July 29, 2010

• Survey: Public Opposes Allowing Policyholder Suits Against Insurers
• BP: Claims Payments Top $256 Million
• Bill to Eliminate Oil Liability Limit Comes Under Fire

July 28, 2010

• Marsh: Offshore Energy Insurance Costs to Increase 'Modestly'
• Big 'I' Markets Introduces Fine Arts, Valuables Product
• New BP CEO Dudley: Gulf Disaster a 'Wake Up' Call to Prioritize Safety
• Congress Set to Tackle Oil Spill Liability, Drilling Safety
• U.S. Indicts 3 for Alleged Municipal Bid-Rigging
• NAS Introduces Sexual Misconduct, Molestation Liability Insurance
• As Commercial Roofing Materials Change, So Do Risks
• Insurance Journal Seeks Nominations for Best Agencies to Work For

July 27, 2010

• Weiss Group Names Clarke as CEO
• IJ's Academy of Insurance Instructor Gears Up for Leadership Training
• Europe's CEA Expresses Concerns on Reinsurance Tax Proposals
• BP Claims Fund On Alert for Phonies While Cutting Red Tape
• House to Try to Advance Auto Safety Bill After August Recess

July 26, 2010

• Navigators Environmental Expands Coverage for New Contractor Risks
• Claims Fund Chief Says BP Stalling on Payments to Oil Disaster Victims
• NFL Study Says Helmets Pass Safety Test
• New York Reopens Probe of AIG's Cassano
• Munich Re to Further Align Specialty Primary Insurance Platform

July 23, 2010

• BP Claims Could Exceed $20 Billion, Says Fund Chief Feinberg
• Weather Claims Erode Travelers Profits
• Ratings Roundup: RMA Residential, Dorinco, NAICO
• S&P's Ratings on AIG Unchanged by New Board Chairman
• S&P Comments on Dodd-Frank Act's Implications for Insurers
• House Approves Oil Spill Clean-Up, Drilling Safety Bill
• House Committee Passes Mine Safety Bill As Industry Protests
• Tropical Storm Threatens Gulf Oil Disaster Containment
• BP's Partners Will Not Set Up Gulf Oil Claims Fund
• Best Comments on Impact of Dodd-Frank Act on Rating Agencies
• BIPT, Focus Technologies to Merge

July 22, 2010

• Brownyard Adds Animal Mortality Coverage to Pest Program
• Ironshore Aviation Division Enters Global Space Insurance Market
• Risk Managers See More Commercial Lines Premium Decreases in Q2
• Obama Opposes Adding Wind Coverage to Federal Flood Insurance
• Donegal Ratings 'Unchanged;' Michigan under Review Negative Says Best
• Consumer Reports Questions Blue Cross Surplus Fund
• Distressed and Vacant Properties Fill a Void for Insurers

July 21, 2010

• President Signs Historic Financial Reform Legislation
• Aon Will Begin Accepting Contingent Commissions Again
• Commercial P/C Insurance to Lag Economic Recovery: Conning Analyst
• Judge Approves Goldman's $500 Million Settlement with SEC
• Private Firm WSI Cuts U.S. Hurricane Forecast to 19 Named Storms
• V3 Launches Auto Dealer Program with Optional 'Red Flags' Coverage

July 20, 2010

• Brown & Brown Q2 Profit Up 1.3%
• McDermott Joins Towers Watson as P/C Director
• Investors Face Uphill Battle with Liability Lawsuits Against BP
• Goldman Sachs Deep Pockets May Still Make It Lawsuit Target
• WrightUSA Launches Liability Plan for Government Employees
• Axis Forms Design Professionals, Environmental Liability Unit

July 19, 2010

• Risk Managers Not Satisfied With U.S. Insurance Providers' Service
• The Competitive Advantage: Partnerships
• SEC Creates New Divisions to Oversee Large Financial Firms
• Liberty Mutual Creates New Distribution, Service Unit
• AIG to Pay $725M to Settle Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• R-T Specialty Acquires Chartwell Independent Insurance Brokers

July 16, 2010

• Gulf State Residents Relieved But Wary Over BP Oil Well Fix
• How Financial Reform Package Affects Insurance, Surplus Lines
• NYMAGIC's Ratings 'Unchanged' Says Best by ProSight Acquisition
• S&P: CNA's Ratings 'Unaffected' by Asbestos Deal with National Indemnity
• Agents Applaud House Passage of Flood Insurance Program Extension
• Gale Force Winds Needed to Re-Inflate Insurance Share Prices
• How to Make Agent-Wholesale Relationships Work
• Arguments For and Against Reinsurance Tax Bill Continue
• Goldman Sachs Settles with SEC for $550 Million
• Ward Group Names Top 50 Performing P/C Insurers

July 15, 2010

• House May Vote on Federal Flood Insurance Extension Today
• Markel to Acquire Workers' Compensation Insurer FirstComp
• Marsh Launches New Global Rail Practice
• CNA Pays Berkshire $2 Billion to Assume Asbestos, Pollution Claims
• Mining Firms Complain Democrats' Safety Bill Too Harsh
• Reinsurance Tax Debate over HR 3424 Heats Up at Committee Hearing
• Crop Insurers Reluctantly Agree to $600 Million a Year Subsidy Cut
• AIG Names Miller Chairman, Following Golub's Resignation