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Not All Gulf Coast Residents Put Stock in Latest Hurricane Forecast
Apr 5 2007 // A hurricane forecaster this week predicted a turbulent season this year, including a good chance one will hit the coast, but forgive South Carolina’s Huiet Paul if he was unimpressed. “Only the good Lord knows...
U.S. to Require Electronic Stability Control on Cars by 2012
Apr 5 2007 // In a move that the government says could ultimately save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, the nation’s top transportation official today announced plans to make new crash prevention technology standard...
S&P Raises British Marine Ratings To ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
Apr 4 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Luxembourg-based marine insurer British Marine Luxembourg S.A. (BM) to “A+”...
S&P Affirms Allianz Suisse ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Revised to Positive
Apr 4 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has revised its outlook to positive from stable on Swiss-based life insurer Allianz Suisse Lebenversicherungs – Gesellschaft (ASL) and non-life insurer Allianz Suisse...
S&P Raises Outlook on Moroccan Reinsurer; ‘BBB’ Ratings Affirmed
Apr 3 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised to positive its outlook on Morocco-based reinsurer Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR), following the revision to positive of the outlook on the local currency...
Best Affirms Catlin Group Ratings; Outlook Negative
Apr 2 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of Bermuda-based Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. (CICL) and the UK-based Catlin...
Best Affirms Lloyd’s ‘A’ Ratings; Revises Outlook to Positive
Mar 30 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Lloyd’s of London, and the ICR of “a-” of the Society...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Bureau Approves 11.3 Percent Rate Decrease
Mar 29 2007 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee has approved the filing of a 11.3 percent decrease in advisory pure premium rates, effective July 1, 2007 on new and renewal...
Teen drinking – a survey
Mar 26 2007 // The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse conducts a Texas School Survey every two years that examines alcohol and drug use among students. The following are highlights from the 2003 survey: • In 2002, alcohol...
Swiss Re sigma study details 2006 natural, man-made disasters
Mar 26 2007 // in its just released sigma study, “Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2006”, Swiss Re notes that “losses due to natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were below the long-term trend in...
A.M. Best says commercial P/C outlook stable
Mar 26 2007 // Pricing remains rational for now despite increasing competition A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there...
Swiss Re sigma study details 2006 natural, man-made disasters
Mar 26 2007 // In its just released sigma study, “Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2006”, Swiss Re notes that “losses due to natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were below the long-term trend in...
A.M. Best says commercial P/C outlook stable
Mar 26 2007 // News Currents A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and revised the outlook to stable from negative for 2007. Although Best says there continues to be evidence of pricing deterioration,...
Teen drinking — a survey
Mar 26 2007 // The Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse conducts a Texas School Survey every two years that examines alcohol and drug use among students. The following are highlights from the 2003 survey: In 2002, alcohol was...
Lloyd’s Underwriter Survey Again Puts ‘Managing the Cycle’ as Chief Concern
Mar 23 2007 // “For the third year running, underwriters in the Lloyd’s market have identified managing the cycle as the most important challenge for the industry, and over two-thirds believe that the industry has made some...
TSR Updates Hurricane Forecast
Mar 21 2007 // The UK-based Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) weather forecaster has issued a revised assessment of the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which indicates that it will be a more active season than previously expected. TSR, which...
Crescent City Agency Shut Down for Fraud
Mar 21 2007 // Two Pelican Bay State Prison correctional officers have been arrested for stealing insurance premium payments and issuing bogus documents to customers of their insurance agency, some of whom were fellow prison employees,...
Hurricane Chief Voices Concerns About Forecasts from Aging Satellite
Mar 19 2007 // Certain hurricane forecasts could become less accurate if a key weather satellite that is already beyond its expected life span fails, the nation’s new top forecaster said. The change would mean placing longer...
ACE Survey Shows Data Loss is Top Operational Risk Threat
Mar 16 2007 // One in three global businesses see loss of data as a significant threat and the key issue to address in operational risk management planning, according to the latest global risk briefing report conducted by the Economist...
Fixing Miss. Wind Pool Key to Future Markets, Says Dale
Mar 15 2007 // How Mississippi handles its wind pool could very well determine the future of the state’s property insurance market, according to the state’s insurance commissioner. “[O]ne of the major problems that I...
