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N.J. Senate Panel Kills Bill to Ban Use of Education, Job in Rates
Mar 7 2007 // A bid to make it illegal for New Jersey auto insurers to use a driver’s job and education to decide rates failed Monday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted against releasing a proposal to ban car insurers from...
New Consumer Advocate and New Web Site for Floridians
Mar 6 2007 // The new Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will operate under a three-pronged approach designed by Alex Sink, the state’s Chief Financial Officer. Sink joined Bob Milligan Monday on his first day reporting for duty...
Insurers Warn N.J. Not to Restrict Use of Education, Job Status in Rating
Mar 6 2007 // New Jersey drivers could see a return to high prices and fewer choices for their insurance if legislators limit the use occupation and education as rating factors, insurers warned lawmakers at a legislative hearing this...
ABI Urges More Young Driver Training, Passenger Limits
Mar 2 2007 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a call for a one-year minimum learning period for would-be drivers, and limits on the number of passengers for young newly-qualified drivers. According to the ABI, younger...
Marsh CEO Opens National Oil Company Conference with a Warning
Feb 27 2007 // Brian Storms, Chairman and CEO of Marsh Inc, speaking at the opening of the Marsh National Oil Company conference in Dubai, told delegates: “The world’s desire for environmentally-friendly energy sources...
Flooding hazard alert: Melting ice and snow increases risk
Feb 26 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Insurers defend use of education, job criteria in rating in Florida
Feb 26 2007 // Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to predict...
Editor’s Note: Flooding hazard alert: Melting ice and snow increases risk
Feb 25 2007 // We all know that catastrophes come in all forms and shapes, not just as hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and mudslides. In light of the recent devastating winter ice and snow storms that crossed the Midwest and then moved to...
Insurers defend use of education, job criteria in rating in Florida
Feb 25 2007 // News Currents Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to...
Smart Choice University Formed; Quinn Named Director
Feb 20 2007 // The Smart Choice Agents Program, which currently serves more than 2,300 independent agencies across the country, has announced the formation of Smart Choice University and the selection of Mary Quinn as its first Director...
Insurers Dispute Fla. Criticisms of Education and Job Rating Criteria
Feb 16 2007 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies disputed claims made by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that auto insurance companies use education and occupation underwriting criteria to charge higher...
CII Launches Broker Academy
Feb 16 2007 // The U.K.’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a A new learning facility, the “Broker Academy,” under the direction of its Faculty of Insurance Broking.” David Slade, Chairman of the...
AWCC Extends Registration Deadline for Education Conf. Discount
Feb 16 2007 // The sign-up fee to attend the annual Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference has a discounted rate for early registration through March 15, the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission...
Industry Defends Job, Education as Rating Factors in Fla. Inquiry
Feb 13 2007 // Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to predict...
York Claims Svc. Announces Accreditation to Teach Claims Adjusting in Florida, New Jersey, California and Texas
Feb 13 2007 // Parsippany, NJ: York Claims Service a subsidiary of York Insurance Services Group, Inc. (“York” or “the Company”), a leading insurance services provider, announced today its approval as a claims...
Golden Gate CPCU All Industry Day Scheduled for March 9
Feb 13 2007 // The Golden Gate chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society will host its 58th Annual All Industry Day on Friday, March 9, 2007. Highlights of the events include “The Next Pandemic: Are We...
Swiss Re P/C Renewals up 14%; Conference Call Today
Feb 13 2007 // Swiss Re announced that it has “grown its non-life [P/C] reinsurance portfolio by CHF 1.3 billion [$1.04 billion] or 14 percent, which reflects successful renewals of business acquired through the acquisition of...
Insurance Journal’s MyNewMarkets Web site offers 20,000 markets
Feb 12 2007 // Property/casualty agents looking for new markets and suppliers with markets to offer have a dynamic new online meeting place. Now agents and brokers, managing general agents (MGA) and insurance companies can communicate...
Fla. Questioning Use of Education, Job Criteria in Rating Auto Policies
Feb 9 2007 // In Florida, it literally pays to have a high school diploma and a post secondary education – to the disapproval of Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. The use of occupation and education as underwriting factors by...
Ohio ProCentury Management to Present at N.Y. Conference
Feb 9 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based ProCentury Corp.has announced that its management team is scheduled to present at the New York Society of Security Analysts’ 11th Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York City on Monday,...
