Latest USA Headlines
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Smith Joins Synaxis as COO
Jul 30 2003 // Synaxis Group, the commercial insurance arm of First Tennessee, announced that Robert C. Smith of Atlanta has joined the firm as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Synaxis, Smith was...
MS/B Says Underinsurance Problem Lessening
Jul 30 2003 // Undervaluation statistics for U.S. homeowners business have improved dramatically, according to Robert Crine, president of Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MS/B). Crine announced the news to senior executives from the P/C...
NAII Reiterates Strong Public Policy on Civil Justice System
Jul 28 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Board of Governors reiterated its strong support of litigation reform by adopting a comprehensive policy position on the topic at its June meeting. The policy...
Aon Identifies Unconventional Threats to U.S. Corporate Balance Sheets
Jul 25 2003 // Aon Corporation released its “Report Card for the World,” identifying “unconventional threats” to the balance sheets of U.S. firms conducting business abroad. Aon Trade Credit, which annually maps...
AIA Supports Curbs on Food Lawsuits
Jul 23 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) praised the “Commonsense Consumption Act” (S. 1428), introduced recently by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as a much-needed proposal to help reform America’s...
Fla. RRG Hopes to Address LTC Liability Crisis
Jul 21 2003 // With national and state efforts at altering medical liability rules once again failing to hurdle the predictable political roadblocks and the commercial insurance marketplace struggling to provide the coverages so many...
Florida RRG Hopes to Address LTC Liability Crisis
Jul 21 2003 // With national and state efforts at altering medical liability rules once again failing to hurdle the predictable political roadblocks and the commercial insurance marketplace struggling to provide the coverages so many...
S&P Updates Royal SunAlliance USA Group Members
Jul 17 2003 // Standard & Poor’s commented on the members of the Royal SunAlliance USA group (RSA USA): Royal Insurance Co. of America, Royal Indemnity Co., Connecticut Indemnity Co., Security Insurance Co. of Hartford,...
IIS Conference Hears Views of Industry Leaders
Jul 17 2003 // The International Insurance Society’s 39th Annual Seminar, held at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, concluded yesterday with a gala dinner at the United Nations. Attendees heard CEO’s and top managers...
20 States Have Enacted Tort Reforms This Year
Jul 15 2003 // This year has been the busiest for enactment of state civil justice reform legislation since 1995, according to the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). At mid-year, 20 states already have enacted laws; 19 laws were...
U.S. House Passage of OT Rules Reportedly Bodes Well for Insurers
Jul 14 2003 // Proposed Department of Labor regulations that were approved by the House of Representatives July 10 would reportedly clarify how employers determine who is exempt from overtime pay and should aid insurers, according to the...
Munich Re Awarded First Nationwide License in China
Jul 10 2003 // Munich Re has become the first international reinsurer to receive a country-wide composite reinsurance operating license in the People’s Republic of China from the Chinese Insurance Regulatory Committee (CIRC). The...
Fairfax Wins U.K. Court Decision in Odyssey Re Case
Jul 9 2003 // Toronto’s Fairfax Financial Holdings announced that a London court has ruled in its favor in a case brought by a subsidiary, Sphere Drake Insurance, against underwriting agents who, it alleged, fraudulently obtained...
S&P Revises R&SA Entities Outlook to Negative
Jul 9 2003 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on various entities of U.K.-based Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC to negative from developing. However, S&P...
AXIS Announces New Bermuda-based Financial Lines Capability
Jul 8 2003 // AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced today that as of July 7, it will provide Directors & Officers Liability Insurance and other financial lines coverages through its Bermuda-based subsidiary, AXIS Specialty...
U.S. Supreme Court Defeats Holocaust Law
Jul 7 2003 // The U.S. Supreme Court last month defeated a California law that required insurance companies to provide information about all of their Holocaust-era policies. In a 5-4 vote, the High Court decided that California’s...
Latino Market Heats Up
Jul 7 2003 // It is nearly impossible to deny the impact the burgeoning Hispanic population has and will have on American culture and its markets. The marketplace for insurance is no exception. Hispanics are now the country’s...
A.M. Best Affirms Goshawk Re ‘A-‘ Rating
Jul 2 2003 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Bermuda-based Goshawk Reinsurance Limited with a stable outlook. “The rating affirmation reflects the company’s...
AXA Files Form 20-F With the SEC; Reduces Income Figures
Jul 1 2003 // France’s AXA SA announced that, following discussions, it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The figures were compiled using...
Former Gov. of Philippines Booked on $2 Mil Felony Warrant
Jun 30 2003 // Eduardo Rodriguez, 61, a former governor of Quezon Province in the Philippines, was held to answer on multiple charges, including reportedly faking the deaths of his mother-in-law and wife to illegally collect more than...
