News for June 2012
- Consumer Watchdog Failure Could Help Auto Discount Initiative
- Agents, Insurers Cheer Congress OK of Flood Insurance Reform Bill
- Island Insurance Names Ohata Assistant Vice President
- Brewer Names Acting Director for Arizona Department of Insurance
- Congress Agrees on Multi-Year Flood Insurance Extension, Reforms
- Markel Names New Executives for Marketing, Business Development
- Chief Risk Officer Named for The Navigators Group in Rye Brook, N.Y.
- N.Y. Health Plans Continue as U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obama Law
- Zurich Appoints COO in N.Y. for Global Corporate in North America
- Louisiana Officials’ Reaction to Health Ruling Mostly Negative
- Another Dust Storms Blows Through Phoenix Area
- Texas Governor Derides Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care
- President Declares Major Disaster for Colorado
- Oklahoma’s Delegation Reacts to Health Care Ruling
- Habitat Plans Building Blitz in Indiana Tornado Zone
- Iowa Court Backs $1.2M Fine Over Disabled Workers’ Pay
- Former Fugitive Doctor in U.S. Custody, Facing Fraud
- Lawmaker Says Nebraska Has Time for Health Exchange
- In NYC, 17 Students a Day Sent to ER With Mental Health Issues: Study
- Arkansas Moving Forward With Plans After Health Ruling
- Devall to Lead London Business for Crawford’s U.S. Property/Casualty Unit
- Penn. Gov. Corbett Says He’s ‘Disappointed’ by Healthcare Decision
- Business Transitions More Risky for Lawyers: Study
- ACE Launches New Stand-Alone Product Recall Insurance Unit
- Study from CNA Analyzes Lawyers Professional Liability Claims
- Actuaries Say Individual Mandate Key to Viable Health Insurance Market
- Chartis’ Kinsey Joins Fireman’s Fund as Eastern Personal Lines Executive in Florida
- Fitch: U.S. Healthcare Ratings Already Incorporate Healthcare Ruling
- OSHA Targets West Virginia Construction Worksites
- Corporate Winners, Losers Under Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling
- ECB President Draghi Says EU Crisis Summit Delivered ‘Tangible Results’
- Stockton, California’s Insured Debt Proves Alluring
- Why Chief Justice Roberts Saved Obama’s Healthcare Law
- Drought Brings Back Memories of 1988 Crop Losses
- Fitch Says Bermuda (Re)Insurers Should Weather Sovereign Downgrade
- Best Sees Indonesia P&C Sector Growth; Capital, Regulatory Challenges
- US Grants Iran Sanctions Exceptions to China, Singapore
- UK Banks Face New Scandal; Barclays Boss in Peril over LIBOR Rigging
- EU Agency ENISA Calls for ‘Kick-start’ in Cyber Insurance Market
- Colorado Fire Threatens Thousands of Residences
- Jones Praises Supreme Court, Calls for Health Rate Reviews
- State Farm Seeks 14.9% Jump in Florida Property Insurance Rates
- Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to Host ‘Week of Giving’
- A.M. Best on Court Ruling: No Effect on Most Health Insurers But Watching Small Insurers
- AIG to Revive AIG Name; Drop Chartis, SunAmerica Names: Reuters
- Vermont Activists Demand Taser Moratorium
- New York Top Court Rejects Claim From Bad Investment
- White Mountains to Acquire 2 Runoff Subsidiaries From AIG Division
- Hacker Who Targeted Texas DPS Pleads Guilty
- Excerpts from Supreme Court’s Healthcare Opinion
- Mass. Seeks Executive Pay Data From Insurers Domiciled in State
- Federal Appeals Panel Upholds Nebraska Crash Victim’s Award
- Ex-Michigan Police Officer Getting $1M Settlement in Bias Case
- Texas Construction Company to Pay $10.5M to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
- Medical Liability Insurer ProAssurance to Acquire Medmarc in Virginia
- BB&T Adds Flood Insurance to Online Offerings
- Ex-Cruise Worker Files Lawsuit Against Travolta
- Idaho Juvenile Corrections-Whistleblower Lawsuit
- U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Louisiana Citizens’ Case
- Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What’s Yours?
- Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law; Read Copy of Opinion
- Marsh Reports Global Insurance Prices up 1.4% in Q2; Sees Further Increases
- Kentucky Insurance Chief Wants Christian Health Plan Held in Contempt
- Ratings Roundup: MAPFRE PRAICO, Tunis Re
- Supreme Court to Deliver Obama Healthcare Ruling
- O’Neill Appointed as Marketform’s CEO
- Catlin Names Huebel CEO of Canadian Unit, Other Executive Changes
- Today’s Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling: Possible Scenarios, Effects
- Germans Say “Nein! No! Non!” Ahead of Euro Summit
- Shareholders Sue Diamond Foods Board Over Financial Problems
- Minot Releases Plan for Using Federal Flood Grants
- School Children Fundraise to Fix Vandalized Ohio Museum
- Second Colorado Wildfire Makes for ‘Unprecedented’ Season
- Colorado’s Early June Storms Among State’s Most Costly
- Leavitt Central Coast Names Willis Senior Vice President
- Skier Accuses Popular Vermont Resort of Neglecting Safety
- Florida Orders Firm to Stop Unlicensed Sale of Home Warranties
- Citizens New President Gilway: Changes Coming, but Progress Will Be Slow
- Checks Not Guaranteed for All Health Insurance Rebates, Experts Say
- Esurance Extends Discounts to Same-Sex Couples in Domestic Partnerships
- NTSB: Why Didn’t Train Wait Before Oklahoma Crash?
- Baldor Electric to Pay $2M to Settle Bias Investigation
- OSHA Taking Aim at W.Va. Construction Worksites This Summer
- The Hartford Enhances Sales Support For Small Business Benefit Brokers
- Michigan’s InPro Insurance Group Acquires Falvay-Counihan Insurance
- July 16 Deadline for Federal Disaster Loans in 3 W.Va. Counties
- North Texas Has Another Minor Earthquake
- National Glass Exchange, AmTrust to Offer Windshield Protection Plans
- Judge: Ohio Dog Accused of Biting Not ‘Dangerous’
- Improved Ratings in Louisiana Fire Districts Expeted to Lower Insurance Rates
- W.Va. Official: Gas Pipeline Work Risks Contaminating Local Water Line
- Gambrel Joins Quotenbind.Com
- Strong Regulatory Systems Recognize Global Differences
- Kent State Announces New Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance Studies
- West Named EVP of Dealey, Renton & Associates
- Thoits Names Solomon Vice President of Employee Benefits
- Independent Nevada Doctors to Merge with ProAssurance
- Mass. Officials OK Health Insurance Rebates
- ACE USA Names Senior VP of Distribution Management in New York
- Vitale Becomes Sole CEO of Aspen Insurance; Villers Named Chairman
- P/C Industry 2011 Loss Reserve Position Sufficient, but Challenged: Conning Research
- Best Sees No Change in MAPFRE USA Group Ratings
- P/C Insurers Profits Rose to $10.1B in Q1
- Boat Crash in N.Y. Highlights Dangers of Boating Under the Influence
- More Than 73,000 Without Power in Virginia Following Monday’s Storm
- Liberty Mutual’s Indian Joint Venture Receives Insurance License
- Best Sees No Change in MAPFRE RE’s Ratings despite Spain’s Economic Woes
- Swiss Re sigma Study Finds P&C Growth in Emerging Markets
- UK’s MI5 Chief Talks about Threats before Olympic Games
- Tropical Storm Debby Makes Landfall in Florida Near Steinhatchee
- Monsoons Bring Hope, Caution to Wildfire Stricken Western States
- Republican Senator’s Abortion Amendment Holding Up Flood Insurance Bill: Reid
- National Interstate Broadens Trucking Insurance Programs
- Tropical Storm Debby Tracking Slowly Towards Florida’s West Coast: AIR
- 3 Missing After Trains Collide in Rural Oklahoma
- ACE USA Expands International Advantage Coverage
- Report: Texas Reforms Reduced Costs of Medical Care for Injured Workers
- Association’s Suit Seeks Information from Michigan Auto Claims Administrator
- Vertafore Unveils Agency Management System with Mobile Capabilties
- Yantis, Nelson Join Mercury Financial Group in Texas
- Nebraska Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Wire, Insurance Fraud
- Western Security Surplus Launches Admitted Bar, Restaurant Program in Calif.
