National News for December 2009
- Philadelphia Insurance Cos.’ Founder, Maguire, to Retire
- U.S. Risk Opens New Reinsurance Broker Goss Re
- Has to Get Better
- Captives Fuel Growth and Income for Agency Owners
- Workers in Cold Climates Advised to Take Special Safety Precautions
- States Get Tough on Distracted Drivers in 2010
- Rocky 2009 Leaves P/C Agents Hoping for a Better 2010
- Special Reuters Report: America’s Route to Recovery
- Study: Narcotic Drugs Major Cost in Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Pay Czar Approves Retention Pay Raise for AIG Executive
- Settlement for Countrywide Financial ID Theft Victims Advanced
- Aon Realigns Global Brokerage Services to Enhance Client Access
- Top 7 High-Growth Industries and Their Unique Insurance Needs
- Best Affirms Allstate New Jersey ‘A-‘ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- 5 Years After Deadly Indonesia Tsunami, Communities Better Prepared
- Best Affirms USAA’s ‘A++’ Ratings
- Ratings: Catholic Knights, Direct General, Progressive Motor, Prime, Pathfinder, National Contractors, Seven Seas
- Insurance Agents Move to Beat of Rock ‘n Roll Marketing
- AIG Halts Efforts to Sell Chartis Shares to Focus on P/C Unit’s Growth
- Aon Consulting Hires Matson as Large Market Business Developer
- Study: Homeowner Insurance Claimants Less Satisfied Than Auto Claimants
- P/C Industry’s Net Income Up; Combined Ratio at 100.7 for Q3
- Best Analyzes AIG; Affirms Most P/C, L&H Ratings; Outlook Negative
- Health Bill Passes Key Senate Vote
- What Senate Health Bill Would Do
- AAIS Offers New Homeowners Rating Plan for Earthquake Coverage
- Austin-Round Rock, Texas, Most Secure Large Metro Area
- NOAA: United States Better Prepared for Tsunamis
- Judge Sets Stanford Trial for 2011; Again Asked to Compel Insurance
- Superior Access Introduces Aviation Insurance Services
- Fireman’s Fund Offers Allianz Brand Personal Auto Insurance in 11 States
- Congress Weighs Restoring Wall Between Banking, Insurance
- Judge Rules for Lloyd’s In Dispute Over Stanford’s Insurance
- Health Care Reform To Have Major Impact on Workers’ Compensation
- Supreme Court Lets Stand Immunity for Gun Makers
- ASPN Agency Forms Alliance with InStrategy Group
- National Flood Insurance Program to Expire Dec. 18
- Ratings Roundup: First Colonial, Mount Carroll, Cherokee
- U.S. Mine Safety Chief Vows to End Black Lung Disease
- Medicare Expansion May Not Survive in Senate Healthcare Bill
- Insurance Industry Foundation Grants for 2010 Support Children’s Charities
- Prible Named VP, Federal Affairs; Cialone, Sr. Director for Big ‘I’
- Goldman Played Bigger Role in AIG Trades, WSJ Reports
- Watchdog Criticizes Bailout Loans to Insurers The Hartford, Lincoln National
- Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty in Nude Videotaping Case
- Professor Says Divorce Insurance Possible But Others Won’t Commit
- One-Fourth of U.S. Adult Healthcare Costs Tied to Disabilities
- Forecasters Expect More Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Next Year
- BRP Launches Tech General Liability, Errors & Omissions Coverage
- House Passes Financial Services Reform Bill
- Is There a Doctor In the Firm? Businesses Hope Wellness Plans Save
- $7 Million Awarded to 1 Victim’s Family in 2006 Comair Plane Crash
- Aon: P/C Market and D&O Market to Further Stabilize in 2010
- National Specialty Underwriters, Ace Westchester Launch Hospitality Program
- Democrats Weigh Replacing Public Option, Expanding Medicare
- Drunk Driving Death Rates Decline in 40 States
- Lexington Launches New Claims-Made Casualty Coverage
- Karen Clark Launches New Catastrophe Management Service
- Ratings: Lincoln, Grain Dealers, National States, Hanover, Atradius, WRM America, Michigan Commercial
- New NIP Program Targets Funeral Homes Nationwide
- Supreme Court Justices Question Audit Board Under Sarbanes-Oxley
- State Securities Regulators Blast SEC for ‘Madoff Culture’
- Online Agency Says Auto Insurance Rates Fell 3.5% in 2009
- One Thing Is Certain for Insurance Industry in Near Term: Uncertainty
- SEC Settlements Declined in 2009 For Second Straight Year
- Chartis Expands Personal Security Services for High Net Worth Clients
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners Elects New Officers
- Wells Fargo Insurance Buys Agencies in Florida, Washington
- States with High Homicide Rates Also Report More Traffic Deaths
- P/C Insurers’ Asbestos Losses Down
- Aon Acquires Major Construction Insurance Broker Allied North America
- S&P Revises Ratings Outlook on White Mountains, OneBeacon to Stable
- AIG Solicits Offers for Aircraft Unit
- AIG Looking for New HR Chief to Handle Pay Challenges
- Supreme Court Audit Board Case Could Reopen Sarbanes-Oxley Debate
- The Hanover Forms Agreement With OneBeacon, Expands in West
- Health Insurers, White House Spar as Healthcare Debate Heats Up
- Ironshore Adds Crisis Management Coverage
- House Extends Estate Tax But Senate Likely to Change
- Insurance Agents Urge Reform of Estate Tax
- Passionate About Insurance and Writing? This May Be Your Opportunity
- W.R. Berkley Names James Senior VP of Enterprise Risk Management
- House Advances Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Services Regulation
- Unemployed Face Higher Healthcare Premiums Without COBRA Extension
- TAPCO Underwriters Expands Into Alabama and Louisiana
- Beecher Carlson Appoints Kearns as SVP, National Energy Practice
- Quietest Atlantic Hurricane Season Since 2006 Ends
- Supreme Court Hears Vioxx Arguments on Investor Lawsuits
- Markel Acquires Majority Stake in Dredging Equipment Maker
- House Committee Passes Federal Insurance Office Act
- AIG Further Cuts Debt Owed U.S.; Readies Global Life Units for Sale
- Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in 3 States
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