National News for January 2004 Asleep at the Wheel’ ACORD’S Board of Directors Names New Posts Sen. Nickles to Address IIABA Insiders’ Luncheon Auto Insurance, Workers’ Comp Emerge Again as Top Leading Legal Issue Trends Regulatory Reform Summit Set for Washington, D.C. Feb. 10-11 TVA Fire & Life Safety Hires Parker Lloyd’s Expands Licensing Agreement with ISO for Underwriting and Claims Products National Equipment Register to Release 2003 Equipment Theft Report Aon: Hospital Pro Liability, Physician Benchmark Study Forecasts Continued Loss Cost Increase for the Year Marsh & McLennan Cos. Notes Strong Q4 and Year-End Numbers D&O Liability Premiums Jump 33 Percent; Tillinghast Study Reports Hard Market is Stabilizing Despite Record Premiums Update on Alleged Life Agents E&O Fraud Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. Unveils Power Generation Unit Life Agent’s Alleged E&O Fraud Uncovered by IJ Arthur J. Gallagher Restructures Board of Directors PIA Lauds Rep. Kelly’s Call for OCC to Justify Preemption Actions Alleged Life Agents E&O Fraud Uncovered by IJ Conference Attendees Told TRIA Needs Careful Examination by Insurers RMS Terrorism Risk Management Tools Aiding Insurers in Responding to New Best Questionnaire Agents E&O Fraud Uncovered by IJ Rain and Hail L.L.C. Joins Trusted Choice NAMIC Applauds President’s Call to Eliminate ‘Frivolous Lawsuits’ Allenbrook, Whitehill Technologies Strike Partnership for the Future AMS Users’ Group Accepting Nominations for 2004 Wade S. Dunbar, Jr. Award Commercial Insurance Buyers Say Property Premiums Fell Nearly Nine Percent in Fourth Quarter Chubb Survey Reports Nearly Two in Five Private Companies Forecast Lawsuits in 2004 IIABA Reports It’s Time for Regulatory Reform ‘Clean Streets’ Program Now Open to Agents Doing Business with The Hartford PCI Commends President Bush in State of the Union Address Collector Systems Unveils Solution for Tracking Property GE Commercial Insurance Unveils National Masonic Association Program NAMIC Announces New Members, Market Share Increase IRC Study Reports Skyrocketing Auto Injury Losses Despite Drop in Serious Injuries Insurers’ 2003 Cat Losses Total $12.8 Billion Corporate CEOs Call Tort Costs a National Economic Problem PCI Calls for Guaranty Fund Reforms Travelers Unveils Master Policy Protection From Crime of Identity Theft IIABA National Legislative Conference Runs April 21-23 IIABA Names Two PR Staffers Survey: New Car Owners Know Little About Insurance Coverage Weiss: 18 P/C Insurers Failed in 2003 Willis Group Report Forecasts 2004 Marketplace Guy Carpenter Voted Best Reinsurance Broker AIG Unveils New Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage Options Document Sciences, Align360 Partner on Streamlining Enterprise Content Workflow for Companies Insurers Meet with ACA to Improve Relations The Hartford Adds Endorsement Requests for Agents Utilizing AMS Agency Management Systems IIABA Notes Legislative Agenda for New Year AIG, Identity Theft 911 Partner to Fight Identity Theft IIABA’s Trusted Choice Ads to Air in March McKinley Joins XN Financial as Regional Sales Director NAMIC Report Details State Tort Reform Efforts NAII, Alliance Members Vote to Form PCI NCOIL President Announces Committee Leaders ACE Donates $1 Million as Part of Five-Year Commitment to Families of Victims of 9/11 Annual Symposium to Demonstrate How Investing in Technology Improves Company Bottom-Line Top 5 NAIC Staffers Earn More Than $1 Million NAMIC Report Covers State Tort Reform Efforts Trusted Choice Blitz Pushed Back Zurich North America Unveils ‘Virtual Consulting’ Web-Based Service King Joins Willis Re as Senior VP, Retrocession NIPR Notes Price Reductions for 2004 National News Archives