Yearly Archives: <span>2004</span>

Umbrella and Follow Form Excess

Nuts & Bolts: GE Commercial Insurance has increased capacity to write umbrella and follow form excess coverage. Examples of classes...

Specialized Truck Equipment

Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement, the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unveiled new additions...

CORRECTION:

An article in the Feb. 9 issue incorrectly stated that New Jersey carriers have appointed 500,000 new agents since auto...

APCAPITAL LOSES $76 MILLION IN 2004:

East Lansing, Mich.-based medical liability insurer American Physicians Capital Inc. announced net income of $102,000, or 1 cent per share...

USDA EXPANDS CROP COVER:

Farmers in 13 states now have the opportunity to reduce the cost of their crop insurance by up to 10...

MICH. LAUNCHES AUTO RATE INQUIRY:

Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda A. Watters has launched the second phase of her investigation...

ILL. AGENTS OUTLINE AGENDA:

Medical malpractice, electronic notification and surplus lines will be some of the hot property/casualty issues in the Illinois General Assembly...

MO. COMP RATE HIKES ALMOST FLAT:

Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost...