National News for July 2009
- The Hartford Posts Net Loss of $15M in Q2; P/C Combined Ratio at 90.4%
 - Grain Dealers Mutual to Become Affiliate of Main Street America
 - Lindemann Named President, COO, CNA Commercial
 - Study: Health, Life Insurers Ignoring Younger Generations
 - FPIC Insurance Group Buys Texas Med Mal Insurer Advocate, MD
 - Lawmakers to Propose Ban on Texting while Driving
 - How to Help Clients Work Through the Challenges of Business Bankruptcy
 - Travelers Earnings Fall 20% in Q2; Net Premiums Down Slightly
 - HRH Acquisition Helps Boost Willis’ Revenues by 19% in Q2
 - House Passes National Flood Insurance Extension Act
 - AIG, 6 Other Bailed Out Firms to Report Executive Pay by Aug. 13
 - Study: Texting while Driving More Dangerous than Previously Thought
 - U.S. Senate May Drop Public Health Care Option
 - Tanning Beds Pose High Cancer Risk
 - Arthur J. Gallagher Reports Q2 Results; Slight Drop in Organic Revenue
 - Associations Partner to Share Educational Programs, Knowledge
 - Consumer Group Urges Congress to Curb Insurers’ Risky Behavior
 - Chartis: Other Firms Share AIG’s New Name; Is It a Name to Remember?
 - Report Claims Public Option Would Not Drive Out Private Health Insurers
 - AIG Launches New Brand Name, Chartis; Moor Named CEO
 - Congress Urged to Raise Liability Standard for Credit Rating Firms
 - U.S. Launches Auto ‘Clunker’ Program
 - Chinese Drywall: Builders and Subs Face Huge Uninsured Losses
 - White House Study: Small Businesses Pay 18% More for Health Coverage
 - Chartis’ Moor  Maps Out 20% Sale, Other Steps in Separating from AIG
 - Chubb Net Income Rises 18% in Q2
 - Travelers Names MacDonald EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
 - White House Still Sees Health Reform By Year’s End Despite Delays
 - Berkskhire Hathaway Cuts Stake in Moody’s
 - AIG Withholds $2.4 Million in Bonuses for Senior Managers
 - Progressive Introduces Any Auto Commercial Liability Endorsement
 - Survey: Buyers Prefer Agents When Purchasing Medical Insurance
 - Insurance Association Develops Green Building Risk Options
 - ‘Global’ Payments for Doctors, Hospitals Seen As Way to Curb Medical Costs
 - Insurance Reform Group Criticizes Medical Malpractice Insurance Industry
 - Securities Class Actions Decline; More Foreign Firms Targeted
 - Report: Federal Safety Agency Withheld Data on Dangers of Distracted Driving
 - Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Appoints 3 Vice Presidents
 - Health Insurance Agents’ ‘Fly-In’ Has Impact on Capitol Hill, But Is It Enough?
 - Ratings Recap: QBE (US), Triangle, Zurich (US) Subsidiaries
 - Brown & Brown Profit Up a Notch in Q2
 - Obama Says Health Bills in Congress Are ‘Not Where They Need To Be’
 - Best Affirms Ex-AIG Personal Lines Company Ratings; Outlooks Stable
 - U.S. Reinsurers Post $26.4B in Net Premiums for 2008
 - Navigators Expands Agency Professional Liability Program
 - The Hartford Rolls Out AARP Auto Product Through Independent Agents
 - Travelers Insurance Urges Regional Zones, Federal Role for Wind Coverage
 - Premier Sponsors Professional Liability Insurance for Not-for-Profit Hospitals
 - Survey: Carrier Size Matters But So Do Price, Underwriting and Service
 - Professional Program Insurance Brokerage Enhances Massage Program
 - Report: Alexandria, Va., Drivers Most Improved
 - As Congress Picks Up Pace on Health Care Reform, What’s Next?