- Bingaman Introduces Post-Fire Flood Legislation
- Church Protests Insurance Rules For Sex Offenders
- Poms Names Herbert Vice President of Employee Benefits
- XL Expands Technology Underwriting Staff in New York, Atlanta, Chicago
- N.J. Woman Hit With Ball Sues Little League Player
- Federal Funds Available for Vermont for May 29 Storm, Flash Flooding
- FEMA to Floridians, Visitors: ‘Take Debby Seriously’
- RMS Update on Tropical Storm Debby in Florida
- P/C Industry Should Not Expect Traditional Hard Market Soon: Hartwig
- Obama Lends Support to Senate Flood Insurance Bill
- Customer Satisfaction with Auto Insurers at New High: J.D. Powers
- Best Special Report on Russia Says ‘Insurance Revolution Begins to Gain Pace’
- XL Group Launches New Website
- Best Affirms Ratings of ACE European Group Limited
- AXIS Appoints Butt to Replace Charman as Chairman
- So. Korea to Halt Iran Oil Imports as EU Insurance Ban Bites
- Europe’s Tower of Babel Hampers Solution to Euro Crisis
- Tropical Storm Debby Drenches Florida
- Geico Spends 6.5% of Premiums on Advertising
- Argo Pro Introduces New Cyber Liability Product
- Va.-Based Broker Rutherfoord Appoints Employee Benefits Leader
- Insurance Center of New England Appoints New Sales Representative
- Maryland Teens Rebuild Vermont Homes Destroyed by Irene
- N.J. Assembly Advances Bills Aimed at Highway Safety
- Texas Supreme Court: Bad Faith Tort Inconsistent with Workers’ Comp System
- Chartis Enhances Network Security Policy
- Regulators: Fewer Complaints Against Michigan Insurers in 2011
- Court: Travelers Won’t Have to Pay Damages to Insured in Kickback Case
- New Louisiana Coast Restoration Work to Start in 2 Areas
- Michigan Residents Due $13.9M in Health Care Rebates
- Trade Group: 70K Vehicles Damaged in Dallas Area Hailstorm
- Ariz. Officer Involved In 6 Kills Gets Disability
- AIR Worldwide Comments on Tropical Storm Debby
- Britton Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Beckman Insurance Agency
- RMS Comments on Tropical Storm Debby
- New Colo. Wildfire Forces Thousands of Evacuations
- Sea Level Rise Accelerating Along Atlantic Coast, Say Scientists
- North Carolina Pastor Charged with Insurance Fraud
- Safety Advocates Urge Same Alcohol Limit for Georgia Boaters, Motorists
- Ratings Recap: Iron Horse, Imperial Fire, Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill
- Best Affirms, Assigns Ratings to GEICO and Affiliates; Outlook Stable
- Re/insurers Join Efforts to Support UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance
- Lloyd’s Details ‘Growing Impact of Climate Change’ as UN Meets
- Former AIG, General Re Execs Admit to Reinsurance Fraud, Pay Fines
- Main Points of Agreement from Rio+20 Summit Show Little Progress
- BMS Group’s Pioneer Names Hinman in U.S. Expansion
- North Carolina Passes Law Targeting Employers Without Workers’ Comp
- Much of Kalamazoo River to Open, 2 Years After Spill
- Nearly 80 Percent of Indiana Listed in Drought
- Tropical Storm Debby Heads for Florida Coast, Spares Louisiana
- Storm Threat Prompts Oil Companies to Evacuate Some Gulf Staff
- Catholic Bishops Begin 2-Week Campaign to Fight Birth Control Mandate
- Deal Reached in AIG, General Re Executives’ Fraud Case
- Ex-N.Y. Postal Worker Pleads Guilty to $18K Workers’ Comp Scam
- AIG Names Executive Chairman for ILFC as CEO’s Relationship Reviewed
- K&K Adds Optional Sexual Abuse Coverage to Sports, Entertainment Programs
- Maryland Insurance Regulators Set Up Facebook Page to Help Consumers
- Meteorite Report Grounds Colo. Firefighting Planes
- Va. Woman Who Faked Cancer to Raise Money Now Faces Felony Charges
- Kutcher Production Company Sues DMV Over Reality Show
- Judge: Parents Of Child With Lung Disease Can Sue
- CNA Names Takahashi Underwriting Consulting Director
- AIG Pays Massachusetts $3.4M in Multi-State Workers’ Comp Settlement
- Michigan State Police: 8,050 Citations in Belt Crackdown
