National News for May 2002 AAI Says Consumer Group’s Claim Is Misleading A.M. Best Affirms FM Global Rating ACE USA Names Gregory President of ACE Casualty Risk FIRE Solutions Notes New Corporate Identity Standard and Poor Places Travelers’ Gulf Cos. on Negative Watch InsBridge Inc. Joins ACORD Royal and SunAlliance USA Names New CEO Securian Financial, Esurance to Partner Morgan Stanley Increases Ratings for St. Paul and XL Capital Insurance Industry Responds to Patriot Act eAutoclaims Launches Car Rental Procurement Offering Zenith Declares Quarterly Dividend Fujitsu Consulting Works with Intel to Launch CT Insurance Services Makes XDB Available AAI Urging Senate Leadership to Take Action on Terrorism Bill Insurers Damaged by Spring Storms INSTEC Unveils Native Windows Commercial Package Policy Processing Solution at 2002 ACORD Conference ACORD Notes Performances of Companies, Individuals at 2002 Conference Kemper Appoints William Smith CEO Effective Ascendant One, Deloitte and Touche RMIS/Lab Form Affiliation St. Paul Cos. Unveils St. Paul Executive ChoiceSM Shields, Barnes Featured Commentators at IIABA TechAssure Conference Aimed at New and Emerging Risks Hartford Partners with IVANS, HNC, and Access CoverageCorp Travelers Advances with Real-Time Transactions Where is P/C Industry Headed’ S&P Downgrades Zenith National Co. to “BB” IIABA Creates Diversity Task Force CSC Unveils iSolutions Tools and S3+ Billing at ACORD Insurance Industry Looking to Meet Technology Challenges AUGIE Agency Survey Offers Up Numbers NAMIC Set for Regulation Testimony UST Article Correction Standard and Poor Takes State Farm off Watch, Lowers Ratings Standard and Poor Places St. Paul Cos. and Subsidiaries Ratings on Watch Negative Travelers Makes Available Online Billing Inquiry for Ind. Agents Standard and Poor’s: U.S. P/C Insurance Rates to Continue Increase on Renewals AIA Hosting Mold Seminar May 20-21 ISO’s New Auto Loss-History Database Offers Insurers Comprehensive Information for Assessing Auto Po Standard and Poor Says No Immediate Rating Action on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. HandySoft, TRC Develop BPM Solutions for Industry Frankel Offers Guilty Plea White Mountains Group Releases 1stQ Numbers; Sees Improvement Ahead Farmers Home Group Offers Identity Theft Protection Plan Travelers Completes Workers’ Comp Information Update Low CAPA Complaint Ratio Validates AAI’s Belief in Quality of Certified Generic Aftermarket Repair P ISO Purchases AIR to Help P/C Industry Manage Extreme-Event Losses AAI Opposes Senate Version of Online Privacy Bill Kemper Cos. Choose Accenture’s Claim Components Software NCCI Holdings Inc. Says Workers’ Comp Market Remains Difficult The St. Paul Companies Unveils New Underwriting Operation for Large, National Property Accounts Zurich North America Offering Group Legal Expense Coverage A.M. Best Publishes Rating Methodology for Single-Parent Captive Companies Travelers Property Casualty Chooses New Board Members Open Ideas “Trends in Technology”: Series of Online Events will use Interactive Web Conference Technology PMI, PCI Announce Merger InsurBanc Notes One-Year Anniversary CNA Financial Reports 1stQ Net Income from Continuing Operations of $111M Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group Matches 2001 1stQ Results The St. Paul Companies Launches Professional Liability Product Conning and Co. Study Looks for Some Variable Annuity Insurers to Emerge from Downturn Berkshire Hathaway Plans to Buy Portion of Kemper Business LexisNexis™ Insurance Solutions Launched to Facilitate Investigations and Information Verification Regulators Hear Industry’s Cautions on Mixing Terrorism Risk and Natural Disasters in CAT Plan AAI Points to U.S. Congress JEC Study Walsh Named President, CEO for AIG’s P/C Unit Chubb Unveils New Personal Insurance Web Site Aon Integrates New Services into eSolutions Offerings Fitch Study Backs Up 2001 Woes Buffett Assures Stockholders ASPN President and CEO Addresses Fair’s Success, Challenges A.M. Best Moves Rating of Caliber One to Review IVANS Recognized for InVEST Donation ASPN Resource Fair Networks New Connections IIABA Notes Dates for Sept. New Orleans Infoxchange New IIHS Study Points to Cameras in Reducing Speeding Zick Elected Chairman of AAIS Alliance Board Names Dickson as New Chairman Caliber One Exiting Excess and Surplus Lines Marketplace IIC Award-Winner Warns: Terrorism Cover No Panacea, U.S. Regulation Out of Step Regulators Restore Exemptions Allowing Small Companies to Use Non-Actuaries Aon Reports First Quarter 2002 Results AIG Elects Sullivan and Tse as Co-chief Operating Officers FM Global Unveils New Technology Center Survey Reveals Insurers Likely to Pay Claims Fair, Isaac Acquires HNC Software American Institute Revamps CPCU Program Updated Guide Available on Buying, Selling Agencies National News Archives