National News for December 2004
- SEC Seeks Gen Re Records on Finite Insurance
- PCI Reacts Cautiously to NAIC’s Partial Producer Licensing Act Adoption
- Search for Missing Americans Continues in Southeast Asia; 12 Confirmed Dead
- Big ‘I’ Recognizes NAIC Efforts, Seeks Further Clarity
- AXA New Year’s Eve Survey: Most People Stay Home
- Consumers Warned Over Alleged Loan, Insurance Scam by Jefferson Financial, Watermark Insurance
- S&P Affirms Toa Re (America) ‘AA-‘ Ratings
- Best Reports P/C Industry Maintains Underwriting Profit, Despite “Unprecedented Cat Events”
- Best Affirms American Re Ratings; Assigns ICR; Outlook Changed to Negative
- Berkley Engages Outside Counsel to Conduct Internal Investigation on Information Requests
- Best Affirms Ratings of Swiss Re America Group
- MetLife Names Rein to Chief Administrative Officer; Mullaney Succeeds Her at Metropolitan P&C
- Spitzer Denies Report of Plan to Cede Probes to Feds; Vows New Action in Early Part of New Year
- NOAA: U.S. Reported Tornadoes Reaches Record High
- Multistate UnumProvident Settlement Approved
- HRH Releases D&O Snapshot and Forecast for 2005
- S&P Publishes U.S. P/C Industry ‘Report Card’
- A.M. Best Lowers Sompo (U.S.) Ratings to ‘A’
- RiskProNet International Elects New Officers
- Saunders to Head Navigators Excess Casualty Unit
- U.S.I. Holdings Unveils Expense, Staff Reductions and Plans to Sell Certain Operations
- Insurers Claim Regulators’ Open Meetings Policy Ignored
- Wells to Head Zurich Workers’ Comp Unit
- RLI Opens Commercial Auto Unit
- Fitch Downgrades Senior Debt for Marsh & McLennan
- S&P Puts ERC, GE Solutions on CreditWatch Negative
- IJ Online Launches ‘How to Write’ Educational Seminars
- Chubb Unveils New Travel Accident Policy
- Mazda 3 Gets High Grades; Kia Spectra Doesn’t Pass Frontal Offset Crash Test
- Industry Sees First 9-Month Net Gain on Underwriting in Nearly Two Decades
- Homeowners Insurers Reverse the ‘Curse’ … for Now
- A Retrospective Look at the Nonstandard Auto Market
- Reilly Named Big ‘I’ Director of Federal Affairs
- Insurance Education Foundation Redesigns Web site
- Insurers Say Compensation Disclosure Amendments to Producer Licensing Model Act Still Lacking
- Gates to Join Berkshire Board
- S&P Keeps MMC on CreditWatch Negative
- Guy Carpenter Unveils Disclosure Doctrine
- Al Risk Updates ProgramConnect
- St. Paul Travelers to Shrink Board
- Is It Time to Sell the Agency’
- Beck Joins Willis as Practice Leader
- S&P Says WTC Verdict Won’t Affect Insurer Ratings
- Third Annual Report Identifies ‘Judicial Hellholes’
- HSB Unveils Identity Recovery Coverage for Insurers Serving Home Owners, Small Business Market
- Judge Offers Decision in GEICO, Google Dispute
- Aon: More than Half of Companies Studied Decide to ‘Take Up’ Some Kind of Terrorism Insurance
- AutoOne Driven to Write in Several New States
- Feinstein to Retire; Farmers Appoints Hopkins CEO
- Survey Points to Public Blind Eye to Fake Insurance
- AAIS Promotes Guevara, Luecke
- St. Paul Travelers Subpoenaed Again in N.Y.
- S&P Assigns Ratings to AIG’s $25.1 Billion Debt Issue
- Progressive Takes ‘Drive’ Online
- NAMIC: Scope of Change to NAIC Producer Licensing Model Should be Well Defined
- Analysts Predict Slowing of P/C Premium Growth in 2005
- Actuaries Address Concerns Over Professions Integrity
- S&P Reports Stable Outlook for U.S. Reinsurers
- St. Paul Travelers Notes New Imported Products Program for Special Exposures
- Hartford Launches ‘Quote Marine’ eSubmission Tool
- Big ‘I’ Backs NAIC Compensation Disclosure Amendment
- IMCA Board Member McClellan Passes Away
- PCI Calls for More Specific Regulatory Modernization Agenda at NAIC Meeting
- APPEX Adds Five New Members
- AIG Environmental Enhances Its Environmental and General Liability Exposures (EAGLE) Program
- Aon Chief Acknowledges Employee Violations with Business Conduct Code
- Jury Rules WTC Attacks Were Two Events; Silverstein Recovery May Double to $2.2 Billion
- P/C Insurers Positioned to Weather Hurricane Losses
- New Agents Council for Technology Report Outlines Recommendations for Privacy Policies
- Shimpi Named Practice Leader at Towers Perrin
- Competition and Investigations Are Squeezing U.S. Commercial Lines’ Earnings, Report Says
- U.S. Personal Lines Sector Remains Strong With a Stable Outlook, Report Says
- PCI Says Revised NAIC Producer Licensing Model Makes Progress, But Still Flawed
- SERFF Use Increases Reports NAIC
- D&O Premiums Decline for First Time Since 1999; Hard Market to Return by 2006 Predicts Tillinghast
- Nov. Composite Rate Increase for P/C Stays at 2%
- NAIC Hears Testimony on Changes to Producer Licensing Model Act; Broker Disclosure a Big Concern
- D’Arcy Named CAS President
- Survey Shows Gain in Market Conduct Uniformity
- NAIC Elects 2005 Officers
- Arch Subpoena from N.Y. AG Concerns Lawyers Malpractice Insurance Program
- Aon Steered Clear of Insurance Wrongdoing, CEO Ryan Insists
- S&P Revises Outlook on HRH to Negative; Cites Contingent Commission Investigations
- Clarification: Merchants Group Inc. Holding Company Chief Resigns; Merchants Insurance CEO Zak Remains
- AAMGA Offers Feedback on Proposed Broker Disclosure Amendment to Producer Licensing Model Act
- CIAB Endorses NAIC Proposed Disclosure Regulation
- Chubb Receives Subpoena from SEC
- AIG’s Greenberg Predicts ‘Leaner, More Responsive’ Insurance Brokers in Wake of Investigations
- Bravo to Head Willis Private Client Group North America
- Court Overturns Ruling on Auto Rate Settings
- Allstate, Encompass Partner for Agents
- Insurance Journal Unveils New Stock Feature
- NAMIC Raises Concerns Over Proposed NAIC Broker Activities Questionnaire
- PCI Supports NAIC Broker Disclosure Provisions, but Recommends Changes in Written Testimony
- NCOIL Releases Broker Disclosure Model in Effort to Address to Compensation Issues
- PCI Opposes NCOIL Market Conduct Model Act
- Execs Predict Shift in Insurance Brokerage Compensation in 2005
- S&P Revises Outlook on WellPoint
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