Latest Carriers Headlines
All the headlines from our Carriers Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ohio Officials, Insurers Look to Protect Policyholder Data
Sep 23 2009 // Starting Nov. 2, 2009, Ohio regulators and all insurance companies that do business in the state will begin new procedures designed to protect policyholders’ personal information. Insurance companies will be required...
California’s Poizner Urges No Iranian Investments
Sep 22 2009 // Just ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Wednesday address to the United Nations in New York, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner encouraged his fellow state insurance commissioners to follow...
Report Warns Against Applying Systemic Risk Regulation to Insurers
Sep 22 2009 // Blame for the financial crisis and the near collapse of American International Group should reflect “the substantial evidence of fundamental failures in U.S. and foreign regulation of commercial banking, thrift...
White House Targets Insurers for Health Insurance Premiums
Sep 22 2009 // The White House kept insurance companies squarely in its sights Tuesday in the push for healthcare reform by releasing research showing that health insurance premiums have risen far faster than inflation in every U.S....
Rhode Island Insurer Dedicates Green Headquarters
Sep 21 2009 // A Rhode Island company says the new headquarters it’s dedicating in Johnston will be one of the greenest buildings in the state. Property insurance company FM Global says it’s applied for special green...
Healthy Feedback
Sep 21 2009 // An Iowa professor thinks using the term “health insurance” to describe typical health care policies is a bit of a misnomer because it’s become more of a cash management tool than insurance. According to...
The Coverage Conundrum in Chinese Drywall Claims
Sep 21 2009 // The Latest Mass Tort Unless you live in Florida or Louisiana, or regularly read the Insurance Journal, you may only now be hearing about the latest mass tort craze: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall (often simply referred to as...
As AIG Stabilizes, Greenberg’s Revised Bailout Under Consideration
Sep 21 2009 // Insurer American International Group Inc.’s once-desperate financial state has started to stabilize, a government agency said Monday, as an influential lawmaker said he would look at easing the terms of the...
Calif. Ballot Measure Would Make Driver ‘Persistency’ Discount Portable
Sep 21 2009 // But Consumer Group Says Insurer’s Measure Would Harm More Than Help Insureds Insurer-backed Californians for Fair Auto Insurance Rates (CalFAIR) is promoting a voter initiative that would reward drivers who have had...
Missouri: Medical Malpractice Insurers Profitable 5 Years in a Row
Sep 21 2009 // Insurance companies providing medical malpractice coverage in Missouri were profitable in 2008. It was the fifth consecutive year for positive earnings in that line of insurance, according to Missouri Department of...
California Lawmaker Wants More Green Insurance Products
Sep 21 2009 // Bill Would Require Green Products, Offer Tax Credits Even As Industry Steps Up Its Own Development A bill recently introduced in California could encourage more ecologically friendly insurance policy products, putting the...
Healthy Feedback
Sep 21 2009 // An Iowa professor thinks using the term “health insurance” to describe typical health care policies is a bit of a misnomer because it’s become more of a cash management tool than insurance. According to...
Timely Claims Reporting: A Serious Obligation for Agencies
Sep 21 2009 // In many insurance agencies, customer service representatives (CSRs) are responsible for handling claims submissions for clients. Larger agencies may have a separate claims department. Various problems can arise when the...
California Sets Rules for Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
Sep 21 2009 // California has issued final pay-as-you-drive regulations, which will guide insurers offering consumers rates that are based on actual as opposed to estimated miles driven. The regulations allow insurers to offer discounts...
Home Insurers Use Lava Maps to Limit Exposure on Hawaii’s Big Island
Sep 18 2009 // The U.S. Geological Survey’s 35-year-old maps of lava danger zones in this southern corner of Hawaii’s Big Island are a tableau of earthy colors and odd shapes originally meant for scientific and planning...
Leahy Bill Repeals Antitrust Exemption for Malpractice, Health Insurance Companies
Sep 18 2009 // Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. has introduced legislation to eliminate a federal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies. As the Senate prepares to...
Insurers Join Call for Review of Florida’s Insurance Mitigation Discounts
Sep 17 2009 // The arbitrary assignment of premium discounts for certain mitigation features without regard to insurance companies’ base rates or premium calculations for existing business has proven to be the downfall of the...
Lloyd’s Insurer Jubilee Launches New Brand Consolidation Plan
Sep 17 2009 // The specialist Lloyd’s insurer Jubilee Managing Agency Limited announced the launch of a new brand across its operations, which it said reflects “the company’s strategic plans to expand and grow its...
Iowa’s Farm Bureau Mutual Plans to Convert to Stock P/C Insurer
Sep 17 2009 // The board of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. in West Des Moines, Iowa, has approved a plan to reorganize into a mutual holding company structure. The plan is subject to approvals by the Iowa Insurance Commissioner and the...
ABI Calls for Tax Reform to Keep Insurance Companies in UK
Sep 16 2009 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin calling for reform of the UK’s tax system in order for the country to remain competitive with lower cost domiciles. Citing a recently completed study,...
