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Big ‘I’ Pushes Class Action Legislation
Feb 3 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said it is pleased the House of Representatives is moving forward on legislation to reform the nation’s class-action litigation...
ACE to Seek Dismissal of Connecticut AG’s Lawsuit
Feb 3 2005 // ACE Insurance said it will seek dismissal of the lawsuit brought against it by Connecitcut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for allegedly paying a secret commission to win a state contract. ACE CEO Evan Greenberg said...
Alliance Responds to Lawsuit Aimed at Agent/Broker Contingency Commissions
Feb 2 2005 // The American Agents Alliance, representing over 2,000 independent agents and brokers in California and Arizona, criticized attorney Norman Goldman for filing an amendment to a compliant he filed in 2003 against Aon...
Fremont General Reports Developments in Pending Litigation with the California Commissioner
Feb 1 2005 // On Jan. 25, 2005, the Fremont General Corporation’s motions to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the State of California Insurance Commissioner on behalf of Fremont Indemnity Company against Fremont General were argued...
Skandia Settles Suit with Ex-Chairman
Feb 1 2005 // Sweden’s Skandia Insurance Company Ltd. announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with its former Chairman, Lars Ramqvist, in a dispute over actions he and other board members took in 2000-01. Under the...
Insurers Say Catholic Archdiocese Withheld Evidence
Jan 31 2005 // The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles withheld “critical evidence” that could help insurance carriers assess the validity and worth of more than 500 sexual abuse claims, the insurers allege. In a...
N.J. Lawyers Sue to Scrap Med-Mal Insurance Fee
Jan 30 2005 // The New Jersey Legislature could have seen this coming. It enacted a law requiring the state’s lawyers, and many doctors, to pay $75 a year for three years to help doctors in high-risk specialties pay for malpractice...
Okla. Lawmakers, Doctors and Business Leaders to Call for ‘Meaningful’ Lawsuit Reform in 2005
Jan 28 2005 // Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and Senate Republican leaders, joined by several Oklahoma doctors and business leaders, are calling for meaningful lawsuit reform during the 2005 legislative session. Senate Republican Leader...
Insurers Call for Approval of Class Action Legislation
Jan 27 2005 // As Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) announced his intention to make class action reform legislation an immediate priority for the 109th Congress this week, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Ala. Insurance Commission Settles Lawsuit With VFW
Jan 27 2005 // The Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars will receive a reimbursement of $42,000, which will be distributed to VFW posts statewide, due to a lawsuit settlement with the Alabama Insurance Commission. The Limestone County VFW...
Federal Class Action Against Marsh, 4 Insurers Alleging Consumer Fraud to be Filed Today in Boston
Jan 25 2005 // Massachusetts trial lawyer Robert Bonsignore is prepared to file a class action suit in U.S. District Court today in Boston accusing insurance broker Marsh and several insurers of price-fixing and consumer...
Insurer Groups Ask Ill. Supreme Court to Adopt Rule Restricting Class Actions
Jan 25 2005 // A national insurance trade association is requesting that the Illinois Supreme Court enact a rule that would set standards for class-action lawsuit certifications that are in line with federal requirements and those in...
$750 MILLION WILL SETTLE MARSH LAWSUIT
Jan 24 2005 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is seeking a $750 million settlement from insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. to settle his bid-rigging and price-fixing charges, according to a report published...
COMMERCE SUES OVER AUTO PLAN:
Jan 24 2005 // The Commerce Insurance Company has filed an action in Massachusetts Superior Court, Suffolk County, in response to the rules published by the Division of Insurance for a new automobile residual market system. Commerce is...
S.C. LAWSUIT CLAIMS HIX INSURANCE MISLED N.C. CUSTOMERS:
Jan 24 2005 // A class-action lawsuit filed in North Carolina’s Guilford Superior Court claims that Hix Insurance of Greensboro, S.C., misled thousands of North Carolina customers, especially Latinos, into unknowingly buying motor...
Connecticut AG Sues Marsh, Ace Financial in Broker Commission Case
Jan 21 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday sued insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Inc., and insurance provider ACE Financial Solutions Inc., for a scheme in which ACE reportedly paid Marsh a secret...
Feds Sue to Block Mass. Oil Spill Liability Law
Jan 21 2005 // The federal government has filed a lawsuit challenging key sections of a new Massachusetts law that regulates oil tanker operations and safety in state waters, saying the provisions violate federal authority and should be...
Texas Appeals Court Reverses Farmers Settlement
Jan 21 2005 // Justice David Puryear with the 3rd District Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 21 struck down a $117.5 million settlement Farmers Insurance Group reached with the state in 2002 over homeowners rates. Texas Attorney...
Shareholder Suit Against APCapital Dismissed
Jan 20 2005 // A shareholder lawsuit brought against American Physicians Capital Inc. and two of its officers alleging securities fraud violations on behalf of a proposed class of shareholders has been dismissed with prejudice, the...
Harleysville Names Toth Chief Litigation Counsel
Jan 19 2005 // Kevin M. Toth has been named vice president, associate general counsel and chief litigation counsel for Harleysville Insurance. In this position, he will oversee all company litigation, with primary emphasis on claims...
