National News for February 2005
- NCOIL March 5 General Session to Address Broker Compensation, Disclosure
- Hot Wheels for Sale!
- Insurer Trade Group Reports Growth in 2004
- Weiss: Insurers Earn $28B in First Three Quarters of 2004
- U.S.I. Chief Operating Officer O’Neil Resigns
- Municipal Workers Pension Plan Sues AIG to Alter Board Nominating Process
- Marshall & Swift Names Thornton COO
- Pa. Officials Reach $85 Million Settlement with Former Reliance Insurance Directors
- N.Y. Equity Firm Buys Insurance Auto Auctions
- Graduated Licensing Laws for Teen Drivers Reduced Fatalities by 26%, Study Finds
- ACE Appoints Clabby to Lead Field Operations
- Prism Introduces New Habitational Program
- Another Marsh Exec Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging in Spitzer Probe
- Wholesale Brokers Become Hot Potatoes and Hot Properties for Mergers & Acquisitions
- Willis Acquires CGI Consulting Group
- Hub Revenue Jumps, But Earnings Decline in 4Q, 2004
- HRH Reports 4Q, Year-End Results
- 2004 Hurricane Season White Paper Says Cat Models Need to be Improved
- Aon in Settlement Talks with N.Y., Conn. and Ill. Attorneys General
- OneBeacon Offers OnePac P&C Via InsuranceNoodle
- AIR Introduces Updates to Modeling System Technology
- Insurers Claim Mitigation Efforts Complement, But Do Not Replace the Need for TRIA
- Report: Association Plans Could Harm Small Business
- Donegal Group Reports ‘Solid’ 2004 Results
- CPCU Society Gets Ready for Ethics Awareness Month
- Stephens & Hobdy Join the Leavitt Group
- IVANS Lauches AgentExpress Program
- More than 600 Catholic Clerics Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors, Incidents Date Back Decades
- Allstate, AIG, Chubb, St. Paul/Travelers Ask Pa. Commissioner to Examine ACE Brandywine Sale
- ChoicePoint Notifies 144,778 of Theft; Nigerian Perpetrator Sentenced to 16 Months
- NAMIC Applauds Natural Disaster Legislation to Provide Affordable Insurance
- After House OK, President Bush Signs Class Action Reform into Law
- And the Oscar Goes to …. Fireman’s Fund
- Main Street America Group to Serve on Coalition Against Insurance Fraud Board
- Best Affirms FSR for Unitrin’s P/C, Life Companies
- Saltzman Resigns as President of United America Indemity Effective Sept. 1
- Senators Reintroduce Two-Year TRIA Extension Bill
- In Front of Congress, Greenspan Questions Ability of Private Market Alone to Insure Against Terrorism
- Insurer Disputes WebMD Crime Coverage
- Insurers Hail Federal Med-Mal Reform Legislation; Continue to Support State Reforms
- S&P Sees “No Action” on AIG Ratings
- ChoicePoint: ‘Insurance Industry Databases Were Not Compromised’
- Schinnerer Offers New Property Program for Public Entities in Most States
- Trusted Choice Back on the Tube in March
- Vertafore (AMS) Merges Allenbrook and AMS-Rackley
- As Motorcycle Theft Rate Accelerates, LoJack Offers Global Motorcycle Recovery System
- ACORD Names Chubb’s McCaig as Board Chair
- Aon Exploring Alternatives for Swett & Crawford
- Gen Re Reorganizes Genesis Unit by Product Lines
- McDonald’s Settles Fat Lawsuit for $8.5 Million
- Abacus Insurance Brokers Unveils Event Cancellation Program; Available in All States
- Lighthouse Turns On Second ‘Hard to Place’ Workers’ Comp Program
- AIG, Marsh Execs Plead Guilty in Spitzer Probe, Bringing Total Pleas to 9; AIG Offers Response
- AmWINS to Acquire Willis’ Stewart Smith Group
- Zurich Names Casey Sr. VP – No. American Commercial
- Insurance Journal’s Yellow Pages Dial Up Success
- New York AG’s, SEC Subpoenas Target AIG ‘Non-Traditional’ Insurance
- W.R. Berkley Reports Q4 Net Income of $116M
- Insurance Industry, Republicans See Big Win in Senate Bipartisan Approval of Class Action Reform
- DiMuccio Takes Over at Amica Mutual Insurance
- NAIC Waives $790,000 Industry Assessment Fee
- Lawmakers Tell Brokers Class Action Will Pass But TRIA Renewal Far from Certain
- Alliance: Patient Care Affected as Battle with Medical Liability Reform Continues
- ACEC Backs Senate Passage of Class Action Reform Bill; First Step to Bringing Help to Legal System
- ISO: Insurers Pay a Record $27.3B in 2004 Cat Losses
- Auto Insurance Rates to Climb Slightly in 2005; 1.5% Estimate Will Mark the Smallest Increase in Five Years
- InVEST Offers Speaker’s Kit on Industry Careers
- MarketScout Reports Jan. Rates Up
- PIA to Hold National Legislative Summit, April 7
- APPEX Adds Four New Members
- Markel Unveils New Program for B&B’s, Country Inns
- Insurers Oppose Sarbanes-Oxley ‘404’ Proposal
- S&P: U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers Continue To Boost Loss Reserves For Old Business
- AIG Aviation Grows Specialty Workers’ Comp Program; Risks for Fixed Base Operators Covered
- Willis D&O Index Reports Rates to Decrease Even More
- Commercial Insurance Posts Full Year in Soft Market, Reports RIMS Benchmark Survey
- ACE USA Unveils ACE Spectra
- Insurance Journal Presents Second in the ‘How to Write Series’ on Feb. 10
- HUD to Accept Demotech’s ‘A’ Rating or Higher on Professional Liability Insurance Providers
- Judge Gives Enron Settlement Preliminary Approval
- Conn.’s Vertfaore Acquires Custom Insurance Solutions
- NAMIC Names Detlefsen to Public Policy Post
- Man Blinded Four Times in Same Eye Sees Way to Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud
- RiskMeter Online Now Offering Manual Flood Determinations, Certifications
- ACE to Seek Dismissal of Connecticut AG’s Lawsuit
- Personal Liability Deal with Worldcom Directors Breaks Down Following Court Ruling on Effect on Jury Award
- Hearn Named CEO of Willis RE US
- Big ‘I’ Pushes Class Action Legislation
- S&P: Without Terrorism Coverage, Big Changes Loom
- Rockwood Programs Notes Changes to EPLI Market
- Schinnerer’s Not-for-Profit D&O Program Adds Stand-Alone Fiduciary Coverage
- Premiums Decline But Combined Ratio Holds Steady Reports Groundhog Day Forecast
- Chubb Reports Year-End, 4Q Results Up; Premium Volume Grows 5% for 2004
- Poll Says Most Americans Back Medical Liability Reform
- Study: Illness, Medical Bills Cause Half of Bankruptcies
- Best Publishes P/C Special Report; 2005 Trends
- No-Charge Auto Insurance Pioneer Out to Sell More VWs, Convince Skeptics Rating Model Works
- Venture Programs Unveils New Wholesale Division
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