National News for September 2005
- Safety Belt Use Hits Record High
- Progressive’s Drive Web site Attracts One Million Visitors
- Arch Insurance Redesigns Web site
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Names Crowley as President
- Mold Proves Yet Another Challenge in Wake of Hurricanes
- Fireman’s Fund Reports Single Deductible on Katrina, Rita Claims
- National Symposium on Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance Set
- Guy Carpenter Unveils CAT Mapping Tool to Assess Katrina Losses
- Lloyd’s Syndicate to Offer Identity Theft Insurance Coverage
- Letter to the Editor: FMCSA Says Article Based on Speculation, Not Fact
- AirSure Ltd., Aero Insurance Merge
- Spitzer Issues St. Paul Travelers Subpoena on Workers’ Comp Premiums
- Actuaries Say Med-Mal Report Misled the Public
- Marsh: Excellent Response Received from Clients Participating in Comp Fund
- InsWeb Launches National Lead Generation Program
- Schinnerer Unveils Professional Liability Guide for Clients
- Best Report: Excess & Surplus 2005 – Premium Growth Decreases Amid Softening Market
- Fitch: Hurricane Rita Won’t Cause Widespread U.S. Insurance Company Rating Changes
- Big ‘I’ Adopts Insurer Disclosure Policy
- Report Discusses Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on the Construction Industry
- Merck Scientist Testifies on Concerns About Vioxx Safety, Pressure from FDA
- Judge Approves ‘Historic’ $6.1 Billion WorldCom Settlements
- Assurant Obtains Added Reinsurance Coverage
- GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to Pay $150 million to Settle Fraud Case
- RMS Model Shows Increased Risk of Extreme U.S. Terrorism Losses
- Aon Corp. Selling Swett & Crawford to Investor Group
- Darwin, PGU Offer Specialty Coverages for Public Entities
- Congress Asked to Shield Volunteer Contractors from Liability
- Beazley Offers Employment Practices Liability for Mid-Sized Firms
- Report: After Katrina, What’s Next for the Insurance Industry?
- Physicians Mutual Waives Cancellation Policy, Extends Grace Periods for Katrina Victims
- NAIC Reports Multi-State Regulatory Settlement with Marsh & McLennan Cos.
- Despite Drop in Workplace Injuries, Financial Impact Remains Significant
- Insurance Commissioners To Form National CAT Insurance Program
- An Open Letter to the Insurance Industry Seeking Assistance for Independent Agents Devastated from Hurricane Katrina
- AIG: Q3 CAT Losses Expected to be About $1.1B After-Tax
- 2010: The Road Ahead for Surplus Lines Wholesalers
- Independent Agents Have Beaten the Internet; Now Face Opportunities in Exchanges
- IIHS Reports Several Minivans Fare Poorly in Crash Tests
- NAIC Releases 2006 Budget
- Fitch: Katrina Causes Unprecedented Challenges/Risks for P/C Insurers
- U.S. Chamber Says Litigation Outbreak Will Slow Katrina Recovery Efforts
- Hudson Environmental Insurance Program Available in Most States
- Former President Clinton Urges Terror Insurance to Spur Private Investment
- Drivers in 15 States Pay In Excess of $1,000 for Automobile Coverage
- Hurricanes Getting Stronger Even as Worldwide Total Drops
- Fireman’s Fund Warns About Bogus Surety Bonds Marketed Under Its Name
- National Alliance Picks Two Outstanding CSRs for 2005
- N.Y. AG Spitzer Indicts Former Marsh Execs for Roles in Bid Rigging, Fraud
- Plaintiff Attacks Merck on Safety at Second Vioxx Product Liability Trial
- AmWINS Signs Definitive Deal to Sell Majority Interest to Parthenon Capital
- Industry Opens Hurricane Insurance Information Center
- Congress Boosts Flood Program Borrowing to Cope with Katrina Claims
- Congress Eyes Tax Changes to Aid Hurricane Victims
- HCC Credit Group Announces New Underwriting Team
- William Gallagher Associates Taps Kearney to be Executive VP
