National News for March 2003 S&P’s Report Looks at Changes to U.S. P/C Capital Model AAIS Files Conditional Endorsements for Terrorism Coverage on Rental Dwellings NAMIC Supporting Small Company Tax Inflation-Adjustment Legislation A.M. Best Assigns Pooled ‘A’ Rating to State National Group ACT Issues Recommendations for More Extensive, Effective Download Process S&P’s Lowers American Re-Insurance Rating ‘Middleton Letter’ Editor Passes Away S&P’s Lowers Kemper Cos. Ratings; Keeps on Watch Negative Sen. Sununu to Address IIABA Attendees ISO Promotes Thompson to Senior V.P. – Insurance Services CWCI Study Examines Chiropractic Utilization and Costs in Calif. WC S&P’s Takes Chubb Ratings Off Watch, Lowers Them InsWeb, eHealthInsurance.com Conclude Litigation The Hartford Names Bennett Senior V.P., Personal Lines ACE European Markets Launches Two New Divisions PLRB Conf. Set for March 30-April 2 CIAB Study Says Many Commercial Interests Not Buying Terrorism Coverage InsuranceNoodle Appointed to Distribute Safeco Small-Business Insurance to More than 3,600 Small-Commercial Agents AAI Applauds Bragg’s Appointment to Terrorism Risk Program Senate Repubs Reportedly Bent on Destroying Fla. Tort Reform Efforts Fox Paine to Purchase Controlling Interest in UNG Kan. Commish Sounds Off on Scoring, More Alliant Resources Group Notes Election of Kelter to Chairman of Fireman’s Fund Interstate Group’s Advisory Council N.J. Senate Commerce Committee Unanimously Passes Auto Reform Bill Travelers, Michigan Ins. Recipients of AMS Users’ Group Quantum Award S&P’s Article Discusses Insurer Credit, Liquidity Support Additional Benefits Company’s WebApp Upload Expands The Council Endorses CSR24 Aon Says Return on Homeowners Insurance Up but Still Not Earning Its Cost of Capital Nationwide Boatowners Program Topic of April 3 AAIS Web Seminar New PC Loss Survey Shows Accident Claims Outpace Thefts NAIC President to Address PIA National Trio of Assurex Global Agencies Choose XDimensional Technologies’ Agency Mgt. System Afni Services Notes Plans for Write-back Module in CSR24 Ohio February Winter Storm Losses Less Than Expected AMS Services Announces New Products, Changes for Users Insurity Offers Terrorism Coverage Support; Enhancement to Commercial Intellisys(R) Policy Administration System Montemayor Says Homeowners Rates Are Too High AAI Encouraged with House Passage of HR 5 The Hartford Able to Handle Commercial Lines Scheduled Items in AMS-Generated Excel Stream A.M. Best Says P/C Company Impairments Continue to Grow S&P’s Withdraws Trio of RSA Affiliate Ratings Aon Re, Impact Forecasting Unveil First Multi-Line Catastrophe Analysis AAI Notes Congress Needs to Act in Wake of Supreme Court Decision NAII Leads Effort for ‘Best Practices’ List on Personal Lines Auto AAI Calls Further NAIC Study of Credit Scoring Impractical A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings for Liberty Mutual Mold Legislation Continues Growth in State Legislatures NAIC Told P/C Insurer Use of Arbitration Saves Time, Money IMSA Says Market Changes Warrant State Regulatory Improvements XDimensional Technologies to Integrate FSC Rating Data with Nexsure Foremost Group Introduces New Family Boaters, Personal Watercraft Programs NAMIC Reacts to NAR’s Homeowners Allegations National Survey Shows More Than Half of Adult Americans Support Med-Mal Reform AAI in Support of NAIC’s ASSURE Project AAI Applauds House Introduction of Class Action Reform Leg., Encourages Swift Passage Hartford Agents Have Access to Online Global Business Data Resource Sen. John Breaux to Address IIABA National Leg. Conference Nev. Lawmakers Consider Ban on Insurers’ Use of Credit AAIS Seeks Clarification from Treasury on Status of Rental Dwellings and Farms Kemper’s A.M. Best Rating Lowered to ‘B’ Kemper Notes Plans to Sell Businesses to New Venture P/C Insurers’ Premiums Surge $28B in First Three Quarters of 2002 Rate Rollback Bills in the Works at Texas Leg. House Committee Holds Hearing on Need for Medical Liability Reform Legislation Kemper Subsidiary Lost $205 Million in 2002 A.M. Best Lowers Kemper Cos. Ratings National News Archives