 - Congress Warned Reforms Could Hike Health Care Costs ‘Significantly’
 - SEC Charges 5 with Insider Trading Ahead of Liberty Mutual-Safeco Merger
 - Survey: Majority of Consumers Avoid Companies That Expose Their Data
 - Nashville Songwriters, Frost Specialty Offer Copyright Infringement Insurance
 - SEC, Congress Eye Increasing Liability of Credit Ratings Agencies
 - Giant Pension Calpers Sues Moody’s, S&P, Fitch Over Securities Ratings
 - Ratings Roundup: Castle Key, Preferred Contractors
 - The Hartford’s Andrade to Keep P/C Unit Disciplined; Focused on Service
 - MetLife to Combine U.S. Insurance Operations Into Single Unit
 - Most Bond Insurers Still Plagued by Troubled Assets
 - First Senate Committee Approves Version of Health Care Reform
 - Insential Launches Home Value Warranty Program for Builders
 - AIG Speeds Up Life Insurance Unit IPO
 - Analysis: U.S. Small Business Funding Dry, Getting Drier
 - Liberty Mutual, CAMICO Insurance Program Targets Larger CPA Firms
 - Oak Street Offers New Loan Program for Insurance Agents
 - Fewer Drunk Drivers on U.S. Roads; Concern Rises Over Drugged Drivers
 - P/C Industry Pressured by 2009 Recession; Turnaround in 2011
 - Cyber Security: Global Risk and Rising Complexity
 - Jansen & Hastings Launches National MGA Platform
 - AIG to Pay More Executive Bonuses
 - Document Indicates US SEC, CFTC to Police OTC Derivatives
 - Wells Fargo Names Norick Practice Leader – Special Risks National Equine
 - Web Site Estimates Hurricane Damages If Old Storms Returned Today
 - Legislation to Extend National Flood Program Introduced into Congress
 - Winners of IMCA Showcase Awards Named
 - A.M. Best: P/C Industry’s Earnings Down 87% in Q1
 - Rockwood Offers Installments on Life Agents E&O
 - Submit Your Industry Golf Photos Today
 - S&P Lowers AIG’s Personal Lines Subs, 21st Century Ratings
 - Developing El Nino Could Suppress Atlantic Hurricanes
 - What 19 Years in Insurance Has Taught Me
 - Accident Victims To Appeal GM Bankruptcy Plan Over Pending Lawsuits
 - Survey: Claims Service Is Tops for Agents When Evaluating Carriers
 - Pay Consultants Face Ban on Providing Other Work for Same Firm
 - Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials at Greater Risk of Hearing Loss
 - Credit Default Swaps Should Be Regulated As Insurance
 - Billions At Stake Over Trust in Trial of AIG v. Ex-CEO Greenberg
 - Senators Seek Compromise on Public Option for Health Care Reform
 - Fireworks Explosions Kill 5 Across U.S.
 - Blackstone, Goldman, Credit Suisse Back New Insurance Brokerage
 - Jury Rules for Ex-CEO Greenberg Over AIG in Starr Case
 - 2009 Outstanding CSR State Award Winners Named
 - At U.S. Dirt Race Tracks, Money Goes Into Cars, Not Insurance
 - Zurich Expands Cyber Security Coverage
 - Jackson Concert Promoter Says Insurance Covers Accidental Death
 - Starr Indemnity Makes Three Executive Appointments
 - Crump Appoints Lloyd as President of Programs
 - London American Risk Specialists Offers Haz Mat Haulers Coverage
 - AIG Elects New Directors; Few Air Grievances at Annual Meeting
 - C.V. Starr Offers Primary General Liability for Commercial Contractors
 - Reinsurance Market Remains Stable; Rates Steady, Reports Guy Carpenter
 - Beecher Carlson Names Aon’s Grady to Direct Its ZOOM Risk Analytics
 - AIG Finalizes Sale of U.S. Personal Auto Insurance Units to Farmers
 
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