- Campgrounds Reopen After Michigan Upper Peninsula Wildfire
- Wisconsin Insurance President Indicted for Fraud
- Oklahoma Judge Rules Against OSU, Pickens in lawsuit
- Health Insurers to Pay $62M in Rebates in Illinois
- Judge Rules for Employees in Post-Katrina New Orleans School Firings
- Experts Say Science Lacking on 9/11 and Cancer
- Euro Zone’s Big Four Agree on $163 Billion Growth Boost; Split on Euro Bonds
- White Mountains Acquires 2 PICO Holdings Insurers in Run-Off
- Ratings Recap: Transportation P&C, Ancon, Heddington
- Senate to Finally Debate Flood Insurance Monday
- UK MGA’s Advised on Changes in Employers Liability, Public Liability Claims
- Alpha Seals West Virginia Mine Where 2010 Blast Killed 29
- Sinkhole Threatening Homes in Tampa Bay Area
- South Carolina House Overrides Veto of Insurance Tax Earmark for Wildfires
- Judge Allows Investor Lawsuit Over Goldman CDO Conflicts
- Normandy Harbor Names Sublet as Marketing Director for Southwest Florida
- Moody’s Cuts Ratings of 15 Global Banks
- ABI Supports UK Government’s Proposals on Executive Pay Regulation
- NHC Tracking Huge Low Pressure System in Gulf of Mexico
- Swiss Re Chief Economist Sees Rising Rates by Year End
- Lawsuit Seeks to Curb Powers of New Federal Consumer Financial Board
- Health Insurers to Rebate $1.1 Billion
- Texas-Based Agents Alliance Services Adds 9 Agencies
- Lancaster Named VP of Employee Benefits at R&R Insurance Services
- State Fund Files First Tiered Rating Plan
- Law Firms’ Insurers to Compensate Investors Hurt by Mortgage Crisis
- Senate Overhauls Farm Subsidies, Crop Insurance But Time Running Out
- Jenkins Names Wakamoto to Employee Benefits
- CDI Gives $32 Million to Fight Workers’ Comp Fraud
- Oklahoma Physician, Hospital Settle Fraud Case for $1.5M
- W.R. Berkley Appoints President for New Jersey-Based Surety Group
- Appeals Court Throws Out Kentucky Bank’s Investment Lawsuit
- Looming Agent Retirements: Carriers Face Major Turnover
- N.J. Judge OKs Lawsuit Arising From Schoolyard Killings in 2007
- N.Y. Marriage Equality Act Lawsuit Seeks Spousal Healthcare Benefits
- Shasta County To Pay $855K To End Defamation Suit
- Insurer Sues Nocal Surgery Firm Over Alleged Overbilling
- Chartis Introduces Loss Prevention Services for Private Client Group Yacht Clients
- Kentucky Governor Promoting New Drug Law for Miners
- Penn. Man Sentenced for Staging 15 Car Crashes for Insurance Money
- Mississippi Man Jailed for Insurance Fraud
- Pirates Shoot Grenades, Guns at Gas Tanker off Oman
- The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities
- Chris Becomes First Hurricane of Season – No Threat to Land
- Rise of Gadgets Doubles Costs of Lightning Damage – I.I.I.
- Nebraska Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
- Watkins Elected President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
- Ratings Recap: Auto Owners, Stonebridge, Tokio Marine (U.S.), Courtesy, Young America, Old Glory
- Best Affirms Ratings of Eastern Insurance Holdings and Subs
- Ratings Recap: Validus Re, African Re, Arab Orient, Bosna Re, SOGAZ
- Best Revises Alterra Capital and Operating Subs Outlook to Stable
- London Stung by U.S. Attack on Bank Regulation Record
- Italy Regulators Conditionally Approve Unipol – Fondiaria-SAI Merger
- Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market
- ACE Appoints Page Division President for Int’l. Personal & Business Operations
- Great American Insurance Promotes Bickley to Divisional Vice President
- Suit Accuses Louisiana Companies of Exploiting Workers
- Kansas Researchers: Most Large Truck Crashes Caused by Driver Error
- Aon Risk Solutions Hires Hubbell in Cleveland, Ohio, Office
- Assembly Insurance Committee Gives Thumbs Up To Spinal Implant Bill
- Report: Vehicle Theft Falls, California Still Dominates Top 10 List
- Renaissance Alliance Adds 5 New Agency Members in Conn., Mass.
