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Hurricane Charley Heads for U.S. Mainland
Aug 12 2004 // As of 8:00 this morning Hurricane Charley was passing over Western Cuba, and the National Hurricane Center in Miami puts the storm on a track to strike Central Florida by tomorrow morning. Residents (and their insurers) in...
MarketScout to Honor U.S. Heroes With Sept. 11 Celebration
Aug 12 2004 // Dallas-based MarketScout announced it will hold a Heroes celebration on Sept. 11, 2004, to honor American soldiers who have served on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, and is encouraging insurance leaders across the...
Allied World Assurance Expands N.Y. Operation for Underwriting
Aug 11 2004 // Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd announced that its subsidiary, Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc., has expanded the capabilities of its New York office to underwrite excess liability and errors and omissions...
ACE European Group Predicts More Alternative Risk Financing Over Next Five Years
Aug 10 2004 // Research amongst European and U.S. Risk Managers concludes that within the next five years over half will be using alternative risk financing as a key part of their risk programs, according to ACE European...
Visitors to U.S. Offered Health Coverage
Aug 10 2004 // Florida-based XN Financial Services announced that it will offer health insurance products and services to foreign nationals traveling in the U.S. through RCM&D, an Assurex Partner located in Baltimore, Maryland. The...
Nevada’s Countersignature Statute Thrown Out
Aug 10 2004 // A federal judge for the District of Nevada ruled Nevada’s statute that precludes out-of-state insurance brokers from conducting business in the state without the countersignature of a resident agent is...
AIR Releases 2004 U.S. Storm, Terrorism Models
Aug 9 2004 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the release of its 2004 U.S. hurricane, earthquake, severe thunderstorm and terrorism models. The updated models reflect the latest scientific and engineering research into these...
ATRA Urges Enactment of Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
Aug 9 2004 // ATRA Urges Enactment of Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) is urging enactment of a federal bill that would reportedly remove two of the biggest thorns in the side of the U.S. judicial...
Karrie Webb Spins Cycle of Success
Aug 9 2004 // Australia may not be known in the United States as a hotbed for golf, but the country has not had a shortage of talented players over the years. One such person from Down Under who has made a name for herself on the links...
AIG Unveils Q2 Numbers; Reports Overall Good Quarter
Aug 9 2004 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported that its second quarter 2004 net income rose 25.7 percent to a record $2.86 billion or $1.09 per share, compared to $2.28 billion or $0.87 per share in the second quarter of...
Safety Group Urges Others to Follow N.Y. Lead to Curb Cigarette-Caused Fires
Aug 6 2004 // The number of fires caused by lighted tobacco products – almost always cigarettes – increased by a stunning 19 percent in the most recent year studied, according to research by the National Fire Protection...
Kingsway Notes Record Income for Q2
Aug 6 2004 // Toronto-based Kingsway reported record net income for the second quarter of the year and first six months. Net income increased by 22% to $33.3 million, compared to $27.3 million reported in the second quarter of last...
Ark. Urges Insurers Not to Deny Auto Coverage to Returning U.S. Armed Forces
Aug 6 2004 // The Arkansas Insurance Department reported it has received information indicating some automobile insurance companies are denying reinstatement, refusing to write, or raising premium rates for members of the U.S. Armed...
Christiansen Appointed President, CEO of Lindsey Morden and Cunningham Lindsey U.S.
Aug 5 2004 // Toronto-based Lindsey Morden Group Inc. announced that its board of directors board named Jan Christiansen as the new president and chief executive officer of Lindsey Morden and Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc. The board also...
Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Promotes Repinski
Aug 5 2004 // David Repinski was promoted to the positions of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Cunningham Lindsey U.S. Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Toronto-based Lindsey Morden Group Inc. Repinski will continue...
Survey: No Relief from Litigation for Big Firms
Aug 4 2004 // Litigation involving U.S. business has receded slightly overall, but large corporations have experienced a surge and see no relief from lawsuits in sight. In a new survey of national litigation trends by law firm Fulbright...
U.S. Places Financial Centers in N.Y., N.J. and D.C. on High Terror Alert
Aug 2 2004 // Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced that the government has “specific credible information” causing it to raise to the terrorism threat level to Code Orange for the financial services sector in New...
U.S. Risk Adds Three in Underwriting Unit
Jul 29 2004 // U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. announced that Genia Walden, Carrie Keel and Joan Corder have joined U.S. Risk Underwriters in the company’s Dallas, Texas office. Walden will be a member of the Commercial Underwriting...
PartnerRe Continues Strong Numbers Growth
Jul 27 2004 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. reported net income of $119.8 million, or $2.12 per share on a fully diluted basis, for the second quarter of 2004. This net income includes net after-tax realized gains on investments of $10.1...
Crawford & Co. Unveils Q2 Report
Jul 26 2004 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Co., an independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Second...
