National News for June 2009
- Former Argentina Plant Workers Sue DuPont
- AIG Shareholders Vote on New Directors Today
- AIMS Elects New Leadership
- AIG: ‘Excellent’ Chance It Will Repay Government; New CEO Likely Soon
- Abacus Insurance Brokers Expands Online Stunt Coverage Offering
- California-Based ICW Group Upgrades, Rebrands Based on Agent Feedback
- P/C Industry Posts $1.3B Loss in Q1; Combined Ratio Up to 102.2
- Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to Merge in $3.5B Deal
- Ratings Roundup: CastlePoint, Doctors, Meadowbrook
- The Hartford Takes $3.4 Billion in Bailout Funds
- AIG Lobbied Congress to Ease Accounting Rules, FASB Chief Says
- Supreme Court Firefighter Ruling Could Affect Other Hiring Programs
- ‘New’ GM Agrees to Assume Future Liability Claims of ‘Old’ GM Products
- Study Forecasts Deaths, Injuries After GM, Chrysler Bankruptcies
- Surplus Lines, Reinsurance Streamlining Bills Introduced in Senate
- Congress Told New Consumer Agency Not Needed for P/C Insurance
- Report: Public Option Added to Private Plans Could Slow Health Costs
- Best Sees No Change in Tower Ratings from SUA Deal; SUA on Review/Positive
- AIG to Sell 2 Manhattan Buildings for $150 Million
- AIG in Deals to Reduce Debt to Public, Position 2 Life Units for Public Offerings
- TJX Reaches Settlement with States on Data Theft
- North American Insurers Join Global Accounting Standards Groups
- Ratings Roundup: Plymouth Rock, American Sterling, Mercer, Iron Horse, Agrinational, Intrepid
- SEC Rejects Madoff Customer Damage Claim for $1.7 Million; Lawsuit Likely
- Swett & Crawford, CNA to Offer Equipment Breakdown Program
- Study: Number of Customers Shopping for New Insurance Providers Declines
- AIU Holdings Names Schimek Global CFO; Vows No Breakup of P/C Group
- Buffett: Economic Recovery to Take Time; Obama, Fed Taking Right Steps
- Obama Flexible But Says Public Health Option Would Control Costs
- Insurance Company Mergers & Acquisitions Likely to Increase
- AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: ‘Total Breakdown of Communications’
- AIU Holdings Global Marine Adds to Yacht Coverage
- Kiffer Joins XL as Assistant Vice President
- Eight States Challenge Product Liability Issues in GM Bankruptcy
- Financial Crisis Poses Greatest Threat to Insurance Industry, Study Says
- OSHA Voluntary Workplace Safety Program Needs Oversight, Says Study
- Specialty Insurer Ironshore Raises $300 Million for Expansion
- HCC Insurance Holdings Forms HCC Public Risk Subsidiary
- States Seek to Join Federal Probe Into AIG Bonuses, Alleged ‘Half Truths’
- HealthSouth CEO Scrushy Ordered to Pay Shareholders $2.9 Billion
- Veterans Denied Damages from Government Computer Breach
- AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: AIG Never Involved in Management of Starr
- Fireman’s Fund Insurance Aims to Expand Beyond Niche Markets
- Ratings Recap: Argus, Universal No. Am., DTRIC, Knights of Columbus
- P&C Insurance Industry Will Be Smaller at End of Financial Crisis
- AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: Worries About Privately-Funded Pension Plan
- Gamble Named National Producer for Willis HRH
- Lower Premiums Cut Total Cost of Risk for Commercial Insureds by 9.4%
- AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: Stock Flown to Bermuda to Avoid Seizure
- House Divided Over Future of Insurance Regulation
- Recession Can Be Risky Time to Skimp on Insurance Coverage
- Former General Re Executive Given Probation
- Best Raises ProAssurance Ratings
- Obama Unveils Plan for Financial Regulation Today
- Ex-CEO Greenberg: No Fiduciary Duty to Fund AIG Compensation Plan
- Lawyers Hurl Opening Volleys in Trial of AIG Against Ex-CEO Greenberg
- Obama Seeks Doctors’ Support But Opposes Caps on Malpractice Awards
- Chubb Updates Loss Prevention Guide for Independent Directors
- Obama Administration White Paper Outlines Views on Insurance Sector
- Obama Insurance Views Mirror Those of P/C Agents, Insurers, Regulators
- Officials Looking to Catch Few Bad Apples Among P/C Insurance Agents
- Obama to Back Federal Insurance Office, Not Federal Regulator
- Main Provisions of Obama Reform Plan for Financial Regulation
- Democrats Eye Health Co-Ops as Health Insurance Option Compromise
- Software Tracks Contractors’ Insurance Certificates, Policies
- PGI Commercial Launches Railroad Protective Program
- Kumpf Joins Catlin in Philadelphia
- New Homeowners Earthquake Rating Plan Available
- Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission Names Director
- Aquiline to Buy Conning & Co. from Swiss Re
- Prank Calls Set Off Hotel Fire Alarms in 4 States
- Arch Creates P&C, Professional Liability Underwriting Units
- All Risks Partners with Everest National on Architects/ Engineers Program
- Best Affirms Horace Mann’s ‘A-‘ Ratings
- Survey: Commercial Lines Pricing Shows Smallest Decline in 4 Years
- Obama Defends Including Public Health Insurance Option in Reform
- AIG vs. Greenberg Trial Opens; Judge Excludes Bailout, Bonus Talk
- Workplace Injuries Rise After Daylight Savings, Researchers Find
- The Hartford to Get $3.4 Billion in Federal Funds; Plans Stock Sale
- Investor Soros: Ban Credit Default Swaps as ‘Weapons of Destruction’
- Financial Crisis Teaches Risk Management, Modeling Lessons
- AIG Stock Fight With Ex-CEO Greenberg Heads to Trial
- Those Wary of Health Insurance Reform May Have Ally in Physicians
- Ratings: 1st Choice Auto, Commerce, Dorinco, Battle Creek, Met Life Auto & Home, Toyota
- Appalachian Launches Pay-As-You-Go Work Comp, GL Programs
- Main Street America Expands New BOP Into Mass., Conn. and N.C.
