August 29, 2008

• Bush Administration Wants More Notice on Workplace Hazard Rules
• Drunk Driving Fatalities Decline in 32 States But Rise for Motorcyclists
• No Absolutes in Agency Training and Recruitment
• Ratings: Am. Underwriters, Western General, North Pointe, Ameriprise, Fairfield, R.V.I. Guaranty, Mid Georgia, Hermitage
• Markel's Albanese Moves to U.S.; Stovin, Brazil Promoted

August 28, 2008

• Forecasters Warn Gustav Could be Major Hurricane When It Reaches Gulf States Monday
• Fitch: P/C Profits Decline Sharply in First-Half 2008
• Soft Market Exposes Value of Risk Control for Golf Insurers
• Heartland Analyst Likes Insurance Broker Brown & Brown
• Best Comments on CastlePoint, Hermitage Deal
• FSC Offers Agencies Real Time Commercial Comparative Quoting

August 27, 2008

• Higher Gas Prices, Lighter Vehicles Could Mean Higher Insurance Costs
• Tower and CastlePoint to Acquire Hermitage Insurance for $135M
• Study: Only 42% of Teen Passengers Report Wearing Seat Belts
• Best Affirms Gen Re's A++ Rating
• Philadelphia Insurance Offers Volunteer Accident Health Coverage

August 26, 2008

• Surplus Lines Results Remain Strong, Despite Heightened Competition
• Traffic Fatalities Go Down as Gasoline Prices Go Up
• Darwin to Buy Great American's Lawyers Professional Liability Business
• How Agencies Can Access Capital in the Current Credit Crunch

August 25, 2008

• Financial Regulation Reform -- But Not Paulson's -- Likely in 2009
• Several Insurers Could See Big Fannie, Freddie Losses
• S&P Places Aon on CreditWatch/Negative
• Ratings Roundup: Penn Treaty Network, Donegal, CIFG
• Swett & Crawford Develops Specialty Stucco Insurance Strategy
• Zurich Names Richiski Head of Distribution, Regional Management

August 22, 2008

• Study Finds Economic Costs of Federal Cat Legislation Burdensome
• Berkshire's Buffett Sees Economy in Recession, Weak Until 2009
• Weatherford Moves to Association for Insured Retirement Solutions
• Olympic Athletes Require World Class Safeguards

August 21, 2008

• Labor Dept: Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
• Lawsuit that Led to Mississippi Tort Lawyer Scruggs' Downfall Settled
• HRH, Ponemon Institute Launch Privacy Breach Index
• Integro Appoints Moores, Rolfe to Lead Aviation Practice
• Marsh & McLennan Names Wittman Chief Financial Officer

August 20, 2008

• Four Small SUVs Earn Top Safety Pick
• Survey: Parents Fed Up With 'Party Schools' and Politicians
• ACE Broadens Coverage for Contractor Equipment With New Alliance
• XL Insurance Names Molitano as Tech E&O Manager

August 19, 2008

• Survey: Renters Ill Equipped to Protect Belongings
• University Professor Says 'Early Offers Program' Could Improve Tort System
• Ratings Roundup: Catlin (US), R.V.I., Companion, AmTrust
• Summer is Good Time to Tackle Business To-Do Lists
• Ala. Regulator Bell Named Chairman, Swiss Re America Holding Corp.
• Karen Clark Introduces Tool to Assess Catastrophic Wind Damage

August 18, 2008

• U.S. Doctors Say Lawsuits Help Guarantee Drug Safety
• U.S. Insurers' Exposure to Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Manageable
• RelMark Launches Risk Purchasing Group for Fire Sprinkler Industry
• Study: Most Know Little About Their Homeowners Policy

August 15, 2008

• Earthquake Expert Warns of Economic Damage
• Private Firms See Health Insurance Premiums Double Since 1996
• The Hanover Names Gary Kusumi President of Personal Lines
• I.I.I. Offers Tips on Identity Theft Protection, Coverage
• USAA Expands Membership Eligibility

August 14, 2008

• S&P: U.S. Commercial Lines Outlook Revised To Negative From Stable
• Thousands of Federally Placed Underground Fuel Tanks Could Leak
• Liberty Mutual Names Directors of Two New Research Centers
• RMS Launches Winter, Convective Storm Models for U.S., Canada

August 13, 2008

• There's No Crying in Insurance
• Swiss Re Launches U.S. Agency Umbrella E&O Coverage
• Insurers Say Higher Gas Prices May Not Lead to Lower Claim Costs
• PGI Launches Self-Storage Insurance Coverage
• ACE Private Risk Services Expands to More States

August 12, 2008

• How to Out-Buzz the Big Spenders in Insurance Advertising
• Small Businesses Lose $200K to Fraud, Survey Reports
• Allianz Group and Fireman's Fund Team to Combine Marine Insurance Business
• AIG Introduces Basic Health Benefits for Private Staff

August 11, 2008

• GM, Deloitte to Settle Shareholder Suit for $303M
• Insurance Weighs on Berkshire Hathaway's 2nd Quarter Profit
• Ratings Roundup Philadelphia Consolidated, PURE

August 8, 2008

• Nationwide Financial Agrees to $2.4 Billion Buyout
• AIG CEO Ready to 'Take a Scalpel' to Reshape Insurer
• Colorado Climatologist Raises Hurricane Forecast
• FM Global: Companies Exposed but Underprepared for Natural Disasters
• S&P Sees No Affect on AIG's Ratings from Q2 Loss
• Zurich Names Davis Executive VP - General Insurance
• MyNewMarkets.com Announces Two More Exchange Conferences

August 7, 2008

• AIG's Net Loss for Q2: $5.36 Billion; Conference Call Today, Details
• Feds Charge 11 in Biggest-Ever Identity Theft Case
• For Liberty Mutual, Insurance Customers' Values Have Value
• Cincinnati Financial Corp. Reports 2nd Quarter Results
• Willis Launches Luxury Yacht Practice
• National Alliance Names 2 Outstanding CSRs for 2008

August 6, 2008

• MarshMac's Q2 Earnings Fall to $65 Million on Unit Write-down
• Best Makes Results of Car-Insurance Buyer Survey Available
• Best Puts Tower Group 'Under Review with Negative Implications'
• Ratings Roundup: ASI Preferred, Preserver
• XL Insurance Offers Specialized Environmental Program
• Everest Opens Environmental Office

August 5, 2008

• Insurers Escape Big Q2 Mortgage Losses - So Far
• N.Y.'s Tower Group to Acquire Rest of Bermuda's CastlePoint
• Lexington Launches Public/Private Partnership Coverage

August 4, 2008

• Report: Workers Compensation Claim Frequency Down Again in 2007
• House Bill Would Block Federal Rule on Workers' Chemical Exposure
• N.J. Chief Goldman Calls States 'Adept Stewards' of Insurance Markets

August 1, 2008

• Aon Net Income Way Up for Q2 on Sale of Combined Insurance
• Hanover Insurance Reports Q2 Net Loss with Sale of Life Business
• Selective Insurance Touts Q2 Workers' Comp Improvement, Mass. Expansion
• Ratings Recap: Hanover, Assurant, Wadena/IMT, Berkshire Hathaway, Finial
• Millbrook, Valen Become P/C Insurance Data, Predictive Analytics Partners