March 31, 2005

• Also Crossed Off Blunt's To-Do List: Comp Reform
• Ind.-Based Leisure/Sports Specialty Broker Launched

March 30, 2005

• Gov. Blunt Signs Mo. Tort Reforms Into Law
• Hylant Group Promotes Bogart to VP of Health-Care Professional Business

March 29, 2005

• Insurers File Suit to Stop Mich. Credit Scoring Ban
• Wausau Expands Middle-Market Umbrella Capacity
• Oak Street Funding Lands $50 Million Credit Facility
• Heartland Marketing Group Hires Simpson to Manage Mo. Sales Office

March 28, 2005

• Hylant Group Promotes Hall to President of Specialty Programs
• Community Insurance First Changes Name Following Acquisition
• Ohio Casualty Names Gerard New Senior VP of Investments
• SECURA to Unveil Farm Rating Program for Agents

March 25, 2005

• Ill. Agency Fined, Punished for Not Disclosing Fees
• Mich. Catastrophic Claims Assessment Up 11%
• Finke Confirmed as Mo. Commissioner
• Hylant Group Acquires Ann Arbor Agency
• Brooke Sells Stock of Topeka Company

March 24, 2005

• Mich. DOI Study Finds Competition Doesn't Equal Affordability; Insurers Say Losses Driving Rates
• Mo. Comp, Tort Reform Bills Land on Gov. Blunt's Desk
• Minn.'s Comp Claim Rate Down, Cost Up
• Wausau Signature Agency Forms Group Benefits Division Targeting Upper Midwest
• Insurance.com Ads Do It Doggy Style

March 23, 2005

• Great American Notes Executive Liability Division Moves

March 22, 2005

• Spitzer Subpoenas Clark Consulting

March 21, 2005

• Kelter-Alliant Moves to New Offices
• Burns & Wilcox Adds Ryda as Ad Assistant in Mich. Home Office

March 17, 2005

• Mich. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Repeal State Helmet Law, According to AAA Michigan
• PCI Reports Mich. Supreme Court Rules for Insurers on Medical Charges

March 16, 2005

• Donnell Named Chief Marketing Officer for GE Solutions
• ABRA Auto Body & Glass Adds Mo. Franchise

March 15, 2005

• Corporate Lawyer Named Ill. Insurance Director

March 14, 2005

• Insurers Say Granholm's Premium Tax Hike Will Hurt Mich. Consumers
• Neb. Moves Most Lines to File and Use
• Watters Warns Mich. Docs of Bogus Med-Mal Insurer
• Fitch Ratings Affirms CNA's "BBB-" Rating, Bumps Outlook to Stable

March 11, 2005

• Military Insurance Protection Bill Passes Kan. Senate

March 10, 2005

• N.D. Bill Would Form Legislative Comp Appeals Panel
• Brooke's Annual Earnings Increase 61%
• Hylant Group Promotes Allen to VP and Legal Counsel
• Kan. DOI Names Levi Public Affairs Director

March 8, 2005

• Minnesota AG Asks Judge to Make Willis Hand Over Documents; Broker 'Surprised' by Move
• Mich. Poll: Majority Supports Granholm's Tax Plan
• Small Business Group Offers Member Discount on Applied System

March 7, 2005

• Mich. Homeowners Premiums Below National Average
• McDonough Replaces Thomas as Trustmark CEO

March 6, 2005

• EMC Posts $489,000 Q4 Loss
• APCapital Nets $6.5 Million in Fourth Quarter

March 4, 2005

• As Mich. Agents Gather, Industry Finds Itself in Crosshairs

March 3, 2005

• Tort Reform Bill Passes Mo. House

March 1, 2005

• Beefed Up Comp Reform Bill Passes Mo. House
• Gov. Daniels to Atterholt: You're Not 'Acting' Anymore
• Kan. Senate Passes Anti-Fraud Bill
• Harcum-Schuett Agency Personnel Join Hylant Group in Ohio, Will Consult on School Plan
• ProCentury Sees $13.7 Million Profit in 2004
• Cincinnati Financial Sees $584 Million Profit in 2004
• InsuranceNoodle to Offer OneBeacon's Small Commercial Products
• William Blair & Co. Begins Coverage for Specialty Underwriters' Alliance with Outperform Rating