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Horace Mann Corp. Decreases Auto Rates for W. Va. Educators
Oct 4 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto insurance rates for West Virginia consumers an average of 4.4 percent effective Nov. 1, 2005. “We are pleased to reduce rates for educators in West Virginia,” said...
R.I. Governor Proposes Plan for Better Health System By 2010
Oct 4 2005 // Saying that affordable health care should be within the reach for all Rhode Islanders, Governor Donald L. Carcieri this week laid out a series of five initiatives to improve the state’s system of care by the eyar...
Med-Mal Rate Increases Slow Down in Arkansas
Oct 3 2005 // The cost of malpractice insurance for Arkansas doctors didn’t rise as much this year, but a new law limiting damages in liability suits isn’t getting the credit, according to the Associated Press and the...
As Motorcycle Theft Rates Soar, Survey Reveals Bikers’ Concern
Oct 3 2005 // With motorcycle theft rates climbing more than 55 percent* and bike sales soaring at unprecedented rates, a survey of motorcycle owners revealed that a full 49 percent are concerned about bike theft and 84 percent believe...
Survey: Competition, Capacity Characterize Surety Bond Market
Oct 3 2005 // Although today’s construction industry is coming out of a trench and contractors are intensifying competition by bidding low to get enough work to utilize available capacity, an increase in private sector...
New Report Warns of Rising Threat to US Insurers from Climate Change
Oct 3 2005 // Higher premiums, coverage restrictions already hitting many parts of country Hurricane Katrina is a poignant reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at enormous risk from escalating losses from hurricanes...
Med-Mal Rate Increases Slow Down in Arkansas
Oct 3 2005 // The cost of malpractice insurance for Arkansas doctors didn’t rise as much this year, but a new law limiting damages in liability suits isn’t getting the credit, according to the Associated Press and the...
New Report Warns of Rising Threat to US Insurers from Climate Change
Oct 3 2005 // Higher premiums, coverage restrictions already hitting many parts of country. Hurricane Katrina is a poignant reminder that U.S. insurers, government and consumers are at enormous risk from escalating losses from...
Survey: Competition, Capacity Characterize Surety Bond Market
Oct 3 2005 // Although today’s construction industry is coming out of a trench and contractors are intensifying competition by bidding low to get enough work to utilize available capacity, an increase in private sector...
As Motorcycle Theft Rates Soar, Survey Reveals Bikers’ Concern
Oct 3 2005 // With motorcycle theft rates climbing more than 55 percent and bike sales soaring at unprecedented rates, a survey of motorcycle owners revealed that 49 percent are concerned about bike theft and 84 percent believe the...
The artisan contractors market on the rise
Oct 3 2005 // As the United States’ total population creeps up on the 300 million mark, no one can call the residential construction industry a dying breed. The continuous need for housing is apparent in the nation’s fastest...
Mass. Auto Rates Certain to Go Down in 2006 as Bureau Calls for 5.4% Cut
Sep 30 2005 // One thing is known: auto insurance rates in Massachusetts will be going down in 2006. How much remains a matter for Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler to decide by the end of the year. Bowler today received her third...
National Symposium on Future of Terrorism Risk Insurance Set
Sep 29 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, leaders from the public and private sectors from throughout the nation will take part in the National Symposium on Terrorism Risk Insurance in the Cannon House Office Building on...
S&P Revises Outlook on Global Reinsurers from Stable to Negative; To Hold Telephone Conference
Sep 29 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on the global reinsurance industry to negative from stable. The news appears in a report, published today, entitled “Near-Term...
Best Report: Excess & Surplus 2005 – Premium Growth Decreases Amid Softening Market
Sep 26 2005 // In 2004, after growing significantly for three consecutive calendar years, direct premium volume for the surplus lines industry remained relatively flat, according to a special report released by A.M. Best Co. The...
Colo. Democrats Question Claims That Auto Insurance Rates Have Declined
Sep 25 2005 // Democrats questioned claims by the auto insurance industry and Colorado state insurance commissioner that rates declined after the state switched from a no-fault system to a tort system, saying 48 of 200 companies have not...
RMS Model Shows Increased Risk of Extreme U.S. Terrorism Losses
Sep 22 2005 // According to Risk Management Solutions’ fourth annual U.S. Terrorism Risk Model, the risk of extreme terrorism-related events over the next five years, including terrorist attacks using chemical, biological,...
Hawaii Workers’ Comp Claims Declining
Sep 22 2005 // State of Hawaii officials say the number of workers’ compensation claims filed in the state is on the decline. Preliminary figures show 2004 saw 2,347 fewer workers’ comp claims filed than in 2003, a drop of...
Federal Role in Regulation is the Big Unknown in Surplus Line’s Future
Sep 19 2005 // If Congress Changes Regulation, Impact Would be Big … But That’s a Big ‘If’ While underwriting cycles and the dynamics of distribution are certain to shape the surplus lines industry of 2010, a...
Mutual Trust & Respect Key to the Latino Insurance Market
Sep 19 2005 // In the mainstream population, decisions about which insurance provider or broker to do business with may be influenced by television, radio or the yellow pages phone directory. In the Latino community, people are more...
