National News for August 2008
- Drunk Driving Fatalities Decline in 32 States But Rise for Motorcyclists
- Bush Administration Wants More Notice on Workplace Hazard Rules
- Ratings: Am. Underwriters, Western General, North Pointe, Ameriprise, Fairfield, R.V.I. Guaranty, Mid Georgia, Hermitage
- Markel’s Albanese Moves to U.S.; Stovin, Brazil Promoted
- No Absolutes in Agency Training and Recruitment
- Forecasters Warn Gustav Could be Major Hurricane When It Reaches Gulf States Monday
- Heartland Analyst Likes Insurance Broker Brown & Brown
- Soft Market Exposes Value of Risk Control for Golf Insurers
- Fitch: P/C Profits Decline Sharply in First-Half 2008
- Best Comments on CastlePoint, Hermitage Deal
- Study: Only 42% of Teen Passengers Report Wearing Seat Belts
- Best Affirms Gen Re’s A++ Rating
- Philadelphia Insurance Offers Volunteer Accident Health Coverage
- Tower and CastlePoint to Acquire Hermitage Insurance for $135M
- Higher Gas Prices, Lighter Vehicles Could Mean Higher Insurance Costs
- Traffic Fatalities Go Down as Gasoline Prices Go Up
- Darwin to Buy Great American’s Lawyers Professional Liability Business
- Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, Despite Heightened Competition
- How Agencies Can Access Capital in the Current Credit Crunch
- S&P Places Aon on CreditWatch/Negative
- Financial Regulation Reform — But Not Paulson’s — Likely in 2009
- Several Insurers Could See Big Fannie, Freddie Losses
- Swett & Crawford Develops Specialty Stucco Insurance Strategy
- Zurich Names Richiski Head of Distribution, Regional Management
- Ratings Roundup: Penn Treaty Network, Donegal, CIFG
- Weatherford Moves to Association for Insured Retirement Solutions
- Study Finds Economic Costs of Federal Cat Legislation Burdensome
- Berkshire’s Buffett Sees Economy in Recession, Weak Until 2009
- Olympic Athletes Require World Class Safeguards
- Marsh & McLennan Names Wittman Chief Financial Officer
- HRH, Ponemon Institute Launch Privacy Breach Index
- Integro Appoints Moores, Rolfe to Lead Aviation Practice
- Lawsuit that Led to Mississippi Tort Lawyer Scruggs’ Downfall Settled
- Labor Dept: Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
- Four Small SUVs Earn Top Safety Pick
- Survey: Parents Fed Up With ‘Party Schools’ and Politicians
- XL Insurance Names Molitano as Tech E&O Manager
- ACE Broadens Coverage for Contractor Equipment With New Alliance
- Survey: Renters Ill Equipped to Protect Belongings
- Summer is Good Time to Tackle Business To-Do Lists
- Ala. Regulator Bell Named Chairman, Swiss Re America Holding Corp.
- Ratings Roundup: Catlin (US), R.V.I., Companion, AmTrust
- University Professor Says ‘Early Offers Program’ Could Improve Tort System
- Study: Most Know Little About Their Homeowners Policy
- U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
- RelMark Launches Risk Purchasing Group for Fire Sprinkler Industry
- U.S. Insurers’ Exposure to Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Manageable
- Earthquake Expert Warns of Economic Damage
- The Hanover Names Gary Kusumi President of Personal Lines
- USAA Expands Membership Eligibility
- I.I.I. Offers Tips on Identity Theft Protection, Coverage
- Private Firms See Health Insurance Premiums Double Since 1996
- S&P: U.S. Commercial Lines Outlook Revised To Negative From Stable
- Liberty Mutual Names Directors of Two New Research Centers
- Thousands of Federally Placed Underground Fuel Tanks Could Leak
- RMS Launches Winter, Convective Storm Models for U.S., Canada
- ACE Private Risk Services Expands to More States
- Swiss Re Launches U.S. Agency Umbrella E&O Coverage
- PGI Launches Self-Storage Insurance Coverage
- Insurers Say Higher Gas Prices May Not Lead to Lower Claim Costs
- There’s No Crying in Insurance
- How to Out-Buzz the Big Spenders in Insurance Advertising
- AIG Introduces Basic Health Benefits for Private Staff
- Allianz Group and Fireman’s Fund Team to Combine Marine Insurance Business
- Small Businesses Lose $200K to Fraud, Survey Reports
- GM, Deloitte to Settle Shareholder Suit for $303M
- Insurance Weighs on Berkshire Hathaway’s 2nd Quarter Profit
- Ratings Roundup Philadelphia Consolidated, PURE
- FM Global: Companies Exposed but Underprepared for Natural Disasters
- Nationwide Financial Agrees to $2.4 Billion Buyout
- MyNewMarkets.com Announces Two More Exchange Conferences
- Colorado Climatologist Raises Hurricane Forecast
- S&P Sees No Affect on AIG’s Ratings from Q2 Loss
- AIG CEO Ready to ‘Take a Scalpel’ to Reshape Insurer
- Zurich Names Davis Executive VP – General Insurance
- Feds Charge 11 in Biggest-Ever Identity Theft Case
- Cincinnati Financial Corp. Reports 2nd Quarter Results
- Willis Launches Luxury Yacht Practice
- For Liberty Mutual, Insurance Customers’ Values Have Value
- AIG’s Net Loss for Q2: $5.36 Billion; Conference Call Today, Details
- National Alliance Names 2 Outstanding CSRs for 2008
- Best Puts Tower Group ‘Under Review with Negative Implications’
- Everest Opens Environmental Office
- XL Insurance Offers Specialized Environmental Program
- Best Makes Results of Car-Insurance Buyer Survey Available
- Ratings Roundup: ASI Preferred, Preserver
- MarshMac’s Q2 Earnings Fall to $65 Million on Unit Write-down
- Lexington Launches Public/Private Partnership Coverage
- N.Y.’s Tower Group to Acquire Rest of Bermuda’s CastlePoint
- Insurers Escape Big Q2 Mortgage Losses – So Far
- House Bill Would Block Federal Rule on Workers’ Chemical Exposure
- N.J. Chief Goldman Calls States ‘Adept Stewards’ of Insurance Markets
- Report: Workers Compensation Claim Frequency Down Again in 2007
- Hanover Insurance Reports Q2 Net Loss with Sale of Life Business
- Selective Insurance Touts Q2 Workers’ Comp Improvement, Mass. Expansion
- Aon Net Income Way Up for Q2 on Sale of Combined Insurance
- Millbrook, Valen Become P/C Insurance Data, Predictive Analytics Partners
- Ratings Recap: Hanover, Assurant, Wadena/IMT, Berkshire Hathaway, Finial
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