National News for December 2010
- Obesity Increases the Risk of Disabling Workplace Injuries
- BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later
- How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program
- 2010 Was Year of 20 Million Recalls for Car Makers
- Test Your 2010 Insurance News IQ: 25 Questions
- Miller, Shoemaker Join InVEST Board
- Ratings Recap: Meadowbrook, C.P.A.
- Report: Questionable Insurance Claims Increased 12%
- BP’s Gulf Spill Costs Look Manageable 8 Months Later
- How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program
- Top 5 Things Affecting Excess & Surplus Market in 2011
- Reinsurance Renewal Rates On the Decline, Reports Claim
- Best Puts Clarendon’s Ratings on Review/Negative for Enstar Sale
- Best Affirms Progressive and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Best Affirms USAA and Subs ‘A++’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- BIS Launches Lenders Misrepresentation Insurance
- Report: Some Insurers ‘Low-Balling’ Auto Insurance Claims for Bodily Injury
- BP Oil Spill Fund Pays $43 Million in ‘Quick Pay’ Claims
- Inspections Reducing Mine Safety Violations: U.S. Official
- Best Affirms Transatlantic Holdings and Subs ‘A’ Ratings of
- AIG, Chartis Sign $4.3 Billion Credit Agreements
- New Year’s Day Top Working Holiday for Car Thieves
- Ratings Recap: Allianz Global (US), Balboa Group, North Light, Heritage
- Allstate Sues Bank of America Over Countrywide Mortgage Losses
- New York Suit Against Ernst & Young Fills Regulatory Gap
- AIG to Pay States $146 Million In Workers Compensation Settlement
- Best Affirms Fireman’s Fund Companies ‘A’ Ratings; Upgrades ICR
- Ratings Recap: Beazley (U.S.), Atradius Trade Credit, HDI-Gerling America
- 12 Days of Riskmas: An Insurance Broker’s Story
- Democratic Congress Productive But Unpopular
- Change the Holiday Slump to the New Year Jump
- New York Suit Accuses Ernst & Young of Hiding Lehman Troubles
- President Obama Expected to Sign Food Safety Overhaul Bill
- Big ‘I’ Markets, ARMR Launch Storage Tank Product
- 12 Days of Riskmas: An Insurance Broker’s Story
- SPECIAL REUTERS REPORT: Inside AIG’s Tortuous Turnaround
- Health Insurers Face New Scrutiny Over Price Hikes
- Top Brokers, Munich Re Pool Efforts to Expand Insurance for Oil Drilling
- Feds Pursuing Fraud Charges Against Oil Spill Claimants in 5 States
- Best Affirms AIG, Domestic P/C and Life Subsidiaries Ratings
- The Hartford Selling Third Party Claims Unit for $278M
- New York May Sue Accountant Over Lehman Collapse
- U.S. Treasury’s AIG Fix-It Man Ready for Next Assignment
- U.S. Treasury Plans 2 Large AIG Stock Sales in 2011
- Endurance Coverage: Top 10 Insurance Cases of the Year
- Ullico Casualty Increases Fiduciary Liability Limits
- Industry Saw Profits Rise Through First Three Quarters of Year
- Why Top Performing Agencies Focus on Compensation Expenses
- Ironshore, BLIS Offering Medical Liability for Specialty Surgeons
- 2010 Insurance Entrepreneurial Award Winners Selected
- Lexington, National Equipment Register Fight Equipment Theft
- Property, Violent Crimes Decline in U.S. in First Half 2010: FBI
- Study: Tort Reform May Not Curb Defensive Medicine or Fear of Suits
- Study: Texting Bans Don’t Reduce Crashes
- Congress Sends Tax Deal to Obama for Signing
- RT Specialty New Administrator for Gen Star Diet Supplement Program
- Might Obamacare Substitute Medicare Approach for Individual Mandate?
- U.S. Financial Rescue Cheap Compared to Past Crises: Geithner
- Arthur J. Gallagher Buys Wholesale Broker Continental, Marmorstein
- Travelers Ordered to Pay $445M for Asbestos Settlements
- Key Features of Compromise Tax Bill
- Rating Recaps: PrimeOne, Berkshire Hathaway (Notes), Safety National
- U.S. Sues BP, Well Owners, Driller, Insurer for Gulf Oil Spill Damages
- CNA Names Grieco Underwriting VP for Small Business
- Summary and Status of Gulf Oil Disaster Litigation
- Greenfield Named Executive Vice President at The Hanover
- Ironshore Updates Public Entity Coverage, Increases Capacity
- Suspicious Claims Rose 12% in Q3, Insurers Report
- Best Affirms Allstate and Subsidiaries ‘A+’ Ratings; Outlook Stable
- Do Today’s Entry Level Employees Lack Professionalism?
