buyers Accept Coverage Changes, Price Hikes: Survey
- Drunken Walking Can Be Deadly, Especially on New Year’s Day
- Toyota Claimants Not Part of $1.1 Billion Settlement Face Uphill Climb
- P/C Industry’s 9 Month Results Show Insurers Can Handle Sandy Losses: ISO, PCI
- 6 Things for Independent Agents to Worry About in 2013
- Canadian Private Equity Firm Onex Completes USI Acquisition
- P/C Insurers’ Loss Reserves Continue to Surprise Analysts
- U.S. Apppeals Court Revives Workplace Cybertheft Claim
- Judge Approves $7.8 Billion Settlement in BP Class Action Suit
- Toyota to Settle Acceleration Cases for More Than $1 Billion
- Congress Repeals Insurance Booklet Mandate at Car Dealerships
- Progressive Data Shows 30% Rise in Single-Vehicle Claims on New Year’s Day
- Instagram Furor Triggers First Class Action Lawsuit
- The Price Is Right: Insurance Pricing in Today’s Market
- FDA Closer to Approving Biotech Salmon
- Progressive Releases Terms for Usage-Based Insurance Licensing Program
- Lawsuits Cast Darker Shadow Over Banks Than Libor Fines
- Art Insurers Face Record Loss from Superstorm Sandy
- Ratings Roundup: Indiana Lumbermens Mutual, Noble
- Berger Named President of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers
- Insurance Safety Group Releases Car Ratings Based on New Crash Test
- Trade, Insurance Sanctions Against Iran in U.S. Defense Bill
- Senate Republicans Move to Cut Sandy Aid to $24 Billion
- Markel Acquiring Alterra for $3.1B to Diversify, Expand to Reinsurance
- NIP Launches Business Insurance Program for Restaurant Industry
- A Look at New Insurance Laws Taking Effect in 2013
- The Griffith Foundation: 279 Teachers Receive Insurance Education
- Senate Begins Debating $60 Billion Sandy Relief Bill
- Asbestos Loss Estimate Now at $85 Billion: A.M. Best
- K&K Insurance Group Offers New Program for Walk/Run Events
- AssuredPartners Acquires Two Agencies
- Traffic Accidents Lead Cause of High-Severity Workers’ Comp Injuries: Study
- Ratings Roundup: Hiscox (U.S.), Bison, Nations
- P/C Insurance Analysts’ Expectations Climbing: Accenture
- Foremost Insurance to Take Over Zurich’s Small Business Insurance Program
- Commentary: Sandy Shows Social Media is Practically Made for Insurers
- Crop Insurance Juicy Target in ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
- Anderson Named President, COO of Founders Insurance
- Best Affirms W. R. Berkley Corp and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings
- PCI Responds to IAIS Proposals; Urges ‘Freedom to Structure Co. Operations’
- Treasury Completes Final Sale of AIG Stock
- Schinnerer Launches New Real Estate E&O Policy Form
- AAIS, IDentity 911 Release Sample Data Breach Endorsement
- Bank of America Sues Bond Insurer MBIA Over Tender Offer
- P/C Insurers’ Capital at ‘Historically High’ Levels: Fitch
- States Urged to Require Ignition Locks for Drunk Drivers
- After Bangladesh Fire, Wal-Mart Vows to Address Supply Chain Risks
- Senate Deals Blow to Bank Deposit Insurance
- NAS Launches New E&O, Abuse & Molestation Program for Tutors
- Allied World, Alteris Launch WineryPlus Program
- Report Shows Increasing Concentrations of Insured Property Values in U.S.
- E&O Risks When Writing Long-Term Care Insurance
- Only 15 States Plan to Operate Own Health Insurance Exchanges
- Commentary: AIG ‘Profits’ an Insult to the Concept
- Best Affirms United Services Automobile Ass’n. and Subs ‘A++’ Ratings
- Hiscox, Rocket Lawyer Partner to Provide Resources to Small Businesses
- Commentary: Lessons From Recent Decisions on Bad Faith Litigation
- States Plan to Sue EPA Over Greenhouse Gas Regulations
- Berkshire Hathaway Buys Back $1.2B of Stock
- Best Sees No Change in AIG’s Ratings from U.S. Treasury Share Sale, ILFC Deal
- Deaths of Bicyclists, Large Truck Occupants Rise as Other Traffic Fatalities Fall
- Senate Debates Renewal of Federal Deposit Insurance But House May Balk
- High-Profile CEOs Push for Compromise on ‘Fiscal Cliff’
- Cove Programs Expands Product Offerings in Homebuilders Market
- Chubb Launches Cyber Endorsement Addressing Bank Account Takeover Frauds
- Government to See $23 Billion Total Profit on AIG Bailout
- Sandy to Have Only Limited Impact on Insurer Ratings: S&P
- White House $60 Billion Sandy Relief Request Includes Flood Insurance Funding
- Timeline of U.S. Government’s Rescue, Sale of AIG
- Treasury Selling All of Its Remaining AIG Common Stock
- Critics Call for More Cuts in Farm Bill, Crop Insurance
- Commercial Insurers Continue Raising Rates, Improve Loss Ratios: Towers Watson
- Futures Industry Looks to Insurance After MF Global Collapse
- AIG’s $4.8 Billion Sale of Aircraft Unit to Chinese Group Faces U.S. Security Review
- U.S. Transportation Department Proposes Black Boxes in All Cars
- Personal Lines Rates Rise 4% in November: MarketScout
- Time Running Out for Senate on Farm, Crop Insurance Bill
- Judge Names Lead Plaintiffs in Facebook IPO Claim
- Liberty International Underwriters Promotes Aggarwal to U.S. Construction Post
- Marsh Names Sheehan Leader of U.S. Financial Institutions Practice
- CAMICO Launches Subpoena Services Resource Center for Policyholders
- El Niño Unlikely Before Spring
- ACE USA Restructures Global Property Division
- Commercial Lines Rates Up 5% in November: MarketScout
- National Interstate Names Mercurio as Executive VP, Chief Operating Officer
- Business Should Prepare for Potential East, Gulf Coast Port Strike: Marsh
- Small Business Owners Face Health Insurance Dilemma
- S&P Affirms Liberty Mutual Group’s Ratings; Outlook Revised to Stable
- Obamacare Medical Loss Ratio Saved $1.5 Billion in 2011: Report
- Viewpoint: Trade Sanctions and Risk Management
- Building Momentum in the Construction Market
- Coface Introduces New Trade Credit Top-Up Cover
- FEMA Will Need More Funds for Sandy Relief: Fugate
- SullivanCurtisMonroe Launches National ADA Compliance Program
- Willis Boosts Construction Practice with 4 Ex-Aon Specialists, 2 Others
- RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Provide RV Insurance
- Resolve Fiscal Cliff Now, Deal with Deficit Later: Financial Services CEOs
- States With ‘No Pay, No Play’ Laws Lower Uninsured Motorists Rate
- Supreme Court Allows GM Workers’ Pension Claim Against State Street Bank
- More Workers Claiming Job Discrimination Over Language, Accents
- Court Finds Rating Agencies Not Liable on Toxic Mortgages
- Electronic Stability Control in Cars Saving Lives: NHTSA
- Supreme Court to Rule If Human Genes Patentable
- White Mountains Completes Acquisitions of AIG, PICO Runoffs
- AIG Acquires The Hartford’s Financial Advisory Group Woodbury
- NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana’s Donelon Elected President
- Confie Seguros Buys Florida, Nevada Agencies
- Deadly 2012 Hurricane Season Ends
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