National News for August 2002 Insurance Transitions Web Site Launched ADP Claims Services Announces Shoplink Version 6.3 Bluebook International Receives $5.1 Million Investment from Cotelligent Zurich Surety Express Online Platform Rolls Out in 12 States Hartford Survey Finds Blue-Collar Workers Face Higher Risk of Injury ebix.com Board Approves 1-For-8 Reverse Split Twenty Carriers Sign On With IVANS Transformation Station A.M. Best Assigns Debt Rating to $300M of Hartford Financial Senior Notes IIABA Calls on State Securities Regulators to Identify Fraud Perpetrators Travelers Furnishes New CD To Construction Clients For One-Stop Risk Management NAMIC Adds State Advocate, Regulatory Manager to Staff NAMIC to Hold 107th Annual Convention Sept. 15-18 Robert James Promoted to EVP, U.S. Ins. Operations for CNA P&C New Markets: Group Legal Expense Product Available to Help Agents Go Online, on Budget NAMIC Responds to CFA Study AAIS Launches Web-Based Seminars Conning Study Reveals Hidden Crisis in Health Insurance Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Spin-Off Completed Jenkins Named Executive Director of ASCnet The Hartford Offers Free Online Course to Help Agents Identify, Protect Clients from Cyber Risks AAI Paper Discusses Pros, Cons of Optional Federal Chartering; Finds State Regulation—With Changes—Best Taliant Software, LLP Goes Live at The Amerisure Companies AAI Rebuts WSJ Commentary Questioning Need for Federal Terrorism Backstop A.M. Best Affirms Rating of National Indemnity Group Applied Systems Inc. To Provide Support for Microsoft .Net within its Agency Products Insurity Licenses Commercial Intellisys to New Age Brokerage Citigroup Announces Revised Distribution Ratio for Travelers P/C Spin-off Workers’ Comp Problems Addressed in HHS Medical Privacy Regulations European Insurers Expect Millions of Euros in Flood Claims Study Says Terrorism, Pricing and Capacity are Major Industry Challenges St. Paul Affirms Financial Report Accuracy Travelers Property Casualty Chairman Responds to Inclusion in S&P’s Index NAII Lauds HIPPA Change on Workers’ Comp in Final Rule Aon Resolves All Comments Related to Aon’s SEC Filings Assurex Global Expands U.S., Australian Presence ebix.com Reports Profitable 2ndQ Results IRMI Calls for Gary E. Bird Horizon Award Nominees PRIMA, AICPCU/IIA Agree to Become Educational Partners Kemper Expands Web Training for Agents Insurers Praise States for Reaching Reciprocity Goal for Producer Licensing IIABA’s Soto Chosen as Panelist for Bush Economic Forum Partridge Named Head of S&P’s Sector Analysis Group AIG to Treat Stock Options as Expense AAI Supports Newly Revised HHS Medical Privacy Regulations A.M. Best Places Ratings for Combined Specialty Group under Review Markel Corp. Promotes Springman to Executive VP AIU Makes Appointments to Divisions IIABA Diversity Task Force to Launch Strategic Action Plan Royal & Sun Alliance Group Reports Continuing Good Performance IIABA Hails NAIC State Licensing Certifications NAMIC Names Ulmer VP for Information Technology AAI Pleased That Problems with UCITA Restrictions on Software Agreements Being Recognized CNA Moves to 2ndQ profit on rising premiums Purchasers File Suit against Aon Corp. S&P’s Revises Aon Corp. Outlook to Negative Aon Corp. Shares Fall 30 Percent, Spin-Off Delayed Labor Secretary Affirms Bush Support on Health Legislation Fitch Reports Continued Challenges in Workers’ Comp Market ISO Adds to All-Claims Fraud Database with Direct Access to Records Gulf Group Partners with Target Markets Swiss Re Determines Actual Value Amount for WTC AAI Encouraged Senate Judiciary Committee May Examine Asbestos Issue Gulf Group Concludes Trident Investment Transaction A.M. Best Assigns A+ Rating to the Gulf Insurance Group NAIC Partners with Aithent to Develop Insurance Regulatory Software Bradley, Bessette, Now EVP’s at The St. Paul Companies Willis Commercial Network Chooses The Hartford’s BMG to Aid in U.S. Expansion AAI Says Senate Hearing Shows Need for Class Action Reform Main Street America Group’s Online Homeowner Policy Change Function Proving Success Lewis Promoted to President & CEO of CNA Property & Casualty Fireman’s Fund Co. Unveils Prestige Home Unitrin Announces Compliance with SEC Order A.M. Best Places Ratings for State Farm’s Calif. and Texas Subsidiaries under Review A.M. Best Affirms Rating of OneBeacon’s Subsidiaries Chubb Executive Urges Cooperation Between IT and Risk Management Depts. ICAC Announces Availability of Arson Update Newsletter National News Archives