National News for February 2004 ISO A-PLUS Delivers Vehicle-Registration Reports to Auto Insurers ATLA Blasts Greenberg for Terrorist Remark; TTLA Follows Suit Toyota Reacts to Camry’s Ranking on NICB Stolen List Target Markets Mid-Year Meeting Set for May 5-7 Survey Reports Organizations at Risk, Unprepared to Secure Networked and Distributed Stored Data PCI Urges Senate to Keep Medical Liability Reform on ’04 Agenda Pa. Supreme Court Ruling Reportedly Prolongs Extreme Asbestos Litigation System Pinnacle, MSA Group Unveil New Agency Education Institute WFG Capital Advisors Makes Industry Sourcebook on Mergers, Acquisitions Available Bauer Investigation to Provide Workers’ Comp Fraud Surveillance Videos on GMA Generation X and Y Adults Reportedly More Willing to Obtain Insurance from Resources Besides Agents Unreimbursed Property/Casualty Losses Often Overlooked Tax Deduction Says III IIABA’s “Big I” Convention, Young Agent Leadership Conference Set for October CPCU Society Offers Leadership Development Courses at Florida Leadership Summit AICPCU Ethics Workshop Materials Available Online InVest Names Four New Board Members U.S.I. Names Robert Nesbit Sr. VP – Human Resources CPIA Society Announces New Name and Logo AICP Offers Scholarships for Industry Students National Flood Insurance Program Awards Covansys Corp. $26.5 Million Business Process Outsourcing Contract ISO’s A-PLUS Unit Unveils Service in Fight Against Terrorism Medical Liability Reform Group Praising Senate Leaders for Their Efforts to Improve System FACT Act Addresses Changes for Fair Credit Reporting Act MarketScout Calculates Jan. Renewals at an 11 Percent Increase Former Manning Riddell Employee Speaks Out on Alleged Fraud The Devlin Group to Acquire Forethought Financial Services, Inc. Hartford’s SPICE Program Augments Truck Equipment Coverage National Seat Belt Bill Will Save Thousands of Lives, AIA Says CNA Surety Releases Q4 and Year-End 2003 Results Okla. Commissioner Indicted Frist Takes Different Tack on Med-Mal American Re Forms Relationship Between Affiliate and Best Doctors Inc. ACE Select Markets Chosen by NCCC as Exclusive Provider of Collector Car Insurance PCI Responds to CBS News Story on Insurer-Owned Repair Shops AIG Reports Record 2003 Net Income of $9.27 Billion CPCU Society Kicks Off 2004 with 60th Anniversary Celebration Guy Carpenter Unveils Model for Analyzing U.S. Publicly Traded D&O Liability Risks EdChoice Policy Now Available Nationwide GE Commercial Enlarges E&S Capacity Broker Group Makes a Federal Case of Countersignature Laws Group Urges Calif., N.Y. Regulators to Probe Broker Practices CPIA Society Releases 2004 Award Winners A.M. Best’s P/C Review/Preview Report: Keeping Pace – Success for Some, but Pressures Remain Residual Markets Continue to Burden Auto Insurers AIA Calls for Standardized Use of Event Data Recorders to Improve Vehicle Safety AAIS Introduces Endorsement for Condo Association Deductibles Valley Oak Systems Develops Data Interface for the PERI Data Exchange Young Agents & Brokers Can Receive Scholarships to Attend National Legislative Conference JLT Re Licenses CATEX Pivot Point Technology Chubb Reports Q4 Net Income of $72.3 Million The Hartford Targets “Big Small Businesses” ICBA, Iroquois Group to Expand Community P/C Agency Markets and Revenues Travelers Unveils New Web-Based Ocean Cargo Certificate Capability William S. Cohen Elected to AIG Board IBM Unveils New Software for Insurance, Banking, Financial Markets Industries Fitch Notes Travelers Rating Watch Status Mo. DOI Finds Insurance Scoring Harms Poor, Minorities; Governor Calls for Ban This Week Marks 105th Birthday of Automobile Coverage National News Archives