http://www.insurancejournal.com Property casualty insurance news from Insurance Journal en-us Copyright 2009 Wells Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:28:03 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/img/insurance-journal-property-casualty-magazine-logo_88x31.gif http://www.insurancejournal.com 88 31 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101946.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101946.htm A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to 'B++' (Good) from 'B+' (Good) and the issuer credit rating to "bbb" from "bbb-" of Guam-based Pacific Indemnity Insurance Company (PI), ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:28:03 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101943.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101943.htm Vancouver, Wash.-based Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has named Patrick Winters its first, full-time paid president, effective August 1, 2009. Winters ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:35:11 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101941.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101941.htm A Federal Court judge in Sacramento, Calif., has ruled that Greyhound could be liable for failing to put seatbelts on its buses. In this case, the plaintiffs were eight passengers who were ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:25:21 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101940.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101940.htm Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $5.9 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009, the department has reported. The money ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:15:03 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101939.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/07/02/101939.htm Members of the Workers' Compensation Action Network (WCAN) have launched a campaign to oppose more than $60 million in new annual workers' compensation assessments being proposed in California. ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:13:30 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101938.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101938.htm A bulletin from Aon UK in London notes that "financial failure poses the greatest risk to global supply chains," according to 75 percent of the companies who participated in Aon's "2009 Risk in ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:09:06 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101937.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101937.htm Indiana Department of Insurance has issued a warning to Indiana licensed agents to be aware of a potential scam targeting them. The Department has received reports from other states that ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:07:20 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101936.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101936.htm Aon Limited, the UK subsidiary of Chicago-based Aon, announced the appointment of Rob Brown as CEO, subject to the approval of the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). He will continue in ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:04:44 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101935.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101935.htm Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited has tossed its hat into the ring of potential merger partners for IPC Re. The company announced that it has made an offer to the Board of IPC ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:01:53 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101933.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2009/07/02/101933.htm Guy Carpenter & Company announced that it has named Henry Keeling as President & Chief Executive Officer of International Operations, effective August 1, 2009. He will also chair Guy ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:58:42 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/07/02/101932.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/07/02/101932.htm Houston, Texas-based London American Risk Specialists Inc. is offering a new market for hazardous waste transporters/haulers for hire or transporting own product between commercial locations (no ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:54:46 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101930.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101930.htm A survey of business leaders in nine Midwestern and Plains states suggests that the region's economy continues to show signs of improvement, but job losses persist. The Mid-America Business ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:48:15 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/07/02/101929.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/07/02/101929.htm Bermuda-based American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. reported that its American Safety Casualty Insurance Company (ASCIC) subsidiary has acquired, for cash, Victore Insurance Company (VIC), an ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:46:12 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101928.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/07/02/101928.htm Chicago-based Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc. announced that Mark E. Pape has been appointed to its board of directors. Pape, a seasoned insurance executive, is currently a partner at ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:43:51 -0500 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/07/02/101927.htm http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2009/07/02/101927.htm Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says the recently adjourned 2009 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature was a success when it came to insurance legislation. The Department ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:11 -0500