- RRGs Need Uniform Rules, Better Member Safeguards, Argues Federal Report
- IICF, Insurance Journal Partner to Help Katrina Victims
- HCC Estimates Katrina Loss at $160M
- ASCnet’s Disaster Response Plan Helps Agents in Katrina’s Wake
- Manaka Appointed to Chair Diversity Task Force
- Survey Reveals Bikers’ Concern as Motorcycle Theft Rates Increase
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Buffett Tops Most Underpaid Industry CEO List
- Endurance Names New Head of Professional Liability for U.S. Reinsurance; More Appts. Noted
- Fitch Moves 5 Insurers to Rating Watch Negative Following Katrina
- Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Appoints New CFO
- American Physicians to Waive Liability Premiums for Katrina Volunteers
- PIA National Gives $100,000 to La., Miss., Ala. State Affiliates
- Presidents Panel Discusses Industry Trends, Effects of Katrina at Young Agents Conference
- Big ‘I’ CEO Panel Addresses Disaster Preparedness, Future of TRIA
- Gold Seal Unveils Full Product Line at Big ‘I’ Convention
- Google Settles Rest of Geico Suit
- Excess Lines Claims Annual Conference Sept. 21-24
- Gen Re CEO May Face SEC Fraud Suit
- MMC Names Storms Chairman, CEO of Marsh; Caulfield Appointed at MHRC
- New Orleans Flood Adds $15-$25B in Hurricane Katrina Insured Losses; Total Estimated Losses Rises to $40-$60B
- FEMA’s Brown Being Taken Off Hurricane Katrina Operations
- New Report Warns of Rising Threat to Industry from Climate Change
- National Alliance Establishes Disaster Relief Scholarship Fund
- Marsh Inks Definitive Agreement to Sell Crump Group
- AIG Programs Names The Distinguished Programs Group to Oversee Property Owners Program
- CPCU Society Establishes Katrina Emergency Relief Fund
- I.I.I. Unveils New Web Site
- Safeco Launches Special Relief Effort in Response to Hurricane Katrina
- NASDAQ to Add Carpenter Moore, Management Liability Specialists
- Snyder Joins Guy Carpenter
- New Orleans-based GEB Insurance Weathered Katrina; Taking Claims in a Mobile Emergency Unit in Baton Rouge
- Report Says U.S. Insurance Industry Loses More than $16B in 2004 on Auto Premium Rating Error
- Target Insurance Offers New Lawyers PL Program from The Hartford
- InsurBanc Names Merrill Lynch’s Tralka as President, Succeeding Herlihy
- Aon Warns of Agribusiness Hits in Wake of Katrina
- Chubb Establishes $1 Million Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina Disaster
- RMS Revises Hurricane Katrina Loss Estimate to $20-$35 Billion
- UPDATE: Official Katrina Death Toll in Louisiana Nears 60; Many Homes Still to be Searched
- Hundreds of Adjusters Traveling Toward Damaged Areas, But Have Few Places to Stay
- Regulators Say Industry Prepared for Katrina’s Cost
- Insurance Journal Makes Texas/South Central, Southeast Issues Available Online Free of Charge Due to Katrina
- IMCA Elects 2005-06 Officers, Directors
- Big ‘I’ Forms Katrina Relief Fund
- ‘Casual Friday’ Kicks Off NAMIC ‘Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund’ to Aid the American Red Cross
- RMS Totals Economic Loss for Katrina at $100 Billion+
- Survey: Auto Insurance Buyers Continue to Use Internet More Often
- Industry Reaches Out to Lead Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts
- DKI Backs American Red Cross Efforts for Gulf Coast
- Fitch: Katrina May be Most Costly U.S. Insured Loss Ever
- PCI Stresses Patience as Help Flows to Katrina Victims
- Congress Considers Emergency Session Regarding Hurricane Aid; Economy Takes Hit
- Best: Most Insurers Will Meet Hurricane Katrina’s Financial Commitments
- InsurBanc Offering Short Term Loans To Agencies Hurt by Hurricane
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