Latest Carriers Headlines
All the headlines from our Carriers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Cunningham Lindsey U.S. CEO: Market Conditions Not Slowing Growth
May 20 2009 // With its acquisition in early 2009 of the international business of GAB Robins (excluding its UK operations) and the U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global, Cunningham Lindsey became the second largest property...
Arizona Governor Names Patrick to Arizona Workers’ Comp Insurer Board
May 20 2009 // Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has named Judith A. Patrick chair of the Board of Directors of SCF Arizona, the state’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance. Patrick becomes the first woman appointed...
Economy Forcing Changes in Carrier Investments
May 19 2009 // The current economic environment has produced several influences that in combination are negatively affecting, or at least stressing, property casualty insurance carriers in unique ways, according to one experienced...
Some Insurers Including Allstate Might Not Need Federal Funds
May 18 2009 // Government approval for billions of dollars in taxpayer bailout funds for life insurers is dividing the industry into haves and have-nots, with Ameriprise Financial Incand possibly others rejecting the government’s...
Court: Insurer Must Indemnify Contractor in Mass. ‘Sick Building’ Case
May 18 2009 // A federal court ruled that an insurer has a duty to defend and indemnify a flooring company which installed carpets and tiles in a Massachusetts office that were so fume-ridden, they made the building unusable. In a...
No Resolution on Credit Scores
May 18 2009 // The use of credit scores by insurance companies in rating methodologies continues to be unresolved in several Midwest states, as evidenced by ongoing court battles and legislative actions aimed at tweaking existing...
Workers’ Compensation Insurers Break Even in 2008
May 18 2009 // Recession Reduces Claims but Poor Investment Climate Frustrates Insurers The workers’ compensation insurance industry experienced a year of mostly solid results in 2008, according to Dennis Mealy, NCCI Holdings Inc....
What Additional Living Expense/Loss of Use Coverage Means to California Fire Victims
May 18 2009 // The skies are filled with smoke, and hundreds of homeowners were evacuated from their homes in Santa Barbara earlier in May. During November 2008’s Tea Fire, which occurred in roughly the same areas as this...
What Do Agents Want?
May 18 2009 // What do agents want from their insurance carriers? Surprisingly, compensation is not No. 1 on the list. Rather, independent insurance agents would rather have a good relationship with a carrier that is responsive. One...
Outside the Beltway-Big ‘I’ CEO on Carrier Relations, AIG and Agent Grassroots
May 18 2009 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), sat down with Insurance Journal‘s Andrew Simpson at the association’s recent legislative...
Inside the Beltway-Federal Regulation Threat Remains Priority
May 18 2009 // Health care reform hasn’t completely overwhelmed federal regulation as a concern in Washington, at least for insurance agents. They believe that given all of the current financial turmoil, some type of financial...
Capital, Capital, or Where Did All the Money Go?
May 18 2009 // At least the global depression has focused people’s minds on some important issues. The Group of 20 (G20) meeting in London acknowledged the need for more capital to shore-up the world’s financial system...
Best Affirms AXA (US) ‘A-‘ Ratings
May 15 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a-” of New York-based AXA Insurance Company, both with stable outlooks. Best...
Hartford, Prudential Among Life Insurers Approved for Treasury Funds
May 15 2009 // At least four U.S. insurers won approval on Thursday to raise billions of dollars through the government’s bank bailout plan, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Hartford Financial , the No. 4 U.S. insurer and beset...
Not So Prodigious: Texas Supreme Court and Late Notice
May 14 2009 // The Texas Supreme Court has been more active in addressing insurance coverage issues than at any other time in the last 20 years. With increasing concern, coverage lawyers are watching closely the areas it chooses to focus...
Agents: Last Chance to Rate Regional Carriers in Insurance Journal-Sponsored Research
May 14 2009 // Channel Harvest Research and Insurance Journal have announced a major new study in the Independent Agency System will be closing soon. Agents still have an opportunity to take the survey, which is probing their attitudes...
DCAP Morphs from Agency Franchiser into Insurer
May 14 2009 // DCAP Group Inc., an upstate New York franchiser of independent agencies, is ditching its franchise insurance business as part of a strategic move to exit the retail insurance business as it morphs into a reconstituted...
More European Insurers Hit by Market Writedowns
May 14 2009 // More European insurers unveiled writedowns on their investments in a second wave of first-quarter results on Thursday, although some said sales were proving relatively resilient. Analysts said investors were left with...
Florida Rejects Extending Surcharge Ban for Not-At-Fault Accidents
May 14 2009 // Florida officials have rejected a rule that would have expanded a ban on auto insurance surcharges for drivers involved in collisions where they were not found at fault. The state currently prohibits insurers from...
Florida Agents, Consumer Advocate Agree: Insurance Rates Must Go Up
May 14 2009 // With the start of the hurricane season just a few weeks away, a leading Florida consumer advocate joined independent agents at a press conference today to warn that property insurance rates need to be raised if insurers...
