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New uniform credit agencies’ scoring system not likely to impact insurers
Apr 3 2006 // The recent announcement by the three major consumer credit reporting agencies that they have created a new credit scoring system aimed at simplifying the loan process likely will not have a major impact on insurers’...
TDI’s Selden explains department’s high tech, high touch approach
Apr 3 2006 // Texas Department of Insurance Senior Associate Commis-sioner for Consumer Affairs Audrey Selden had a good news/bad news story for the insurance industry when she spoke at the Austin Insurance Day, sponsored in early March...
Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
Western insurance associations: How the West is run
Apr 3 2006 // Editor’s note:This is the first article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part II of this article will appear in a future issue. As people migrate to the West to enjoy the weather and opportunities for...
Measuring Risk: Insurers’ day of reckoning arrives
Apr 3 2006 // The threat of more natural disasters could make 2006 a watershed year in how the insurance industry measures risk. With American carriers revamping their reporting and management structures, insurers are expected to...
D&O liability premiums fall for second straight year, study says
Apr 3 2006 // Directors and officers liability insurance average premium continued to decline in 2005, dropping by 9 percent last year after a 10 percent decline in 2004, according to the “D&O Liability 2005 Survey on Claims...
The London insurance market: The City and the regulators
Apr 3 2006 // For 317 years London’s insurance market in general and Lloyd’s in particular has been adapting to changing conditions both locally and globally. It’s never been easy, but the fact that it has happened at...
The London insurance market: The City and the regulators
Apr 3 2006 // For 317 years London’s insurance market in general and Lloyd’s in particular has been adapting to changing conditions both locally and globally. It’s never been easy, but the fact that it has happened at...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // “I personally believe insurers would be better off if they had more standardization, much like the banking industry,” Joel Ario, News Currents New uniform credit agencies’ scoring system not likely to...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // Joel Ario, Oregon Insurance Administrative News Currents New uniform credit agencies’ scoring system not likely to impact insurers The recent announcement by the three major consumer credit reporting agencies that...
Kristin Wall
Apr 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation named Kristin Wall, president and chief operating officer, to replace Steve Cavanaugh as chief executive officer. Cavanaugh tendered his resignation at the March 16 Board...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // TDI’s Selden explains department’s high tech, high touch approach And tells a good news/bad news story along the way Texas Department of Insurance Senior Associate Commis-sioner for Consumer Affairs Audrey...
Sam Jones
Apr 3 2006 // People Sam Jones, president of property and casualty operations at ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Redwood City, Calif., is retiring from active operating responsibilities to focus more time on his family and the...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 3 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part II of this article will appear in a future issue. As people migrate to the West to enjoy the weather and opportunities for...
Measuring Risk: Insurers’ day of reckoning arrives
Apr 3 2006 // “The ultimate objective is for an insurer is to use an ERM framework to better understand and manage the correlation and diversification of risk across the company and uses this information to determine overall risk...
International
Apr 3 2006 // The London insurance market: The City and the regulators For 317 years London’s insurance market in general and Lloyd’s in particular has been adapting to changing conditions both locally and globally....
Barbados Bulletin Boosts Burgeoning Captive Business
Mar 29 2006 // A news release from the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) highlights the island’s growing “reputation with investors as a prime business location,” as indicated by its burgeoning...
Ind. State Trade, Economic Development Organization Work to Enact Legislation
Mar 29 2006 // A joint effort between the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) and the Insurance Institute of Indiana has resulted in regulatory relief for commercial insurers in Indiana. Insurance companies providing...
Racicot Comments: Miss. Lawsuit Overshadows Katrina Recovery
Mar 28 2006 // The unprecedented devastation along the Mississippi Gulf Coast wrought by Hurricane Katrina has prompted an outpouring of public and private resources to communities and individuals who have lost everything, Governor Marc...