Yearly Archives: <span>2004</span>

R.I. Hopes to Ink Pawtucket Deal by June

As the May 1 anniversary of its receivership nears, Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Co. remains under state control not writing any new or renewal business but still handling claims. Rhode Island officials have not yet given up hope of finding a …

Infinity P/C Unveils Q1 Report

Alabama-based Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, a national provider of personal automobile insurance with an emphasis on nonstandard auto insurance, reported net earnings for the first quarter of $16.9 million or $0.81 per share, on a fully diluted basis, compared …

Conn. House Rejects Med-Mal Caps

Connecticut Republicans in the House of Representatives have come up short in their effort to pass legislation that would impose caps on non-economic pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases. The House voted 117-27 in favor of legislation that …

Dorel Unveils Q1 Update; Insurer Dispute Raises Costs

Canada-based Dorel Industries Inc. announced that due to a dispute with one of its insurance carriers over the aggregate amount of insurance available to the company, including one claim that came due this month, Dorel is recording a charge for …

Feds Stymie Insurers’ Claims Against Alleged Terrorists

U.S. officials and insurance companies representing Sept. 11 victims are locked in an unusual legal standoff, stemming from the government’s refusal to admit it has the alleged mastermind of the attacks in custody. The insurance companies want the Justice Department …

Canadian Firm to Acquire Marshall & Swift/Boeckh

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) in British Columbia announced a major expansion of its information products business in the U.S. The company has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B). MS/B …

Judge Tells WTC Jurors They Can Render Separate Decisions on Four Lloyd’s Insurers

In what reports have characterized as a minor victory for Silverstein Properties in the WTC insurance recovery case, Judge Michael Mukasey told the jury, which ended five days of deliberations yesterday, that they could render separate verdicts concerning the responsibility …

Chubb Posts $360.7 Million Q1 Net

The Chubb Corporation reported that net income in the first quarter of 2004 was $360.7 million, a 61 percent increase over net income of $224.6 million in the first quarter of 2003. Net income per share increased 44 percent to …

Cat Bond Market Grew 42% Reports Guy Carpenter

According to findings from a new joint study by Guy Carpenter & Company, Inc. and MMC Securities Corp., the catastrophe bond market experienced substantial growth in 2003, as cat bonds remained an important complement to the reinsurance market. “Total bond …

AXA Sues Google to Stop ‘Adwords’

Google, the Internet search engine, has been hailed into a French court by insurance giant AXA over its sale of “adwords” – a feature that sells ad space based on search words. According to news reports from Reuters and the …