National News for July 2009 Grain Dealers Mutual to Become Affiliate of Main Street America Lindemann Named President, COO, CNA Commercial Study: Health, Life Insurers Ignoring Younger Generations FPIC Insurance Group Buys Texas Med Mal Insurer Advocate, MD The Hartford Posts Net Loss of $15M in Q2; P/C Combined Ratio at 90.4% Lawmakers to Propose Ban on Texting while Driving How to Help Clients Work Through the Challenges of Business Bankruptcy Travelers Earnings Fall 20% in Q2; Net Premiums Down Slightly HRH Acquisition Helps Boost Willis’ Revenues by 19% in Q2 House Passes National Flood Insurance Extension Act Associations Partner to Share Educational Programs, Knowledge AIG, 6 Other Bailed Out Firms to Report Executive Pay by Aug. 13 Study: Texting while Driving More Dangerous than Previously Thought U.S. Senate May Drop Public Health Care Option Tanning Beds Pose High Cancer Risk Arthur J. Gallagher Reports Q2 Results; Slight Drop in Organic Revenue Report Claims Public Option Would Not Drive Out Private Health Insurers Consumer Group Urges Congress to Curb Insurers’ Risky Behavior Chartis: Other Firms Share AIG’s New Name; Is It a Name to Remember? U.S. Launches Auto ‘Clunker’ Program Chinese Drywall: Builders and Subs Face Huge Uninsured Losses White House Study: Small Businesses Pay 18% More for Health Coverage Chartis’ Moor Maps Out 20% Sale, Other Steps in Separating from AIG AIG Launches New Brand Name, Chartis; Moor Named CEO Congress Urged to Raise Liability Standard for Credit Rating Firms Chubb Net Income Rises 18% in Q2 Travelers Names MacDonald EVP, Chief Marketing Officer White House Still Sees Health Reform By Year’s End Despite Delays AIG Withholds $2.4 Million in Bonuses for Senior Managers Progressive Introduces Any Auto Commercial Liability Endorsement Survey: Buyers Prefer Agents When Purchasing Medical Insurance Insurance Association Develops Green Building Risk Options ‘Global’ Payments for Doctors, Hospitals Seen As Way to Curb Medical Costs Insurance Reform Group Criticizes Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry Berkskhire Hathaway Cuts Stake in Moody’s Securities Class Actions Decline; More Foreign Firms Targeted Report: Federal Safety Agency Withheld Data on Dangers of Distracted Driving Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Appoints 3 Vice Presidents Health Insurance Agents’ ‘Fly-In’ Has Impact on Capitol Hill, But Is It Enough? Ratings Recap: QBE (US), Triangle, Zurich (US) Subsidiaries U.S. Reinsurers Post $26.4B in Net Premiums for 2008 Navigators Expands Agency Professional Liability Program The Hartford Rolls Out AARP Auto Product Through Independent Agents Brown & Brown Profit Up a Notch in Q2 Obama Says Health Bills in Congress Are ‘Not Where They Need To Be’ Best Affirms Ex-AIG Personal Lines Company Ratings; Outlooks Stable Professional Program Insurance Brokerage Enhances Massage Program Travelers Insurance Urges Regional Zones, Federal Role for Wind Coverage Premier Sponsors Professional Liability Insurance for Not-for-Profit Hospitals Survey: Carrier Size Matters But So Do Price, Underwriting and Service As Congress Picks Up Pace on Health Care Reform, What’s Next? Congress Warned Reforms Could Hike Health Care Costs ‘Significantly’ SEC Charges 5 with Insider Trading Ahead of Liberty Mutual-Safeco Merger Survey: Majority of Consumers Avoid Companies That Expose Their Data Report: Alexandria, Va., Drivers Most Improved Nashville Songwriters, Frost Specialty Offer Copyright Infringement Insurance SEC, Congress Eye Increasing Liability of Credit Ratings Agencies Giant Pension Calpers Sues Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Over Securities Ratings Ratings Roundup: Castle Key, Preferred Contractors The Hartford’s Andrade to Keep P/C Unit Disciplined; Focused on Service Most Bond Insurers Still Plagued by Troubled Assets First Senate Committee Approves Version of Health Care Reform Insential Launches Home Value Warranty Program for Builders AIG Speeds Up Life Insurance Unit IPO MetLife to Combine U.S. Insurance Operations Into Single Unit Analysis: U.S. Small Business Funding Dry, Getting DrierLiberty Mutual, CAMICO Insurance Program Targets Larger CPA Firms Oak Street Offers New Loan Program for Insurance Agents Fewer Drunk Drivers on U.S. Roads; Concern Rises Over Drugged Drivers P/C Industry Pressured by 2009 Recession; Turnaround in 2011 Cyber Security: Global Risk and Rising Complexity Jansen & Hastings Launches National MGA Platform Web Site Estimates Hurricane Damages If Old Storms Returned Today Legislation to Extend National Flood Program Introduced into Congress Winners of IMCA Showcase Awards Named AIG to Pay More Executive Bonuses Document Indicates US SEC, CFTC to Police OTC Derivatives Wells Fargo Names Norick Practice Leader – Special Risks National Equine S&P Lowers AIG’s Personal Lines Subs, 21st Century Ratings Developing El Nino Could Suppress Atlantic Hurricanes A.M. Best: P/C Industry’s Earnings Down 87% in Q1 Rockwood Offers Installments on Life Agents E&O Submit Your Industry Golf Photos Today Accident Victims To Appeal GM Bankruptcy Plan Over Pending Lawsuits Survey: Claims Service Is Tops for Agents When Evaluating Carriers Pay Consultants Face Ban on Providing Other Work for Same Firm What 19 Years in Insurance Has Taught Me Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials at Greater Risk of Hearing Loss Credit Default Swaps Should Be Regulated As Insurance Billions At Stake Over Trust in Trial of AIG v. Ex-CEO Greenberg Senators Seek Compromise on Public Option for Health Care Reform Fireworks Explosions Kill 5 Across U.S. Blackstone, Goldman, Credit Suisse Back New Insurance Brokerage Jury Rules for Ex-CEO Greenberg Over AIG in Starr Case At U.S. Dirt Race Tracks, Money Goes Into Cars, Not Insurance Zurich Expands Cyber Security Coverage Jackson Concert Promoter Says Insurance Covers Accidental Death 2009 Outstanding CSR State Award Winners Named Starr Indemnity Makes Three Executive Appointments Crump Appoints Lloyd as President of Programs London American Risk Specialists Offers Haz Mat Haulers Coverage AIG Elects New Directors; Few Air Grievances at Annual Meeting C.V. Starr Offers Primary General Liability for Commercial Contractors Reinsurance Market Remains Stable; Rates Steady, Reports Guy Carpenter Beecher Carlson Names Aon’s Grady to Direct Its ZOOM Risk Analytics AIG Finalizes Sale of U.S. Personal Auto Insurance Units to Farmers National News Archives
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