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NAII Says Territorial Rating Ban Would Increase Premiums for Most Md. Drivers
Mar 7 2002 // In yet another attempt to limit an insurer’s ability to accurately assess risk in Maryland, the House Economic Matters Committee is considering eliminating the use of geographic location as a rating factor in...
ACORD Delivers eCommerce Software Solution Survey
Mar 5 2002 // ACORD has created a survey to determine what eCommerce solution providers can offer to interested insurers, brokers and reinsurers to utilize the ACORD reinsurance standards (formerly known as the Joint Venture or...
Donegal Group Posts Q4 Loss, Decline in Full Year Income
Feb 26 2002 // Donegal Group Inc. of Marietta Pa. reported an operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2001 of $572,172, or $.06 per share on a diluted basis, and operating income of $6,399,099, or $.70 per share on a diluted basis, for...
Swiss Re Reports Renewal Rate Increases, Expects 2001 Loss
Feb 26 2002 // Swiss Re reported that its property/casualty and financial services renewals in January 2002 “saw significant improvements in rates as well as terms and conditions across all lines of business.” The company...
Illinois Insurance Department Releases Credit History Survey Results
Feb 25 2002 // Illinois Director of Insurance Nat Shapo announced the release of the results of a survey on the use of consumers’ credit histories by the Illinois property and casualty insurance industry. In response to public...
AON Survey Says CFOs Want Improvement in Strategic Risk Management
Feb 25 2002 // Aon recently presented preliminary findings of a survey that reveals most CFOs have concerns about whether their risk management strategies support their companies’ business objectives. Conducted by CFO Research...
HAWAII WORKERS’ COMP RATES INCREASE
Feb 25 2002 // Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Wayne Metcalf announced that the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) has received approval for a 4.6 percent overall increase in workers’ comp insurance loss costs in...
CDI RELEASES AUTO PREMIUM SURVEY
Feb 25 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the latest edition of the Automobile Insurance Premium Comparison Survey on its Web site at www.insurance.ca.gov. The new survey provides a baseline of premium...
PXRE Posts Q4 Gains, Net Loss for the Year, Approves Capital Increase
Feb 14 2002 // Bermuda’s PXRE Group Ltd. reported that its net income in the fourth quarter increased 56 percent to $8.342 million from $5.335 million for the same period in 2000. Revenues rose 18 percent to $59.964 million, while...
ACE, XL Report Q4 Earnings, Full Year Results
Feb 13 2002 // Bermuda’s two largest insurers, ACE and XL, both announced disappointing fourth quarter results, with ACE’s net income down around 60 percent to $46.265 million for the period, and XL recording a net loss of...
Allianz Net Falls on WTC Attacks, Forecasts Gains in 2002
Feb 8 2002 // German insurance giant Allianz AG confirmed the adverse affects of last September’s attacks on the World Trade Center with the announcement that preliminary figures indicated a net operating profit for 2001 of around...
OneBeacon Enters Professional Liability Insurance Market
Feb 7 2002 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., announced its entrance into the Directors and Officers Liability and Professional Liability insurance markets under the name...
CDI Releases New Auto Premium Comparison Survey
Feb 7 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the latest edition of the Automobile Insurance Premium Comparison Survey on its web site at www.insurance.ca.gov. The new Automobile Insurance Premium Comparison...
Claims Expected to Pile up Like Snowdrifts in Midwest
Feb 6 2002 // Tens of thousands of residents of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri are still without power after ice storms crippled those states last week, and many thousands of residents are expected to begin filing claims for damage to...
Chinese Insurance Sector Reports 32.2% Growth
Feb 5 2002 // Judging from a report by Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, the insurance market in the People’s Republic is thriving with total income for 2001 of 210.94 billion yuan ($25.5 billion), a 32.2 percent increase...
S&P Revises Outlook on Samsung to Positive
Jan 31 2002 // Standard & Poor’s announced that it has revised the outlook on its single-‘A’ long-term local currency credit rating on South Korea’s Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. to positive...
SAFECO Increases Rates for 2002
Jan 31 2002 // Seattle-based SAFECO Corp. has announced its plans to increase rates for its personal and commercial auto insurance policies in 2002. According to Associated Press, SAFECO president Mike McGavick stated the company’s...
Rising Prices Hit Commercial Property Market
Jan 28 2002 // Dire predictions have been floating around since September 11 regarding the availability and pricing of insurance coverage for commercial property, largely due to the issues surrounding terrorist exclusions and whopping...
20 Arrested as NY Auto Fraud Unit Breaks Up Another Insurance Scam
Jan 25 2002 // Six weeks after arresting 112 persons on various charges of insurance fraud, (See IJ Website Dec. 6) New York’s Auto Insurance Fraud Unit has struck again with the arrest of 20 persons accused of being part of...
Port Authority Revenues Stable Despite 300% Rise in Premiums
Jan 25 2002 // The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported $2.7 billion in gross operating revenues for 2001, slightly more than last year, despite a 300 percent increase in its insurance premiums from around $4 million to $16...