- Millions for Home Foreclosure Prevention Program Unspent in R.I.
- Rockwood Programs Launches New EPLI Product
- Maryland Man Whose Companion Disappeared in Aruba Sues Over Insurance
- CL&P, Connecticut’s Largest Utility, Fights Official Over Storm Costs
- Connecticut Court: Ski Area Not Liable for Skier’s Injuries, Paralysis
- New CEO Named for R.I.-Based Narragansett Bay Insurance Company
- Colo. Supermax Inmates Sue Over Mental Health Treatment
- NOAA In Midst Of Tsunami Debris Survey
- Colo. Ranchers Selling Off Cattle To Avoid Drought Loss
- Southern California Jurors Award $4.5M After Teacher Molest
- Actuaries: Health Costs to Go Up No Matter What Court Decides on Law
- Texas Insurance Commissioner: Problems with Wind Insurer not New
- Boeing Lauds Tornado Recovery by Key Kansas Supplier
- Fiske Joins XL Group’s Surplus Lines Team in Chicago
- Ruehle Named Midwest Branch Manager for United Fire Group
- UK Insurer Cancels Coverage on Russian Ship Going to Syria
- Co-Owner of Missouri-Based US Fidelis Pleads Guilty in Federal Case
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Alabama’s Whitehaven Insurance
- Lawsuit Claims Driver in Kentucky Tour Bus Crash ‘Crazed,’ Speeding
- Railroad Retaliated By Firing Workers Reporting Injuries: OSHA
- Ratings Recap: Church Mutual, Ocean Harbor, HSBC (Del.), Golden RRG, Southern Pioneer, Affirmative
- Applied Systems Names Purdy Sr. VP, General Mgr. for Canadian Operations
- Marine Protection Provider GAC Urges ‘Non-lethal’ Measures for Ship Safety
- AIA Endorses Invitation to Mexico to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership
- Giancristofaro Appointed CEO for Willis’ Re Brazil Operations
- G20 Backs Europe’s Plans for Euro Zone Overhaul to Fight Crisis
- MetLife Receives Fed Extension on Capital Plans
- Dallas Hailstorm Loss Estimate Drops Below $1 Billion
- Tropical Storm Chris Forms in Atlantic; No Threat to Land
- Best Affirms Argo Re, Argo Group and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
- RiskMeter.com Partners With BuildFax to Offer Roof Age Reports to Carriers
- Chubb Expands Wildfire Defense Services in Texas
- Mississippi’s Columbus Earns Improved Fire Rating
- Petersen Named EVP of Business Development for Atlas
- Jenkins Names Holden Vice President
- PURE Introduces Flood Insurance Product for High-Value Homeowners
- Travelers to Pay $10.5M in Premium Refunds And Fines
- Nuclear Plant Problems Continue at Socal Facility
- Berkley Life Sciences Launches Coverage for Drug & Medical Device Shortages
- Wife of Slain Missouri Insurance Agent Gets 8 Years in Spouse’s Death
- Former Mass. Lawyer Found Guilty of Stealing $186K From Clients
- Stanford’s Lawyers Plan to Appeal 110-Year Sentence
- U.S. Settles Lawsuit Against Christus Spohn Health System Corp.
- Texas Attorney Convicted of Paying Bribe Money to Judge
- Wisconsin Manufacturer Struggling to Recruit Workers
- Indiana Town to Foot Insurance Bill so Parade Can Go On
- J.M. Wilson Adds Underwriters in Kansas City
- Safety Hazards at Texas Manufacturing Plant Lead to $58K in Fines
- Tropical Storm Irene’s Scars Healing in Adirondacks, Catskills in N.Y.
- Endurance Names Belfatti as Chief Actuary
- Starr Companies Appoint Childs CFO for International Operations
- Connecticut Receives $1M in Multi-State AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement
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