- AIU Sells Portion of Transatlantic Holdings
- How Actuaries Help P/C Insurers Navigate Uncertain Markets
- Study: Mini and Microcars Sustain Pricey Damage
- House Subcommittee to Examine Federal Role in Insurance Regulation
- NAS Insurance Expands Social Services Product
- U.S. ‘Pay Czar’ to Have Power to Reject Compensation for Bailed Out Execs
- Ratings Recap: AXA Art, National Interstate, ProMutual, Clearwater
- New York Investment Firm, South Korean Bank to Buy AIG Buildings
- Details of Democrats’ Health Care Reform Plan Emerging
- Berkshire’s National Indemnity Backs XL Capital D&O
- Consumer Groups Challenge Freeing Chrysler From Product Liability Claims
- Analysts: P/C Insurers’ Hopes for Hard Market Undercutting Reserves
- Beware Twitter Users: Tweets Can Raise Publicity Legal Issues
- AIU’s Private Client Select Product Customizes Coverages for Affluent
- USI Holdings Loses Appeal in Graham Co. Copyright Dispute Case
- Federal Reserve Shows Loss on Assets from Bailed Out AIG, Bear Stearns
- NBIS Develops Construction, Transport Insurance Program with Tower
- Insurance Brokers Plan ‘Fly-In’ to Lobby on Health Care Reform
- Swiss Re Enters Lead Umbrella Market in U.S.
- Workers’ Compensation Industry Worried About Obesity Claims
- Ratings: US Liability, Commercial Casualty, Stonetrust, Continental American, Prime Group, American Agri
- NIP Expands Contractors’ Program Into 9 New States
- AIG Picks Buyer for Aircraft Unit
- Markel Offers New IT Professional Liability Policy Form
- Arch Insurance Group Names McElroy to Executive Team
- Top 100 Final Call: Last Day to Submit Your Agency
- AIG Announces Pricing on Secondary Offering of Translantic Shares
- Forecasters: Fewer Atlantic Hurricanes Predicted
- Ratings: Guardian, Golden Bear, ARIC, SUIC, First American, Seminole
- Wedding Insurance Gets Another Look in Tough Times
- NAS Insurance Offers EPL Coverage With HR Management Services
- AIG Weighs Options In Sale of Aircraft Leasing Unit
- The Hartford’s CEO Ayer, Facing Pressure, to Retire
- Amid Obstacles, Opportunities for Insurance Agents Exist
- Top 100 Profile: Strength in Numbers at Keystone Insurers Group
- Judge Rules Jury to Hear Claims in Starr-AIG Battle
- Obama Administration Steps Up Financial Reform Drive
- Top 100 Agencies: Extended Deadline to Submit, June 8
- Main Street America Expands MVP Rating Program to 4 States
- Report: Bank Insurance Brokerage Income Falls Slightly in 2008
- The Hartford’s Fitzpatrick To Head Specialty Finance Unit
- AIG Names Martinez CEO of United Guaranty
- Murphy Named Assistant Vice President of ACE Westchester
- Demographic Shifts Impacting Underwriting, Pricing
- P/C Insurers Apply Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
- Best Rates GE, Conoco/Phillips Captives, Electric and Sooner ‘A’
- Coastal Insureds, Insurers Brace for Start of New Hurricane Season
- Travelers Insurance to Replace Citi on Dow Jones Industrial Average
- Ratings Recap: GeoVera, Catholic Knights, Auto Owners, Church Mutual
- Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor Shows Record of Favoring Insurers
- New Municipal Bond Insurer Set to Launch, Reports Reuters
- Top Trial Lawyer Cauley Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Insurance Case
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