National News for November 2001 House Passes Terrorism Reinsurance Bill Royal and SunAlliance USA Expands Green Guard Program to 41 States InsuranceNoodle Adds Five States to Roster Longitude Inc. Teams Up with Capital Risk LLC Sustained Consolidation Predicted as a Result NCOIL Defers Formal Action on Proposed Amendments Holiday Parties Can Lead to Lawsuit Nightmares House Expected to Consider HR 3210 This Week U.S. Financial Firms, Law Enforcement Seek Ways to Track Terrorists Subsidized Insurance Headed to Livestock Farms Law and Policy Internet Seminar To Take Place in Washington, D.C. Fitch Assigns ‘AA’ to Chubb Offering AUGIE Aids in Survey to Determine Needs of Agents IIAA Releases 2001 Best Practices Study, Highlights Importance of Technology S&P’s Affirms Rating for ALPS Council Survey Shows Primary Carriers Have Tightened Policy Terms Significantly NAIC President Addresses Credit Insurance Study Warrantech Corp. Enters Letter for Payment of Certain Reliance Claims AIA Looks for Crowded Highways over Holiday Season SEEC Inc. Introduces Solution for industry House Likely to Move on Terrorism Bill Aon Corp. Announces New Series of Seminars New State Decisions Equal More Than Half of P/C Enacted Laws for 2001 IRC Survey Finds Most American Would Use Competitive Auto Repair Parts Insurance Revolution Inc. Launches Second Wholly Owned Subsidiary Insurers Seek Permission From State Regulators to Exclude Terrorism Americans Indicate They Would Shop Online NAIFA, Thomson Financial Present Financial Advisors Forum Anthrax Liability Up in The Air Chubb Specialty Consolidates Product Groups into ‘ChubbPro’ NAMIC Outraged at 2002 NAIC Data-Base Fees Billions in New Capital to Flow into Global Market Warren Buffett Explains $679M Loss, Gives Shareholders Update Insurers Warn Companies of Cancellations Weiss Ratings Study Sees Negative Repercussions from Proposals American Physicians Capital to Acquire RTW Inc. American Airlines Crash Another Blow to Insurers S&P: Company Ratings Could Suffer in Federal-State Squeeze on Terrorism Risk IIAA Looks at Terrorism Bill Vote as Momentum Builder Liberty Mutual Policyholders Approve Mutual Holding Company Plan NAAA Concludes Board Meeting at AIAT A.M. Best Foresees Asbestos, Environmental Losses Driversshield.com Corp Revenue Expected to Exceed $50 Million AMS Services Acquires ‘The Solution’ from ChannelPoint HCC Files 3Q Loss, Prepares to Exit Workers’ Comp Chubb Removed from CreditWatch Attorneys Warn of Impact on Policyholders Zurich Financial Services to Co-Sponsor with Aon NAII Board of Governors Elect GEICO’s Nicely Chairman NAMIC Announces Retirement of Pamela Allen Goodman Speakers Bureau Launches New Division Insuremytrip.com Partners with Travelex InsureZone’s AgentSecure Adds Seven New Customers Navigators Pro Formed to Specialize in D&O and Professional Liability Swiss Re Advances World Trade Center Payment Insurance Technologies Hosts Client User Conference Widow of Former Insurance Executive Gives $10M to Children’s Memorial Hospital Property Claims from WTC at $16.6 Billion and Rising RMS Releases New Weather Model for Industry NAIC SPRV Model Provides Added Tool to Manage Risk for Natural Catastrophes S&P Comments on the Reinsurance Business ACT Releases Comprehensive Technology Study Liberty Mutual, One Beacon Reach Definitive Agreement S&P’s Affirms Nationwide Lloyds Rating NAMIC Addresses Capital Markets Panel Examining Availability of Terrorism Insurance Fitch Expects Companies to Replace Lost Capital with New Equity NAIC Adoption of Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle Model Act Aids States IIAA Announces 2002 National Executive Committee Industry Weathering World Trade Center Losses, Uncertainties Remain Hoffman Concludes Term, Ahart Inaugurated as IIAA’S 97th President NAII Calls on NCSL to Support Personal Lines Modernization National News Archives