- Insurer Launches Ad Campaign Within Facebook Game ‘Car Town’
- Senate Expected to Pass Tax Cuts; House Democrats Balk at Estate Tax
- Austin Mutual Enhances Business Owner Program
- Allied World Reinsurance U.S. Launches Global Marine, Specialty Division
- Senate Passes Tax Cut Plan, 81-19
- IronHealth Releases Loss Portfolio Transfer for Medical Liability Sector
- Women Still Lag in Corporate Pay, Promotions: Study
- Winters Promoted to Head of Casualty for Global Corporate at Zurich
- XL Makes New Appointments to Construction Practice
- Insurance Receivers, Asset Recovery Groups Partner on Credentials
- Justice Department to Appeal Virginia Healthcare Ruling
- U.S. Expected to Join Lawsuits Over Gulf Oil Disaster
- Petersen Offers Disability Plan for Military Doctors, Dentists
- Chartis Expands Education, Training Options to Private Client Group
- AIG Logo Returns to ID Cards as Security Concerns Lessen
- Overall Commercial Pricing Stays Flat, Management Liability Declines
- Insurers, Feds Jointly Pursue Financial Sector Cybersecurity Measures
- Everest Specialty Offers Investment Management Liability
- Obamacare Individual Mandate Found Unconstitutional by Federal Judge in Virginia
- Obama Team Confident of Ultimate Win on Health Insurance Law
- Gulf Oil Spill Claimants Offered ‘Quick Pay’ Option
- Status of Legal Challenges to Obama Health Reform Law
- R-T Specialty Acquires Oakbridge Insurance Services
- S&P: U.S. Personal Lines Insurance Sector Outlook Revised To Stable
- Merger, Acquisition Activity Heats Up
- U.S. Life/Health Sector’s Premiums Rise 2.6%; First Increase Since 2008
- Zurich North America Names Several Appointments in Surety
- Ratings Recap: State Auto National, Mountain West Farm Bureau
- Treasury to Cut Government Stake in AIG in Big Stock Sale
- Wal-Mart Court Order Freezes Class Actions
- Personal Internet Use Becoming Part of Employee Record
- Liberty International Underwriters Launches E&S Property Product
- Chartis Expands Passport Capabilities for Financial Institutions
- Petersen International Develops Company Protection for Catastrophic Loss
- Bankers Expect Tough Year Ahead for Insurance M&A Market
- Women in Professional Liability Gain Support from New Networking Group
- Ho-Ho-Holidays Can Be Problem for Small Businesses
- IronBuilt Increases Capacity Limits for Construction Risks
- The Hartford to Offer Program to American Kennel Club Dog Owners
- Lawyer Malpractice Claims on the Rise
- AAIS to File Revised, Expanded Commercial Umbrella Program
- NAIFA Endorsed Professional Liability Program Moves to CalSurance
- Alterra Capital Appoints Gamble Managing Director of Alterra USA
- Independent Agency Population Holds Steady as Start-Ups Keep Pace with Mergers
- Online Database to License Surplus Lines Business Under Reform Efforts
- AIA Endorses Korea-U.S. Trade Pact
- Risk of Cyber Attacks Should Be Board-Level Concern, Lloyd’s Says
- Consumer Product Safety Agency Working on Football Helmets
- Two Charged in 6-Year Fraud Scheme Against Insurance Agent Group, MDRT
- Supreme Court to Hear Wal-Mart Sex-Bias Class Action Certification
- P/C Insurers, Reinsurers Put Positive Spin on Federal Regulatory Role
- Lexington Introduces Spoliation Insurance
- Travelers Expands IndustryEdge Offering for Equipment Dealers
- E&O Insights: Pounds of Prevention in 2011
- Buy Sell Agreement Basics
- Travelers to Offer Control of Well Coverage on an Admitted Basis
- Best Affirms Aviva USA, Subsidiaries Ratings; Outlook Revised to Positive
- AIG Mulling Second Debt Offer
- White House Panel: Oil Industry Needs Safety Culture, Accountability
- Mismatched Bumpers on Cars, SUVs Drive Up Repair Bills
- Is Your Boss Guilty of Any of the Seven Deadly Sins?
- Ratings: Cherokee/Oakland, Wayne Mutual, Executive, United Fire, Mercer
- American Strategic Enters Homeowners Market in 3 States
- Injured Former Player Sues NFL Pension Plan
- Investors Like Aon’s Growth Strategy
- AIG Debt Sale Shows Insurer Still Under Pressure
- Lockton, Germany’s Funk Group Extend Service Pact
- Study Shows How Leadership Can Change Hospital Safety Culture
- NAS Expands Social Services Options with Medical Defense Coverage
- RLI Creates New Professional Services Group
- How BP’s Gulf Oil Disaster Costs Could Double
- Nearly 20% of Drivers in Fatal Crashes Test Positive for Drugs: Report
- Federal Judge Dismisses Challenge to Obama Health Care Law
- United Fire Acquiring Mercer Insurance Group
- New Web Site Calculates Diminished Car Value for Consumers
- E&O Insights: Nothing Standard About Professional Liability
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